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The Middle East’s New Battle Lines

2018CarnegieEgyptForeign RelationsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSecurity and Counter-TerrorismYasser El-Shimy
June 01, 2018 19:53 pm
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Source: Carnegie Middle East Center Author(s): Yasser El-Shimy Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/2018/05/18/middle-east-s-new-battle-lines-pub-76402 Riyadh and its Gulf allies view Cairo as a pivotal security partner. With the largest – and, arguably, most effective – standing military in the Arab world, Egypt has offered to become the ultimate bulwark of Gulf Arab national security. At...

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Do Egyptians Regret Hosni Mubarak Today?

2018CarnegieCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMichael YoungPaper
April 27, 2018 18:28 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author: Michael Young Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/75912 The short answer has to be a resounding “yes,” but not for the conventional reasons of oppression and human rights violations. Outside the sub-segment of society that cares for the survival of civil society, human rights, and the democratic process, a majority of the population views such notions

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Manufacturing Consent

2018CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptKatherine PollockMichele DunnePaper
March 29, 2018 16:39 pm
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Source: Carnegie Middle East Centre Author(s): Michele Dunne and Katherine Pollock Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/75939 Having eliminated all serious opponents for his reelection bid, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi was effectively running against his own declared popularity. A first round of Egypt’s presidential election was held on March 26–28, and may be followed by a second...

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Egypt’s Evolving Alliance with Israel

2018CarnegieEgyptForeign RelationsMaged MandourPaper
March 20, 2018 15:54 pm
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75840 On February 19, the private Egyptian firm Dolphinus Holdings announced a deal to import $15 billion worth of natural gas from Israel over a period of ten years. This firm is one of the first to take advantage of a new natural gas law passed in August 2017 that ended the

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The Prevalence of Torture in Egypt

2018CarnegieEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsKhaled HassanPaper
March 06, 2018 18:06 pm
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Khaled Hassan Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75714 Summary: This article explores the subject of torture and human rights abuses conducted by, and within, the Egyptian regime. Khaled Hassan documents cases of such violations and highlights the tensions between the judiciary and the regime regarding the matter. Hassan states that courts...

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Egypt’s Comprehensive Military Operation

2018CarnegieEgyptMaged MandourMilitary AffairsPaperSinai
February 15, 2018 19:31 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author (s): Maged Mandour Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75556 On February 9, Egypt’s military spokesman Colonel Tamer al-Rifai announced the launch of the “Comprehensive Military Operation,” which aims to eliminate the country’s growing insurgency. Even though the primary focus of the operation is the Sinai Peninsula, earning it the nickname “Operation...

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Why Sisi Seems Worried

2018CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptMichele DunnePaper
February 12, 2018 18:45 pm
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Source: Carnegie Middle East Centre Author (s): Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/75509 So far, 2018 has brought a host of challenges for Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and it looks as though things will only get tougher for him in the coming weeks, before the presidential election in March. Sisi’s first challenge is to be revalidated to begin

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Egypt’s SCAF and the Curious Case Against Konsowa

2018CarnegieEgyptMilitary AffairsPaperSawsan Gad
January 25, 2018 19:29 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author (s): Sawsan Gad Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75353 On December 3, a few days after Colonel Ahmed Konsowa announced in a YouTube video that he intended to run against Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the upcoming Egyptian presidential election, he was detained and put on a military trial for announcing his bid while still serving in the military. In an...

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The Battle Over Appointing Judges in Egypt

2018CarnegieEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperYussef Auf
January 16, 2018 19:23 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author (s): Yussef Auf Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75274 Since April 27, 2017 when the passage of Law 13 of 2017 introduced sweeping changes to how the heads of judicial bodies in Egypt are chosen, Some Egyptian judges have challenged what they see as an attempt to control the judiciary. The law granted the president of the republic

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Rivalry for Religious Dominance in Egypt

2017CarnegieCivil SocietyEgyptKarim El TakiPaper
December 21, 2017 03:34 am
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Karim El Taki Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75093 On November 15, Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) presented a list of 50 ulema exclusively appointed to issue fatwas on television. Though the SCMR has since said it could expand the list in the future, this move by the independent albeit pro-regime body is unprecedented...

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Actually, Egypt Is a Terrible Ally

2017Andrew MillerCarnegieEgyptForeign RelationsMilitary AffairsPaperRichard Sokolsky
December 18, 2017 03:41 am
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Richard Sokolsky, Andrew Miller Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/12/18/actually-egypt-is-terrible-ally-pub-75050 When Vice President Mike Pence visits Egypt on Wednesday, he will follow in the footsteps of countless American officials who have stopped in Cairo to laud the “strategic partnership” between the United States and Egypt. This has...

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