Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez

The illusion of security: Why the Gulf cannot lead the Arab world alone

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Five years after the “Gulf moment” was proclaimed, war with Iran and Israel’s expanding ambitions expose the limits of Gulf leadership and the fragility of US security guarantees

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 16-3-2026

The illusion of security: Why the Gulf cannot lead the Arab world alone

Isolating Israel and the “counter-engineering” of the Middle East

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Egypt–Turkey rapprochement has unsettled Tel Aviv, signaling a shift toward regional “counter-engineering” aimed at containing Israel’s project to dominate a fractured Middle East.

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 10-2-2026

Isolating Israel and the “counter-engineering” of the Middle East

Red Sea fault lines: Can Cairo-Riyadh counterbalance the Zionist-Emirati alliance?

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The Cairo-Riyadh alignment on Yemen and Sudan is no fleeting overlap; but a strategic strike against Israel’s blueprint to re-engineer the existing Middle Eastern order.

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 15-1-2026

Red Sea fault lines: Can Cairo-Riyadh counterbalance the Zionist-Emirati alliance?

Reproducing Mubarak’s last parliament

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Egypt’s new parliament vote revives Mubarak-era fusion of money and power, sidelining voters and opposition and risking another shock born of rigged politics.

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 18-11-2025

Reproducing Mubarak’s last parliament

A belated awakening on the brink of disaster

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Egypt’s belated recognition of Israel as an enduring threat sparks debate over peace, complacency, and national security.

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 29-9-2025

A belated awakening on the brink of disaster

Betrayed by the shepherd, who will the wolf devour after Doha?

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The bombing of Doha exposes the collapse of the US security umbrella, revealing Israel as Washington’s true base and Gulf states as sheep guarded by the wolf.

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 15-9-2025

Betrayed by the shepherd, who will the wolf devour after Doha?

Heard, not read: How Egypt silences its media

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Presidential pledges of free expression clash with reality as the Transport Ministry targets Veto for exposing its reliance on costly advisers.

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 8-9-2025

Heard, not read: How Egypt silences its media

Iran and the E3: Negotiations on a cliffedge

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Israel might be compelled to reconsider its position in a newly reshaped regional landscape it may struggle to navigate.

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 3-8-2025

Iran and the E3: Negotiations on a cliffedge

Trump–Netanyahu’s Gaza plan breaks Palestinian taboos

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Trump and Netanyahu seek to end the war with a deal built on exile, erasure, and power games—but Gaza’s reality, and resistance, refuse to fit the script.

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 2-7-2025

Trump–Netanyahu’s Gaza plan breaks Palestinian taboos

Sovereignty or submission: Can the Middle East resist Israel’s new order?

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Israel no longer seeks coexistence; it seeks control. A new doctrine of domination unfolds, and the Middle East must now decide: surrender to tutelage, or resist extinction.

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 16-6-2025

Sovereignty or submission: Can the Middle East resist Israel’s new order?

Al-Sharaa’s calculus: Normalization at what cost?

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Will Ahmed al-Sharaa agree to give up 15% of Syria’s territory to satisfy Donald Trump, who is eager to be photographed at a peace treaty signing between Tel Aviv and Damascus?

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 24-5-2025

Al-Sharaa’s calculus: Normalization at what cost?