Post Type – Page 187 – Middle East Policy Platform

North Sinai Population Continues to Sacrifice for Egypt

2015 Egypt Paper Sinai The Institute For National Security Studies Zack Gold

December 30, 2015 03:37 am

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Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Zack Gold Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/north-sinai-population-continues-to-sacrifice-for-egypt/ On April 25, 2015, Egypt celebrated Sinai Liberation Day: the thirty-third anniversary of the return of most of the peninsula back to Egyptian sovereignty, following the signing of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty in...

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The Reconfiguration of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

2015 Egypt Erez Striem Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Institute For National Security Studies

December 22, 2015 03:35 am

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Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Erez Striem Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/the-reconfiguration-of-the-muslim-brotherhood-in-egypt/ The violent conflict between the Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian state institutions escalated after Mohamed Morsi and his government were overthrown in July 2013. The crackdown on the movement since then has...

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The Return of Egypt’s Military Interest Groups

2015 Carnegie Military Affairs Paper Yezid Sayigh

December 21, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Yezid Sayigh Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/62337 On November 29, 2015, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi amended the powers of the Armed Forces Land Projects Agency, which was set up by presidential decree in 1981 to manage the sale of real estate no longer in use by the armed forces. The latest amendment

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Sexuality Education: Egypt’s Missed Opportunity

2015 Culture, Education and Development Dalia Abd El-Hameed Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

December 18, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Dalia Abd El-Hameed Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/sexuality-education-egypts-missed-opportunity/ After more than three decades of national family planning programs, an almost 30-year-old national AIDS program, and two decades of combating female circumcision, a quick look at Egypt’s latest statistics might give you...

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The United States Should Prevent an Egyptian Shift to Russia

2015 Egypt Elissa Miller Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Oleg Svet Paper

December 18, 2015 03:39 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Oleg Svet, Elissa Miller Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/at/united-states-should-prevent-egyptian-shift-russia Roughly five decades since the Soviet foray into the Middle East vis-à-vis the Czech arms deal with Egypt in September 1955, Russia is reasserting its influence in Egypt. The deal marked the beginning of a brief period that saw Moscow...

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Struggles for Egypt’s Tourism Sector

2015 Carnegie Economy Foreign Relations Mustansir Barma Paper

December 17, 2015 05:54 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mustansir Barma Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/62307 The October 31 downing of Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 over Sinai claimed all 224 lives on board, dealing another blow to Egyptian officials who have been trying to convince the world that Egypt is safe and open for both business and tourism. Most of the victims

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Egypt Now Looks a Lot Like It Did in 2010, Just Before 2011 Unrest

2015 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Michele Dunne Nik Nevin Paper

December 16, 2015 03:46 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nik Nevin, Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/12/16/egypt-now-looks-lot-like-it-did-in-2010-just-before-2011-unrest-pub-62297 Egypt of December 2015 is looking a lot like Egypt of late 2010 and the final months of Hosni Mubarak‘s three-decade rule. The country’s longtime military president had little political sophistication...

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Torture to Death in Egypt’s Police Stations

2015 Amr Ismaeil Human Rights Nancy Okail Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

December 10, 2015 05:54 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Nancy Okail, Amr Ismaeil Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/torture-to-death-in-egypts-police-stations/ Talaat Shabib and Afify Hassan Afify are two Egyptian men who come from very different backgrounds and locations. Shabib was a papyrus salesman from Luxor in Upper Egypt, and Afify was a middle-class pharmacist from...

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Analysis: Egypt economy ‘entered a vicious circle’

2015 Amr Adly Carnegie Economy Egypt Paper

December 10, 2015 03:41 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/12/10/analysis-egypt-economy-entered-vicious-circle-pub-62252 The Egyptian economy has suffered from a general slowdown since the revolution of January 2011. Political uncertainty, macroeconomic instability and global economic turmoil since the 2008 crisis have all contributed to Egypt’s prolonged...

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Egypt’s New Parliament—Posturing Without Politics

2015 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Nathan J. Brown Paper

December 07, 2015 05:56 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/12/07/egypt-s-new-parliament-posturing-without-politics-pub-62210 Judging from the number of times they have been summoned to the polls in recent years, Egyptians would seem to have an enthusiastically democratic system. Judging from the comments of most analysts, Egyptians have returned to...

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A New Direction for the Central Bank of Egypt

2015 Brendan Meighan Carnegie Economy Egypt Paper

December 07, 2015 03:41 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Brendan Meighan Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/62135 Tarek Amer began work as governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on November 27, following the resignation of Hisham Ramez on October 21. His appointment represents a dramatic and much-needed change in Egypt’s monetary policy and a tacit admission by the government that the

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Egypt’s Islamists: Weak Presence in Elections

2015 Democracy and Politics Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Unknown Wilson Centre

December 06, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/egypts-islamists-weak-presence-elections Islamist parties played a minimal role in Egypt’s parliamentary elections, which began on October 18 and continued in several rounds in November and December. The Salafist Nour Party – the only Islamist party that fielded candidates – fared poorly. It secured...

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