The Cairo Review

Home
Egypt
Cairo
The Cairo Review

The journal of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo. O

The Cairo Review of Global Affairs is the journal of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo. It is available worldwide in its print edition and is also published online at www.thecairoreview.com. The Cairo Review joins a multi-polar world's policy debates as a voice from Egypt and with the perspectives of emerging countries. It is a focal point in those debates for officials, policy makes, academics, students, and citizens of the Middle East region.

17/06/2026

The U.S. government has ordered Anthropic, a private AI company, to suspend foreign nationals’ access to its advanced AI models—including employees.

The right of the government to intercede in private companies remains troublingly undefined, especially as the U.S.-China development race poses increasingly serious security concerns.

Read more from Paul Triolo, partner and policy lead for China and Technology Policy at DGA Group.

Both countries are increasing government oversight on artificial intelligence, but whether (or when) they enact total state control depends on their own perceptions of risk and potential leaps in AI development.

10/06/2026

The efforts of local mediators are often overlooked, yet these individuals make great sacrifices to bring peace to their homes. Read the story of Maeen Al-Obaidi, a Yemeni woman in Taiz whose name has become synonymous with bringing warring parties together.

Check out the essay in our Spring 2026 edition, “Peacemakers”, a special issue of the Pathways to Hope project launched by the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo, with support from the Ford Foundation.

For the residents of Taiz under one of the longest military blockades in history, life became a daily struggle of days-long journeys searching for food, water, and vital medical supplies. This is the story of one Yemeni woman whose name became synonymous with bringing the warring parties together.

08/06/2026

To address Sudan’s problems, the efforts of the Sudanese people and international mediators must be synchronized. Read more from Sudanese diplomat and retired UN senior official Nureldin Satti.

Check out the essay in our Spring 2026 edition, “Peacemakers”, a special issue of the Pathways to Hope project launched by the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo, with support from the Ford Foundation.

Addressing Sudan’s problems requires that the efforts of the Sudanese people and international mediators are synchronized.

07/06/2026

Mediators in Libya often find themselves challenged by factional politics, foreign interventions, and a heritage of repressive authoritarianism. Learn more in this essay from Abdussalam Elbelazi, senior advisor at the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation in Libya.

Check out the essay in our Spring 2026 edition, “Peacemakers”, a special issue of the Pathways to Hope project launched by the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo, with support from the Ford Foundation.

Mediators in Libya hoping to create a mechanism to establish an egalitarian and inclusive state often find themselves challenged by factional politics, foreign interventions, and a heritage of repressive authoritarianism.

06/06/2026

How can we build peace in a region embroiled in conflict? Listen to this podcast from the team at the Pathways to Hope project to learn more about their mission to strengthen mediation efforts.

Check out the podcast in our Spring 2026 edition, “Peacemakers”, a special issue of the Pathways to Hope project, launched by the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo with support from the Ford Foundation.

Meet the Pathways to Hope team:
Ibrahim Awad
Ahmed M.
Amira Afifi
Aya Damir

How can we build peace in a region embroiled in conflict? The project’s team shares more about their mission to strengthen mediation efforts.

05/06/2026

As Sudan continues to face numerous obstacles, including a lack of multilateral governance for hydrological stability, water remains a potential entry point for cooperation domestically, regionally, and internationally. Learn more from Lama Elhatow, Senior Expert at the Environmental Geopolitics and Sustainability Integration, Climate and Water Initiative (CWI).

Check out the essay in our Spring 2026 edition, Peacemakers, a special issue of the Pathways to Hope project launched by the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo, with support from the Ford Foundation.

04/06/2026

Ambassador Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy, who recently received a historic appointment as Egypt’s first Presidential Adviser for Political Affairs, shares his perspective on how future peacemakers can learn from ruins of failed negotiations on the Syrian issue.

Check out the essay in our Spring 2026 edition, "Peacemakers", a special issue of the Pathways to Hope project launched by the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo, with support from the Ford Foundation.

The ruins of failed negotiations, committees, and conferences on the Syrian issue can offer guidance to future peacemakers.

03/06/2026

Mediating violent conflict is difficult, dangerous, and most of all, desperately needed. This edition is dedicated to those brave men and women who endeavor to build trust in places where distrust once prevailed. They are the Peacemakers.

This is a special issue of the Pathways to Hope project launched by the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo, with support from the Ford Foundation.

Read the prologue and the editorial note here.

And meet the Pathways to Hope team:
Ibrahim Awad
Ahmed M.
Amira Afifi
Aya Damir

» Read more about: Spring 2026 »

23/05/2026

“Allies may share enemies without sharing the same outlook,” writes Jagannath Panda, head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs at the Institute for Security and Development Policy in Sweden.

Read the full piece here:

While strategically interdependent, their ambitions and long-term mapping of Iran strategy do deviate, ultimately drawing red lines between them

Address

AUC Avenue
Cairo

Website

http://www.thecairoreview.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Cairo Review posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to The Cairo Review:

Want your business to be the top-listed Media Company in Cairo?