Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Since revolution overthrew Egypt’s long-time leader Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, the country has undergone tremendous internal tumult, as the military, the Muslim Brotherhood, and democratic reformers of all stripes have jockeyed for position in the dawning order. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies sheds new light on the fits and starts of democratic transition in Egypt.

Since revolution overthrew Egypt’s long-time leader Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, the country has undergone tremendous internal tumult, as the military, the Muslim Brotherhood, and democratic reformers of all stripes have jockeyed for position in the dawning order. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies sheds new light on the fits and starts of democratic transition in Egypt.

FDD senior fellow Khairi Abaza is a former senior official in Egypt’s secular liberal Wafd party, and represents the fifth generation of liberal reformers in his family. He travels regularly to Egypt, on which he has written in the National Interest, Foreign Policy, the Los Angeles Times, and the Financial Times.

By Reuel Marc Gerecht

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Senior fellow John Hannah served from 2005 to 2009 as senior foreign policy to Vice President Dick Cheney, in which capacity he worked closely with all arms of the U.S. executive branch and governments across the Arab world.

FDD also employs senior fellow Reuel Marc Gerecht, a former CIA senior operative specializing in Middle East affairs, who has traveled widely in the region, and writes regularly for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.