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Shift in the Mental Image of the Egyptian Army

2021 Civil Society Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper

February 24, 2021 14:52 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/shift-in-the-mental-image-of-the-egyptian-army/ The responses of my Twitter followers as a whole have confirmed that their view of the Egyptian army has completely transformed since July 2013 (the coup d’etat against Egypt’s first democratically elected government). They have also confirmed...

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Egyptian-Israeli relations after the 2013 coup d’état

2021 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Dr. Adnan Abu Amer Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Paper

February 23, 2021 15:19 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Dr. Adnan Abu Amer Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-israeli-relations-after-the-2013-coup-detat/ On the tenth anniversary of the January Revolution, key Israeli assessments have concluded that drivers of the Egyptian revolution (2011) are still existing, including poor economic conditions and absence of democracy; but because the...

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Clare Ulmer

Clare Ulmer Democracy and Politics Expert Pomed Security and Counter-Terrorism

February 23, 2021 15:07 pm

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Clare is POMED’s Communications Associate. Previously, she worked as the Regional Policy Intern for POMED. She has also worked as a data researcher for the Chicago Project on Security and Threats and as a politics reporter for the Des Moines Register. She graduated with a degree in Political Science from the University of Chicago.

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Israel Secures Egyptian Gas Export Route

2021 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Simon Henderson Washington Institute

February 23, 2021 14:52 pm

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Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Simon Henderson Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/israel-secures-egyptian-gas-export-route A rare visit by an Egyptian cabinet official marks a significant upgrade in bilateral energy ties, though questions remain about Palestinian, Gulf, and environmental issues. Read more at original link

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Why Do Human Rights Violations go unquestioned: the case of EU-Egyptian relations?

2021 Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Human Rights Nouran Hassan Paper

February 22, 2021 15:22 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Nouran Hassan Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/why-do-human-rights-violations-go-unquestioned-the-case-of-eu-egyptian-relations/ Egypt is a signatory country of primary international human rights treaties. However, since 2013, the regime has been levelling the ceiling of repression and violations to basic human rights...

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Ten Years After Mubarak’s Fall, What is Egypt’s Biggest Challenge?

2021 Civil Society Clare Ulmer Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Ezzedine Choukri Fishere Michele Dunne Nancy Okail Paper Pomed Robert Springborg

February 22, 2021 15:08 pm

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Source: Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Clare Ulmer Original Link: https://pomed.org/ten-years-after-mubaraks-fall-what-is-egypts-biggest-challenge/ During our recent event on Egypt, POMED asked four experts what they see as the greatest challenge to the country’s stability ten years after the fall of the Mubarak regime. Here are their responses, edited for clarity. Read more at...

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Ten Years Later: Reflections on Egypt’s 2011 Uprising

2021 Arab Center Washington DC Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Khalil Al Anani Paper

February 19, 2021 15:18 pm

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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/ten-years-later-reflections-on-egypts-2011-uprising/ Ten years have passed since the January 25, 2011 uprising that toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Although the revolution failed to establish a free, fair, and democratic state for all Egyptians, many of those who...

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The Dam That Broke Open an Ethiopia-Egypt Dispute

2021 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Sherif Mohy El Deen

February 12, 2021 15:19 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): SHERIF MOHYELDEEN Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/2021/02/12/dam-that-broke-open-ethiopia-egypt-dispute-pub-83867 As Egypt and Ethiopia negotiate the details of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, tensions are on the rise. Sudan, which has vested interest in the dam, too, could be an essential third party to smooth over the disputes. Read more at original...

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Egyptian Exceptionalism in a Chinese-led World

2021 Chatham House Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Mohamed El Dahshan Paper

February 10, 2021 15:05 pm

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Source: Chatham House Author(s): Mohamed El Dashan Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/02/egyptian-exceptionalism-chinese-led-world When Cairo dispatched its minister of health Hala Zayed along with some medical equipment to Beijing to express solidarity with China in its battle with COVID-19 back in March 2020, the Egyptian government was beaming with pride – both publicly and...

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Habiba Abdelaal

Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Expert Habiba Abdelaal Women Affairs

February 09, 2021 15:06 pm

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Habiba Abdelaal is a graduate student studying public administration and non-profit management, focusing on women, gender, and sexuality studies. She also works as a graduate researcher for Ohio University’s Women’s Center and has volunteered and worked in many NGOs, civic initiatives, and social institutions in Egypt, across the MENA region, and the United States.

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Egyptian-Saudi Relations: Strategic Ties with Some Political Strains

2021 Arab Center Washington DC Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Gregory Aftandilian Paper

February 09, 2021 15:03 pm

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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Gregory Aftandilian Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/egyptian-saudi-relations-strategic-ties-with-some-political-strains/ Egypt and Saudi Arabia continue to be strategic partners in the Middle East, buoyed by shared interests and certain threat perceptions. Saudi Arabia values Egypt’s large military force, which helps to...

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Indefinite Pretrial Detention in Egypt: Rotation and Detention Pending Multiple Cases

2021 Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Mai El-Sadany Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Yasmin Omar

February 09, 2021 15:00 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Yasmin Omar and Mai El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/explainers/indefinite-pretrial-detention-in-egypt-rotation-and-detention-pending-multiple-cases/ In recent years, Egyptian authorities have increasingly turned pretrial detention from an exceptional legal measure to a punitive tool used regularly against human rights...

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