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Geopolitics and human rights in the spotlight as President Sisi visits France

2020EgyptForeign RelationsMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
December 07, 2020 15:21 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/monday-briefing-end-intra-gcc-dispute-headline-or-hype As timings for state visits go, this one could have been a little better. On Dec. 6 Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi visited France on an official state visit, at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.  Read more at...

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Berenice in the Red Sea Rebus: What’s Still Vague in the Egypt-Saudi Alliance

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEleonora ArdemagniForeign RelationsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesMilitary AffairsPaper
December 01, 2020 15:21 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Eleonora Ardemagni Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/berenice-red-sea-rebus-whats-still-vague-egypt-saudi-alliance-28507 Since 2013, Egypt has been strengthening its naval power: this particularly regards the strategic direction of the Red Sea. In fact, the military declared “strategic zones of...

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Matrouh: Egypt’s Linchpin in North Africa and the Mediterranean

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsGiuseppe DenticeItalian Institute for International Political StudiesMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
December 01, 2020 15:15 pm
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Source: Giuseppe Dentice Author(s): Italian Institute for International Political Studies Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/matrouh-egypts-linchpin-north-africa-and-mediterranean-28506 Over the last decade, the deep transformations moving through the broader Mediterranean region have created new opportunities and challenges. The Libyan crisis and the tensions in the...

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The Biden Administration and Egypt: A New Course or Business as Usual?

2020Arab Center Washington DCDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsKhalil Al AnaniPaper
December 01, 2020 15:08 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/the-biden-administration-and-egypt-a-new-course-or-business-as-usuals Since the announcement of Joe Biden’s victory in the US election, a state of anxiety and unease has gripped Egypt. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi will now lose a reliable friend in Washington, President Donald...

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Horizon of Relations bet. Sisi Regime and Riyadh

2020Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsPaperYasser Abdel Aziz
November 26, 2020 15:17 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Yasser Abdel Aziz Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/horizon-of-relations-bet-sisi-regime-and-riyadh/ The Saudi, UAE and Kuwaiti support to Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the advent of his 2013 coup amounted to about $48 billion, in addition to the fuel support provided by Riyadh in the form of regular shipments of oil sent regularly to cover the...

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Combatting injustice from abroad: the diaspora’s role in transitional justice in Egypt

2020Ahmed MefrehCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsPaperThe Brookings Institution
November 24, 2020 14:51 pm
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Source: Brookings Author(s): Ahmed Mefreh Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/combatting-injustice-from-abroad-the-diasporas-role-in-transitional-justice-in-egypt/ The Egyptian diaspora community has increasingly become the first line of defense for victims of human rights violations in Egypt. Since a state-led transitional justice process is not possible in the present context...

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Cairo’s Concerns About a Biden Presidency

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsHaisam HassaneinPaperWashington Institute
November 18, 2020 15:15 pm
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Source: The Washington Institute Author(s): Haisam Hassanein Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/cairos-concerns-about-a-biden-presidency Egyptian leaders fear that his administration will openly confront them on human rights and enable an Islamist resurgence, but the outlook is brighter for engagement on Turkey, Israel, and other issues. Read more at...

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Monday Briefing: The reverberations of the US election in the Middle East

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
November 09, 2020 15:25 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/monday-briefing-reverberations-us-election-middle-east It isn’t much of a secret that Egypt’s government probably would have preferred President Donald Trump to remain in the White House for another four years. Relations under former President Barack Obama were stiltingly formal and not helped...

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Will Egypt Send Troops to Libya?

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsMichael HortonMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis
September 28, 2020 14:09 pm
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Source: The Jamestown Foundation Author(s): Michael Horton Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/will-egypt-send-troops-to-libya/ On July 20, the Egyptian Parliament authorized the deployment of Egyptian armed forces outside of the country. The bill made no mention of Libya (Arab News, July 21). Nonetheless, the authorization serves as a proverbial shot across the bow for Turkey and...

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In Search of Balance: Egypt and the Great Powers

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesNael ShamaPaper
September 24, 2020 16:39 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Nael Shama Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/search-balance-egypt-and-great-powers-27407 In his recently-published memoirs, Egypt’s former foreign minister, Nabil Fahmy, painted a clear picture of the prevalent mood inside Egypt’s ruling establishment concerning the country’s stance towards great...

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Egypt’s Prospects as an Energy Export Hub Across Three Continents

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesMichaël TanchumPaper
September 24, 2020 15:56 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Michaël Tanchum Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/egypts-prospects-energy-export-hub-across-three-continents-27408 Egypt is on the threshold of becoming a natural gas and electricity export hub, a development which, if it materializes, carries the potential to radically reconfigure the pattern of...

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