Other Writing
Opinion and Policy
"Tunisia's president threatened the judicial system. What do Tunisians think about these power grabs?" with Alexandra Domike Blackman. The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, February 8, 2022.
"The Political Psychology of Regime Transitions" in "Symposium: Transitions." CP: Newsletter of the Comparative Politics Organized Section of the American Political Science Association, Newsletter for APSA's Comparative Politics section, 16.1 (2021).
"How Polarization Shattered Egypt's Democratic Experiment." The Los Angeles Times, January 29, 2021.
"Repression, Polarization and the Arab Spring 10 Years on." Democracy in Africa, January 25, 2021.
Author Exchange with Avital Livny, author of Trust and the Islamic Advantage: Religious-Based Movements in Turkey and the Muslim World in Democracy and Autocracy, Newsletter of APSA’s Democracy and Autocracy section, 18.3 (2020).
"Islamist Radicalization and Civil War" in Newsletter for APSA's Middle East and North African Politics section, 3.1 (2020).
"How the death of Egypt's former president shows changing politics." The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, July 1, 2019.
"Tunisia's first post-uprisings local elections are Sunday. Can they bolster citizens' belief in democracy?" The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, May 4, 2018.
"How did voters register protest in Egypt's presidential election?" The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, April 16, 2018.
"Islamists After the 'Arab Spring': What's the Right Research Question and Comparison Group, and Why Does it Matter?" The Project on Middle East Democracy's workshop on Evolving Methodologies in the Study of Islamist Politics, April 28, 2017.
"Rethinking Repression and Islamist Behavior After the 2011 Uprisings" The Project on Middle East Democracy's workshop on Evolving Methodologies in the Study of Islamist Politics, February 11, 2016.
"When does religion win support for armed groups in Lebanon?" with Michael T. Hoffman. The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, June 30, 2015.
"Tunisian voters balancing security and freedom" with Radhouane Addala and Chantal Berman. The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, June 1, 2015.
"Defining Political Choices: Tunisia’s second democratic elections from the ground up" with Chantal Berman. Analysis Paper for the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, May 2015.
"Reinventing the Revolution in Tunis" with Chantal Berman. Guernica, March 4, 2015.
"What do we mean by 'Islamist'?" The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, June 23, 2014.
"How repressing the Brotherhood could have unintended consequences in Egypt." The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, January 23, 2014.
"This is Not the End of Islamism in Egypt." The Monkey Cage, July 4, 2013.
"Egypt: What Comes Next?" with Amaney Jamal. The Monkey Cage, July 2, 2013.
"What does a failed strike mean?" Middle East Progress (Originally appeared in The Daily News Egypt,), May 5, 2008.
Retired Papers (unlikely to be updated)
"The Colonial Origins of Coercion in Egypt" with Allison Hartnett and Nicholas J. Lotito
"Tunisia's president threatened the judicial system. What do Tunisians think about these power grabs?" with Alexandra Domike Blackman. The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, February 8, 2022.
"The Political Psychology of Regime Transitions" in "Symposium: Transitions." CP: Newsletter of the Comparative Politics Organized Section of the American Political Science Association, Newsletter for APSA's Comparative Politics section, 16.1 (2021).
"How Polarization Shattered Egypt's Democratic Experiment." The Los Angeles Times, January 29, 2021.
"Repression, Polarization and the Arab Spring 10 Years on." Democracy in Africa, January 25, 2021.
Author Exchange with Avital Livny, author of Trust and the Islamic Advantage: Religious-Based Movements in Turkey and the Muslim World in Democracy and Autocracy, Newsletter of APSA’s Democracy and Autocracy section, 18.3 (2020).
"Islamist Radicalization and Civil War" in Newsletter for APSA's Middle East and North African Politics section, 3.1 (2020).
"How the death of Egypt's former president shows changing politics." The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, July 1, 2019.
"Tunisia's first post-uprisings local elections are Sunday. Can they bolster citizens' belief in democracy?" The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, May 4, 2018.
"How did voters register protest in Egypt's presidential election?" The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, April 16, 2018.
"Islamists After the 'Arab Spring': What's the Right Research Question and Comparison Group, and Why Does it Matter?" The Project on Middle East Democracy's workshop on Evolving Methodologies in the Study of Islamist Politics, April 28, 2017.
"Rethinking Repression and Islamist Behavior After the 2011 Uprisings" The Project on Middle East Democracy's workshop on Evolving Methodologies in the Study of Islamist Politics, February 11, 2016.
"When does religion win support for armed groups in Lebanon?" with Michael T. Hoffman. The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, June 30, 2015.
"Tunisian voters balancing security and freedom" with Radhouane Addala and Chantal Berman. The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, June 1, 2015.
"Defining Political Choices: Tunisia’s second democratic elections from the ground up" with Chantal Berman. Analysis Paper for the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, May 2015.
"Reinventing the Revolution in Tunis" with Chantal Berman. Guernica, March 4, 2015.
"What do we mean by 'Islamist'?" The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, June 23, 2014.
"How repressing the Brotherhood could have unintended consequences in Egypt." The Monkey Cage on The Washington Post, January 23, 2014.
"This is Not the End of Islamism in Egypt." The Monkey Cage, July 4, 2013.
"Egypt: What Comes Next?" with Amaney Jamal. The Monkey Cage, July 2, 2013.
"What does a failed strike mean?" Middle East Progress (Originally appeared in The Daily News Egypt,), May 5, 2008.
Retired Papers (unlikely to be updated)
"The Colonial Origins of Coercion in Egypt" with Allison Hartnett and Nicholas J. Lotito