On Geopolitics Feb 7, 2019 | 11:00 GMTFeb 7, 2019
Egypt largely turned inward over the last decade as it faced major challenges at home, but it can now turn its attention to resuming its historic role as a strategic regional power.
Biography
Emily Hawthorne is a Middle East and North Africa analyst at Stratfor. She monitors political, business and security developments across the region, with a special focus on North Africa and Gulf Cooperation Council member states. Prior to working at Stratfor, Ms. Hawthorne worked as the regional director for a U.S. media company in Dubai.
Ms. Hawthorne holds a bachelor's and a master's degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where she completed research theses on Islamic law and the global halal food trade. She speaks fluent Arabic and has lived and worked in Morocco, Egypt, France and the United Arab Emirates.
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Videos Apr 2, 2018 | 17:12 GMTApr 2, 2018
In this short video, Stratfor Middle East and North Africa Analyst Emily Hawthorne talks about four events to watch for this week.
Videos Jan 3, 2018 | 22:44 GMTJan 3, 2018
Want to know what's going on in Iran? Stratfor Middle East and North Africa Analyst Emily Hawthorne explains.
Videos Nov 6, 2017 | 22:25 GMTNov 6, 2017
Just what is going on in Saudi Arabia? Stratfor Middle East and North Africa analyst Emily Hawthorne explains.
Videos Jul 13, 2017 | 21:08 GMTJul 13, 2017
Stratfor Middle East and North Africa Analyst Emily Hawthorne examines the progress of the Iraqi operation to retake Mosul.
On Geopolitics Aug 2, 2016 | 08:08 GMTAug 2, 2016
Turkey's embrace of Islamism -- and Egypt's rejection of it -- has driven a wedge between the two countries. But the friction between Ankara and Cairo is as much about the similarities they see in themselves as it is about their ideological differences.
On the Road May 15, 2016 | 13:00 GMTMay 15, 2016
The 1916 Sykes-Picot agreement laid the framework for many of the boundaries that still define the Middle East today, delineating Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Mandate Palestine and several Arabian Gulf countries. The boundaries are losing significance, but there is little impetus to redraw them.
Assessments Mar 13, 2016 | 13:01 GMTMar 13, 2016
Al Assad has perfected the art of buying loyalty and silencing detractors.
On the Road Feb 7, 2016 | 14:00 GMTFeb 7, 2016
On this day 17 years ago, King Abdullah II inherited the throne of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the death of his father, King Hussein. The king's passing marked the end of a 46-year reign largely spent steering his young kingdom through ups and downs of the Arab nationalist movements, the 1967 Six-Day War and the Cold War.
