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Understanding Egypt’s Economic Troubles

2022Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptPaperThe Big PharaohThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
June 16, 2022 15:24 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): The Big Pharaoh Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/understanding-egypts-economic-troubles/ The line at the cashier check-out of a discount department store was long, with restless customers standing in line. A lady was holding up the queue: money in hand, she was trying to match the grocery bill. “This has to go...

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Egypt: The need for effective judicial oversight of prisons

2022Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperSherif Hilali
June 13, 2022 14:34 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-the-need-for-effective-judicial-oversight-of-prisons/ Violation of prisoners’ rights pervades Egyptian prisons and detention centers, where there is no real oversight by the Public Prosecution and Judiciary over the prisons administration. Read more at original link

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Insurgency in Sinai: Challenges and Prospects

2022Arab Center Washington DCDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptKhalil Al AnaniMilitary AffairsPaperSinai
June 10, 2022 14:30 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil Al-Anani Original Link: https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/insurgency-in-sinai-challenges-and-prospects/ In May 2022, at least 16 Egyptian troops were killed in two separate attacks in the Sinai Peninsula. The attacks were claimed by Wilayat Sinai or Sinai Province (SP), Egypt’s branch of the so-called Islamic State (IS), which has been...

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Egypt’s Next IMF Loan: How to Avoid the Failures of the Past Six Years

2022Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
June 07, 2022 19:07 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-next-imf-loan-how-to-avoid-the-failures-of-the-past-six-years/ In 2016, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lent Egypt $12 billion, launching a program of economic reform and austerity. Six years later, Egypt is returning to the lender of last resort...

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Egypt national security & army involvement in politics and economy

2022Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesMilitary AffairsPaperYehia Mohamed
June 06, 2022 14:27 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Yehia Mohamed Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-national-security-army-involvement-in-politics-and-economy/ Under Sisi, the army has focused on consolidation of its strong position and absolute control of almost everything in Egypt. To achieve this goal, it has adopted several strategies, including allocation of a...

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For Egypt, the crisis could be upon us

2022Alessia MelcangiDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesPaper
June 06, 2022 14:10 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Alessia Melcangi Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/legitto-la-crisi-potrebbe-essere-alle-porte-35272 The war between Russia and Ukraine, in addition to having a significant impact in Europe, risks overwhelming the already fragile economic and political situation of the Middle Eastern...

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Egypt national security & counterterrorism as a pretext for abuses

2022Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismYehia Mohamed
June 03, 2022 14:38 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Yehia Mohamed Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-national-security-counterterrorism-as-a-pretext-for-abuses/ In 1994, the United Nations Development Program addressed the concept of security, stating that it had been narrowly interpreted for decades; where it was primarily viewed as a state-centered concept, not caring much about the...

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Egypt’s Remilitarized Sinai Is a Future Powder Keg

2022David SchenkerDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsMilitary AffairsPaperWashington Institute
June 03, 2022 14:07 pm
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Source: Washington Institute Author(s): David Schenker Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/egypts-remilitarized-sinai-future-powder-keg Cairo needs to hear from Israel, the United States, and the Multinational Force & Observers that its security violations erode the Egypt-Israel peace. Read more at original link

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How far is Sisi’s call for dialogue serious & comprehensive?

2022Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesOmar KhalafPaper
June 02, 2022 16:02 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Omar Khalaf Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/how-far-is-sisis-call-for-dialogue-serious-comprehensive/ On the twenty-sixth of April 2022, and in the presence of heads of some opposition political parties, in the so-called “Egyptian family Iftar” annual celebration, Sisi launched the call for a national dialogue, and assigned the National...

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Egypt and India: Time to rebuild relations

2022Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsMiddle East InstituteMohammed SolimanPaper
May 26, 2022 15:08 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mohammed Soliman Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/egypt-and-india-time-rebuild-relations Asia is undergoing a world-historical geopolitical transformation. The rise of the Indo-Pacific as a coherent geoeconomic and geopolitical system coincides with the rise of what this author has previously termed the “Indo-Abrahamic,” an emerging...

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The U.S.-Egypt Military Relationship:

2022David WittyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsMilitary AffairsPaperWashington Institute
May 24, 2022 16:03 pm
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Source: Washington Institute Author(s): David Witty Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/us-egypt-military-relationship-complexities-contradictions-and-challenges [Description] (make sure you only post 100- 200 word excerpt of paper & follow with a “read more at original link”) Read more at original link

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