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Egypt, with a population of roughly 76 million individuals, is the most populous nation in the Arab world and a major player in Middle Eastern politics. It has significant clout in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and last year also attempted to serve as an intermediary between Israel and Hezbollah. While it is certainly not a liberal, democratic state, Egypt largely embraces secularism, pragmatism, and the West. Now that Iraq is not a major power player, a secular and friendly nation such as Egypt is necessary for maintaining the balance of power and checking Iran. If Egypt were...
...Naveed Malik—a Kennedy School student and member of the class “Central Challenges for American Foreign Policy”—asked a two-pronged question about US policy towards Israel and Iran and a potential armed conflict between the two Middle Eastern countries. “He is a straight-shooter, but he ignored the second part of my question,” Malik said. The event was hosted by the Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Institute of Politics...
...wasn’t a win, but at least it wasn’t Wednesday’s performance. Unlike the embarrassingly lackluster performance of its disappointing 5-2 loss to Eastern Tennessee State on Wednesday, the No. 48 Harvard men’s tennis team put up an admirable fight against the No. 8 Michigan, but eventually fell short, losing 5-2 last Friday at the Murr Center in a match that featured intense battles up and down the lineup.With the loss, the Crimson drops to 4-4 this season, but, on balance, there?...
...Harvard men’s swimming and diving team capped off a perfect season this past weekend with a decisive win at the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL) championships. With the victory in its home pool, the Crimson boosted its record to 9-0, and can add another championship to its Ivy League and EISL regular-season titles, as well as a first-place finish at ECACs which it claimed last week.The victory—which marked the 20th time Harvard has taken the EISL crown—was a step up from last year’s second-place...
...reality that political stability and development in Kashmir could be of benefit to all. Violence there has been reduced to the point where the Kashmir insurgency is no longer even the biggest internal security issue facing India. Last year, the number of people killed by a Maoist insurgency in eastern and central India was higher than those killed in the Kashmir Valley. "The entire thinking is changing," says Balraj Puri, the director of the Institute of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs and author of a recent book entitled Kashmir: Insurgency and After. "There's a growing realization in both countries that...