Yezid Sayigh Yezid Sayigh is a senior associate at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. Morsi and Egypt's Military Yezid Sayigh analyzes Egypt's civil military relations under President Mohammed Morsi. Yezid Sayigh | Egypt | Jan 8, 2013 Palestine to Bid For Observer Status at UN General Assembly The Palestinian Authority will seek non-member observer status for Palestine at the UN. The PA has a good chance of securing the majority vote it needs, but some member-states may oppose or abstain if they come under sufficient US pressure, writes Yezid Sayigh. The PA has good reason to hesitate on going through with a formal application. Yezid Sayigh | Palestine | Sep 20, 2012 Morsi Versus the Military Council Despite the SCAF’s ever tightening grip on key Egyptian political institutions, President Mohammed Morsi still has room to lay the groundwork for democracy, writes Yezid Sayigh. Morsi needs to both challenge the SCAF and forge a working relationship with any new parliament in order to consolidate meaningful civilian authority. Yezid Sayigh | Egypt | Jun 30, 2012 Is Direct Syrian Intervention In Lebanon Inevitable? The danger of the Syria crisis spilling over Lebanese borders is increasing by the day, writes Yezid Sayigh, of the Carnegie Middle East Center. If that happens, Lebanon will edge closer to the tipping point of its own delicate internal balance. Yezid Sayigh | Lebanon | May 31, 2012 Popular Articles Turkey’s reaction to Biden’s recognition of Armenian genocide more bark than bite for now Al-Monitor Staff | Turkey | Apr 24, 2021 Fighting between Syria's Kurdish forces, pro-Assad militia enters fourth day Jared Szuba | Syria | Apr 23, 2021 Erdogan furious as his Islamic ambitions stumble in Turkish Cyprus Fehim Tastekin | Turkey | Apr 23, 2021 Syrian missile exposes Israel’s fragility Ben Caspit | Israel | Apr 23, 2021 A tale of two elections: Netanyahu, Abbas face the abyss Week in Review | Israel | Apr 22, 2021 Recent Podcasts Ebtesam Al-Ketbi discusses the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis, the Abraham Accords, the Iran talks, UAE diplomacy in the Horn of Africa, and more Jerusalem and West Bank unrest generated by Netanyahu’s policies, says Eran Etzion Gaza preparing for escalation between Israel and Hamas over Jerusalem, says Hana Salah Professor Chuck Freilich explains the failures that led to stampede at Mount Meron Middle East Scholar Arzu Yilmaz says limits of Turkish military activity in Iraq are mostly set by Iran
Morsi and Egypt's Military Yezid Sayigh analyzes Egypt's civil military relations under President Mohammed Morsi. Yezid Sayigh | Egypt | Jan 8, 2013
Palestine to Bid For Observer Status at UN General Assembly The Palestinian Authority will seek non-member observer status for Palestine at the UN. The PA has a good chance of securing the majority vote it needs, but some member-states may oppose or abstain if they come under sufficient US pressure, writes Yezid Sayigh. The PA has good reason to hesitate on going through with a formal application. Yezid Sayigh | Palestine | Sep 20, 2012
Morsi Versus the Military Council Despite the SCAF’s ever tightening grip on key Egyptian political institutions, President Mohammed Morsi still has room to lay the groundwork for democracy, writes Yezid Sayigh. Morsi needs to both challenge the SCAF and forge a working relationship with any new parliament in order to consolidate meaningful civilian authority. Yezid Sayigh | Egypt | Jun 30, 2012
Is Direct Syrian Intervention In Lebanon Inevitable? The danger of the Syria crisis spilling over Lebanese borders is increasing by the day, writes Yezid Sayigh, of the Carnegie Middle East Center. If that happens, Lebanon will edge closer to the tipping point of its own delicate internal balance. Yezid Sayigh | Lebanon | May 31, 2012
Turkey’s reaction to Biden’s recognition of Armenian genocide more bark than bite for now Al-Monitor Staff | Turkey | Apr 24, 2021
Fighting between Syria's Kurdish forces, pro-Assad militia enters fourth day Jared Szuba | Syria | Apr 23, 2021
Erdogan furious as his Islamic ambitions stumble in Turkish Cyprus Fehim Tastekin | Turkey | Apr 23, 2021
Ebtesam Al-Ketbi discusses the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis, the Abraham Accords, the Iran talks, UAE diplomacy in the Horn of Africa, and more
Middle East Scholar Arzu Yilmaz says limits of Turkish military activity in Iraq are mostly set by Iran
