Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. The Mess Left Behind 244 September 8, 2008 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Egypt Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Saudi Arabia: Iran War: Cup Moving Toward the Lip? May 10, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatAs always between the cup and the lip there is many a slip. 0 Poland: BogusÅ‚aw Chrabota: Europe Will Long Need US To Defend Itself from Russia May 14, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita Europe is not — and will not be for a long time — self-sufficient in confronting Russia's military potential. 0 Australia: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Are Meeting in China but Only 1 Has the Upper Hand May 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Austria: Putin’s Phony Parade Passes without Incident Thanks to Trump May 11, 2026. Published in Der StandardOnce again, it was Donald Trump who came to Vladimir Putin's aid in his hour of need. 0 South Africa: What Trump Can Learn from Xi Jinping’s Approach to Diplomacy May 16, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentAmong the lessons is that the international community is interconnected and interdependent due to the phenomenon of globalization. 0 Topics Philippines: The US Uses Allies to Surround Rivals. Poor Allies May 16, 2026. Published in The Manila Times 0 Egypt: Egypt’s Voice in Washington: An Indisputable Imperative May 16, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineWashington, however, is not merely a policymaking capital. It is also a highly competitive marketplace of narratives. 0 South Africa: What Trump Can Learn from Xi Jinping’s Approach to Diplomacy May 16, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentAmong the lessons is that the international community is interconnected and interdependent due to the phenomenon of globalization. 0 Austria: Trump Is Preparing To Put the Gulf War on Ice May 15, 2026. Published in Der Standard[I]f the ideologues prevail, there will be no "deal," but at most a frozen conflict. And before long, a new war. 0 Venezuela: Donald Trump Is Lying: No One Feels Happy, Let Alone Safe, in Venezuela with Diosdado Cabello as Minister of the Interior and Justice May 15, 2026. Published in Analitica[O]il, CITGO and the control of gold remain the key pieces on a geopolitical chessboard, with the suffering of the Venezuelan people relegated to the background. 0 Germany: The Saudis No Longer Trust Trump May 14, 2026. Published in Der Standard[U]nity among the Arab Gulf states is completely collapsing. 0 China: Is Trump in Trouble? Some Already Detect Signs of Defection in Rubio and Vance May 14, 2026. Published in SinaThe question raised ... is one that the entire world is curious about: Does Trump himself actually understand the state of the war? 0 Poland: BogusÅ‚aw Chrabota: Europe Will Long Need US To Defend Itself from Russia May 14, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita Europe is not — and will not be for a long time — self-sufficient in confronting Russia's military potential. 0 Related Articles Egypt: Egypt’s Voice in Washington: An Indisputable Imperative May 16, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineWashington, however, is not merely a policymaking capital. It is also a highly competitive marketplace of narratives. Saudi Arabia: Regional Quartet Offer Trump a Final Off-Ramp April 1, 2026. Published in Arab NewsA negotiated deal remains possible. Both sides will have to make compromises but that route must be explored extensively. Egypt: When Americans Finally See What We Always Knew March 13, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineA significant segment of the American political elite engages with Israel not through rational calculus but through eschatological conviction. Egypt: Can Trump’s Mediation Succeed? February 27, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineTrump’s potential advantage lies in leverage. Egypt: Davos 2026 and the Reshaping of the International Order: The Trump–El-Sisi Summit January 31, 2026. Published in Ahram Online[The Trump–El-Sisi summit at Davos 2026] is also a test of the extent to which American pragmatism can align with Egyptian strategic constants. Previous articleAmerican Withdrawal -Iraq's Greatest ObstacleNext articleThe World Depends on the Two F's LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment