Foreign Relations – Page 34 – Middle East Policy Platform

Egypt’s War on Terrorism in the Sinai Peninsula: Alliance with Tribes, Partnership with Israel?

2017 Foreign Relations Ofir Winter Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Institute For National Security Studies Yoram Schweitzer

June 15, 2017 05:53 am

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Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Yoram Schweitzer, Ofir Winter Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/egypts-war-terrorism-sinai-peninsula-alliance-tribes-partnership-israel/ Egypt’s failure in fighting the Salafi-jihadi terrorism in the Sinai Peninsula and its movement into other parts of the country had led to a new stage in the fight against terror...

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EGYPT CONFRONTS ECONOMIC AND SECURITY CHALLENGES AS IT ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN ITS POSITION IN THE ARAB WORLD

2017 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Rubin Center Security and Counter-Terrorism Seth J. Frantzman

June 14, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: Rubin Center Research In International Affairs Author(s): Seth J. Frantzman Original Link: http://www.rubincenter.org/2017/06/egypt-confronts-economic-and-security-challenges-as-it-attempts-to-regain-its-position-in-the-arab-world/ Snapshot: Six years after protests toppled Husni Mubarak, Egypt is still struggling with the aftermath of the “Arab Spring” and the chaos it unleashed. The...

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TIMEP Brief: European Arms Sales to Egypt

2017 Egypt Foreign Relations Military Affairs Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

June 13, 2017 03:37 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/timep-brief-european-arms-sales-to-egypt/ Although the United States continues to be its chief provider, Egypt has diversified its weapons supply, purchasing more arms from Europe and Russia since 2014 than ever before. Europe and Russia have welcomed sales to Egypt (and the rest...

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Regional Agreements and Authoritarian Measures in Egypt

2017 Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Mohamad Adam Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

June 02, 2017 03:39 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohamad Adam Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/regional-agreements-and-authoritarian-measures-in-egypt/ Last Monday, a picture was taken in Saudi Arabia of a glowing globe controlled by the six hands of the King Salman of Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump of the United States, and President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi of...

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SPECIAL BRIEFING: Omnibus Spending Bill Reflects Changes to U.S. Assistance to Egypt

2017 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

May 11, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/special-briefing-omnibus-spending-bill-reflects-changes-to-u-s-assistance-to-egypt/ Snapshot: On May 5, President Donald Trump signed the fiscal year 2017 Omnibus Appropriations bill into law, legislating funding levels for U.S. government programs, including the State and Foreign...

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The IMF is neither the problem nor the solution

2017 Amr Adly Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Madamasr Paper

May 11, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2017/05/11/opinion/u/the-imf-is-neither-the-problem-nor-the-solution/ The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank were established post-Second World War, in 1944, to prevent a recurrence of the Great Depression and establish balances in the international economic system. The IMF aimed to remedy deficits in...

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The United States’ Assistance for Egypt

2017 Carnegie Economy Foreign Relations Michele Dunne Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

April 25, 2017 05:53 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/04/25/united-states-assistance-for-egypt-pub-68756 Chairman Graham, Ranking Member Leahy, Subcommittee members, thank you for this opportunity to address the subcommittee. The problem for United States’ assistance to Egypt is precisely this: how can the United States best support an important...

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Could the latest blunder by Egypt’s Sissi be the nail in his coffin?

2016 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Foreign Relations Paper Sarah Yerkes The Brookings Institution

April 25, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Sarah Yerkes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/04/25/could-the-latest-blunder-by-egypts-sissi-be-the-nail-in-his-coffin/ Today, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is witnessing the most vocal and angry objection to his rule since he took power via a military coup in 2013. Across Cairo and beyond, Egyptians are gathering and...

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United States Assistance for Egypt

2017 Council On Foreign Relations Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Unknown

April 25, 2017 03:39 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/report/united-states-assistance-egypt-0 Elliott Abrams testified before the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. He gave his assessment of the security side of the U.S.-Egypt aid relationship and suggested that the United States...

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Security Cooperation Agreement between Egypt and Germany

2017 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Unknown

April 17, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/security-cooperation-agreement-between-egypt-and-germany/ The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany And the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting Parties”, Desiring to further consolidate and develop the friendly relations between the Federal...

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It’s time to take a hard look at the U.S. relationship with Egypt

2017 Foreign Relations Michele Dunne Paper Robert Kagan The Brookings Institution

April 05, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Robert Kagan, Michele Dunne Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/04/05/its-time-to-take-a-hard-look-at-the-u-s-relationship-with-egypt/ Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi will be celebrated in Washington on Monday as a major ally in the fight against terrorism and radical Islamic extremism, as well as a supporter of U.S. efforts...

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Egypt is Trump country

2017 Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Shadi Hamid The Brookings Institution

April 04, 2017 03:39 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Shadi Hamid Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/04/04/egypt-is-trump-country/ In one of his first acts in office, President Donald Trump phoned his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. The symbolism was telling: Sissi wasn’t just another Arab autocrat but one of the region’s most repressive. The Trump-Sissi mutual...

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