The Cairo Review of Global Affairs is the quarterly journal of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) at American University in Cairo (AUC). It is a focal point for policymakers, officials, academics, experts, journalists, students, and others in the Middle East region who follow global affairs. It is also a platform that gives perspectives from the region a voice in international policy conversations and debates.
The Cairo Review strives to be the premier global affairs and public policy journal in the Middle East. In print and online, it seeks to take its place among leading international journals distinguished by its Middle East accent. To that end, the Cairo Review aims to be a media organization from the region that maintains the highest professional standards and recruits top-notch writers to contribute to its vision.
- Managing Editors: Firas Al-Atraqchi, Karim Haggag
- Senior Editor: Nadeen Shaker
- Deputy Senior Editor: Omar Auf
- Associate Editor: Abigail Flynn
- Contributing Editors: Sydney Wise, Leslie Cohen, Sean David Hobbs, Ariana Bennett
Submissions from 2022
The End of the Road, Khaled Elgindy
A Decade of Enlightenment, Nabil Fahmy
AlMostaqbal: Envisioning a Better Arab Future, Mohamed Gameel, Muhammad Alaraby, and Firas Al-Atraqchi
Managing Crises, the Least-Bad Option, Joost Hiltermann
Framing the Partition Plan for Palestine, Lorenzo Kamel
Competing Economic Visions in the Gulf, Robert Mogielnicki
The Changing Middle East Regional Order, Paul Salem
Is it Time to Bury the Two-States Solution?, Hesham Youssef
Submissions from 2021
Shaping Africa's New Normal, Amina Abdel-Halim
The Rise of the United Arab Emirates, Abdulkhaleq Abdulla
The UAE Art Scene: Challenges and Opportunities, Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
The Arab World Between Regime Change and Political Reform, Mustapha Kamel Al-Sayyid
The End of Corporate Janissaries in the Gulf, Omar Al-Ubaydli
Theater for All, Dina Amin
A Visualization of Egypt's Economic Performance During Covid-19, Omar Auf
"Reconciliation" in the Communique of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Ibrahim Awad
Millions of People Contiune to be Forcibly Displaced in Africa, Maysa Ayoub
Climate Change and the Global South: The Case of Africa, Agnes Babugura
Solving the Nuclear Stalemate between Iran and United States, Gawdat Bahgat
The Slow Violence of Climate Change, Garrett Barnwell and Savo Heleta
More than a Monolith, Ariana Bennett
The Climate Crisis Needs a Global Green New Deal, Ariana Bennett
Transforming Domestic Extremism in the United States, Chris Bosley
Locked-in Emissions: The Climate Change Arms Trade, Wendela de Vries
The Future of Work: Between Technology and Inequality, Dania El Akkawi
Theater Spotlights Social Trauma and Sexual Harrasment, Ibrahim Elzayat and Omar Auf
Message to America, Nabil Fahmy
Summers of Strife: From Libya to Ethiopia, Nabil Fahmy
The Iran Nuclear Deal: A Springboard for a New Middle East Security Architecture, Nabil Fahmy
The Renaissance Dam after the Security Council, Nabil Fahmy
The U.N. Climate Summit and Its Aftermath, Nabil Fahmy
African Podcasting: Challenges and Chances, Kim Fox and Josephine Karianjahi
Women and Children First, Elena Habersky
In the Zone: The Long and Winding Road to Middle East Disarmament, Karim Haggag
Yemen's Peace Process: A Path to Conflict?, Abdullah Hamidaddin
Why the Phrase "Arab Spring" Should be Retired, Sean David Hobbs
Breaking the Historic Taboo, Allison Hodgkins
Maintaining the U.S.-Saudi Relationship, Hussien Ibish
Covid-19's Not Through With Us Yet, Dahr Jamail
For A Worse Tomorrow, Dahr Jamail
The Long Road to Economic Transformation in the Gulf, Nader Kabbani
Africa and the United States: Reengaging with Africa's Prosperity in Mind, Carl Manlan
In Malawi, the Battle to Save Mangoes, Charles Mkoka
Africa is Climbing the Prosperity Ladder But Some Rungs are Broken, Musaazi Namiti
Iran and the GCC: Prospects for a Grand Reconciliation, Sharmine Narwani
State, Media, and Political Messaging in Contemporary Turkey, Ozge Ozduzen
A Pandemic of Vaccine and Technology Hoarding: Unmasking Global Inequality and Hypocrisy, Lauren Paremoer
The Long Road to African Tourism Recovery, Helmo Preuss
What to Expect from Biden in the Middle East, William B. Quandt
Who Feels Climate Anxiety?, Sarah Jaquette Ray