Egypt is in danger of slipping into instability caused by stagnation under the status quo, Mohamed Adam warns for The Hill. He argues that while the current administration has promised to be a beacon for security and stability, attacks have actually been on the rise and that they are evidence of repression actually sowing the seeds of instability. Rather inexplicably, he also argues that Egypt lacks a “clear economic … development program.” Having spent the last three years writing our [redacted] off five nights a week chronicling that last bit, we respectfully disagree.

Egypt is also the subject of whining in the Wall Street Journal, where talking heads from the Brookings Institution suggest the US should “encourage political and economic reform” by cutting aid in half and pushing the Emirates and KSA to fill the void. Genius.