From Cairo to NY

After Egypt's 2011 revolution, when foreign investors fled and the country was in chaos, a fund made a $300 million bet on Egyptian talent.   This is the story of how that bet, against all odds, helped build one of the Middle East's fastest-growing startup ecosystems.   James A. Harmon and Cornelius Queen join Zeina Soufan to tell it for the first time. -- - زينة صوفان |  • Zeina Soufan - LinkedIn...

Why are the most militarized states in the Middle East still the most insecure?   And what does that tell us about where the rest of the world is heading?   Zeina Soufan sits down with Karim Haggag, Director at SIPRI, to talk military power, asymmetric warfare, nuclear hedging, and why the Middle East may be less of an exception and more of a preview of the global order to come. -- • زينة صوفان |...

Who wins the ultimate battle of endurance? With the old security frameworks shattering, Zeina Soufan and Ali Soufan break down the collapse of traditional borders, the high-stakes shift toward long-term survival, and the mounting tension of continuous disruption across the region.   Who can navigate this maximum pressure without triggering an uncontrolled explosion? -- • زينة صوفان |  • Zeina Souf...

Is this the calm before the storm? As pressure builds behind closed doors, Zeina Soufan and Ali Soufan break down the fragile shift from ceasefire to growing uncertainty, the escalating stakes between Washington and Tehran, the mounting pressure across the Gulf, and what it all could mean for the regional and global order. Can diplomacy still hold the line, or is the Middle East moving toward a fa...