The Cairo Review

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.

“While the ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding for now, the stakes for the United States remain high...
30/06/2025

“While the ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding for now, the stakes for the United States remain high,” write Gedaliah Afterman, head of the Asia policy program at the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy and Foreign Relations at Reichman University, and Carla Dondera, graduate student in Political Science at Freie Universität Berlin.

Read the updated essay here and let us know what you think in the comments.

Trump’s return to the White House has revived his ambition to reshape the Middle East, but as the recent war between Israel and Iran shows, the way forward is anything but simple and demands an unprecedented level of U.S. involvement

“The global community must recognize that return is not a threat to peace, but its precondition,” writes Ola G. El-Talia...
24/06/2025

“The global community must recognize that return is not a threat to peace, but its precondition,” writes Ola G. El-Taliawi, tenured assistant professor of public administration and policy science at the University of Twente.

Read the essay here and let us know what you think in the comments.

Since 1948, the international community has offered little more than hand-wringing and humanitarian aid when it comes to the plight of Palestinian refugees. The global community must recognize that return is not a threat to peace, but a precondition for it

“As Egypt continues its digital transformation, ensuring robust and transparent implementation of Law 151 will be critic...
21/06/2025

“As Egypt continues its digital transformation, ensuring robust and transparent implementation of Law 151 will be critical to balancing innovation and privacy protection,” writes Alia El Bolock, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the American University in Cairo.

Read the essay here and check out the rest of the articles in our Spring/Summer 2025 edition, “The New Frontier”.

Ensuring effective implementation of Egypt’s 2020 Personal Data Protection Law would help provide a roadmap to address privacy concerns in data-driven ventures

“Netanyahu [has] faced a difficult choice: whether Israel should act unilaterally, even at the risk of defying Trump’s p...
19/06/2025

“Netanyahu [has] faced a difficult choice: whether Israel should act unilaterally, even at the risk of defying Trump’s preference for regional stability,” writes Gedaliah Afterman, head of the Asia policy program at the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy and Foreign Relations at Reichman University, and Carla Dondera, graduate student in Political Science at Freie Universität Berlin.

Read the essay here and let us know what you think in the comments.

Trump’s return to the White House has revived his ambition to reshape the Middle East, but as the recent attacks exchanged between Israel and Iran show, the way forward is anything but simple

“Ukraine has become the world’s first real-time laboratory for the deployment and regulation of artificial intelligence ...
16/06/2025

“Ukraine has become the world’s first real-time laboratory for the deployment and regulation of artificial intelligence in war,” Anna Mysyshyn, legal expert and researcher in AI, cybersecurity, and digital governance.

Read the essay here and check out the rest of the articles in our Spring/Summer 2025 edition, “The New Frontier”.

Ukraine offers an opportunity to examine how democracies may balance innovation, accountability, and human rights in the age of autonomous warfare

As AI becomes increasingly present in human decision making, examining exactly what we expect from a ‘fair’ and ‘just’ w...
15/06/2025

As AI becomes increasingly present in human decision making, examining exactly what we expect from a ‘fair’ and ‘just’ world has become incredibly important. Read this Q&A with philosopher Aaron Wolf of Colgate University.

Be sure to check out the rest of our Spring/Summer 2025 edition, “The New Frontier”.

The Cairo Review speaks with philosopher Aaron Wolf about complexities of algorithmic fairness

Check it out—our Spring/Summer 2025 edition, “The New Frontier” is available now!
15/06/2025

Check it out—our Spring/Summer 2025 edition, “The New Frontier” is available now!

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“In this context, the Gaza war may represent not just a humanitarian catastrophe but also a pivotal moment in the global...
14/06/2025

“In this context, the Gaza war may represent not just a humanitarian catastrophe but also a pivotal moment in the globalization of AI-enabled warfare,” writes Anwar Mhajne, associate professor of political science at Stonehill College.

Read more here and be sure to check out the rest of our Spring/Summer 2025 edition, “The New Frontier”, now available online.

Israel’s use of artificial intelligence has wreaked horrific destruction on Gaza; this technology will likely be sold across the globe in the near future

“To be human is not to write alone, but to assume responsibility for what is written,” explains Thomas Skouteris, jurist...
14/06/2025

“To be human is not to write alone, but to assume responsibility for what is written,” explains Thomas Skouteris, jurist and associate professor and chair of law at the American University in Cairo.

Check out the essay here and let us know what you think in the comments. Be sure to check out the rest of our Spring/Summer 2025 edition, “The New Frontier”, now available online.

Though generative artificial intelligence has facilitated the emulation of form, it cannot take responsibility for what is written. Agency remains at the heart of writing once all else can be automated

How does an AI-generated video of Will Smith eating spaghetti threaten democracy? Hany Farid, professor at the Universit...
13/06/2025

How does an AI-generated video of Will Smith eating spaghetti threaten democracy?

Hany Farid, professor at the University of California, Berkeley, explains the dangers of deepfakes in our Spring/Summer 2025 edition on AI.

AI-generated content has already begun to work against us, rather than for us. To ensure this technology brings benefits rather than harms, we must institute immediate changes

“The New Frontier” is here, whether we like it or not. Read more about about the global implications of AI in our Spring...
13/06/2025

“The New Frontier” is here, whether we like it or not. Read more about about the global implications of AI in our Spring/Summer 2025 edition, available now.

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“History suggests that policymakers tend to overestimate the risks of technology proliferation and underestimate the ben...
12/06/2025

“History suggests that policymakers tend to overestimate the risks of technology proliferation and underestimate the benefits of cooperation and technology diffusion,” writes Johannes Himmelreich, who researches political philosophy, applied ethics, and philosophy of science at Syracuse University.

Read the essay here and let us know what you think in the comments. Keep an eye out for the rest of our Spring/Summer 2025 edition, “The New Frontier”, now available online.

Washington uses ‘chokepoints’ to restrict global access to AI development, but this approach may threaten U.S. national security while creating significant moral dilemmas

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