Controlling the sea level of the Mediterranean would be an engineering feat and may be both possible and necessary, writes Mohamed El-Kassas

Reducing tariffs or banning exports alone cannot address the realities of the global food crisis, writes Ahmed Ghoneim

With intelligent intervention, Egypt's agricultural production could be raised and resources saved, minimising the impact of the world food crisis, writes Hamdy El-Swalhy

Egypt is well positioned to weather the global food crisis if urgent action is taken, writes Paul Weber and John Harris

In the aftermath of the world food crisis, followed by the world financial crisis, Seheir Kansouh-Habib of Beyond speaks to two of Egypt's most prominent economists on the extent to which the country is at the mercy of -- or protected from -- global shocks.

Re-envisioning the relation between the state, citizens and the private sector in Egypt is key to development, writes Samaa Kassaby

Without a solid legal framework and competent government, talk of a new social contract is hot air, writes Ayman Ismail

It is the energy of youth in Egypt that can cast anew a just, vibrant and open social contract for all citizens, writes Seif Abou Zeid

Embedded inequality, veiled as tradition or religious probity, is what women face and must change in the lived reality of the Egyptian social contract, writes Marwa Sharafeldin

Why in Egypt is the simply logic of queuing so misunderstood, ponders Mary Mourad

The essence of the social contract is that the needs of the people are served. That's not happening in Egypt, writes Youssef Bishai

From the legacy of modern Egypt's first ruler comes a call for East-West understanding, writes Seheir Kansouh

Environmental activism is the best counterpoint to the attitude of those Egyptians who would rather leave Egypt than help save it, writes Ahmed El-Dorghamy