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Egypt is deepening economic ties with China while maintaining its long-standing strategic relationship with the United States. The real challenge is how Cairo can benefit from both without becoming dependent on either.

How did a SpongeBob Facebook joke draw nearly 1.8 million Egyptians? A look at humor, decentralization, and how a new generation is reshaping collective expression in the digital age.

Egyptian writer Bassem El-Ganouby is home, but the controversy surrounding his arrest has raised a larger question: who has the right to criticize the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, and when does criticism become a matter for the police?

A sharp analysis of why political coalitions in Egypt repeatedly fail, examining the role of a restricted public sphere, weak party structures, distrust, internal rivalries, and the need for rules-based, policy-driven organizing. The article also draws lessons from Poland, Chile, South Africa, and Malaysia on how coalitions can help shape political change.

Japan and South Korea are watching the Trump-Xi summit through four linked concerns: Taiwan, North Korea, Hormuz, and the future of America’s alliance system in the Indo-Pacific. For Tokyo and Seoul, the issue is not only whether Washington and Beijing can stabilize relations, but whether that stability comes at the expense of allied confidence.

Trump’s expected summit with Xi places Taiwan, Iran, Hormuz, trade and technology at the center of the world’s most consequential power relationship.