Petra Stienen reviews seven books that explore the nature of change in the Arab world in recent years. What role have the youth, journalists and new technologies played in this process, and what impact will they have on post-revolutionary societie...

Each year, the Spring Summit of the EU is followed by the Brussels Forum of the German Marshall Fund. This is the third year that I have been invited to this meeting of politicians, public opinion leaders, diplomats and young people from the US an...

At the moment I am in Cairo to listen to the stories of the revolution. It is amazing how eager people are to recount their experiences. Tahrir square itself has returned to the normal routine of traffic jams. Only some graffiti and a few tanks in...