2016 – Page 11 – Middle East Policy Platform

The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in 2016: Scenarios and recommendations

2016 Abdelrahman Ayyash Democracy and Politics Egypt German Council On Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Victor J. Willi

March 15, 2016 03:35 am

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Source: German Council On Foreign Relations (Gdap) Author(s): Abdelrahman Ayyash, Victor J. Willi Original Link: https://dgap.org/en/think-tank/publications/dgapanalyse-compact/egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-2016 Snapshot: The Egyptian army’s removal of Mohammed Morsi in July 2013 brought major structural transformations to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. Today, with thousands of MB leaders and...

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Anatomy of an Election

2016 Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Hossam Bahgat Madamasr Paper

March 14, 2016 03:39 am

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/03/14/feature/politics/anatomy-of-an-election/ Summary: The revelation that the state had a hand in creating this list did not come as a surprise to many. In the months leading up to the elections, the media had hinted and then explicitly accused unnamed “sovereign” state agencies of interfering in...

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Sisi Wags His Finger

2016 Council On Foreign Relations Economy Egypt Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Steven A. Cook

March 10, 2016 03:40 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/sisi-wags-his-finger Is Egypt melting down? It has an insurgency, a currency crisis, a brazen and brutal security apparatus that is sowing dissent, a phony political process, and a leader who has lost his grip. These are, at least, the reasons that have been outlined

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The Great Brotherhood Divide

2016 Carnegie Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Mostafa Hashem Paper

March 02, 2016 03:47 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mostafa Hashem Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/62942 Two factions within the Muslim Brotherhood are dueling for control, diminishing the group’s ability to address challenges from the regime and driving its supporters to other actors, among them the Islamic State. In February 2014, the youth—who were increasingly calling for revolutionary...

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The Struggle in the Egyptian Medical Syndicate

2016 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Hani Hodaib Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

March 02, 2016 03:34 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Hani Hodaib Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/struggle-in-egyptian-medical-syndicate/ Editor’s Note: On January 28 of this year, an incident at Matariya Teaching Hospital sparked a conflict between the Egyptian Medical Syndicate and the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior that is still ongoing. Doctors—complaining of police...

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Working Paper- Construction Supply Chain, Inter-Sectoral Linkages and Contribution to Economic Growth: The Case of Egypt

2016 Economy Egypt Maye Ehab Mona Esam Paper The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies

March 01, 2016 03:45 am

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Source: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Mona Esam, Maye Ehab Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=608&Type=10 Abstract: The construction sector is considered a key sector in the Egyptian economy and a main contributor to economic development, specifically in total employment. This paper examines the construction sector intersectoral linkages and...

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Working Paper- Understanding The Dynamics of Household Enterprises in Egypt: Birth, Death, Growth and Transformation

2016 Caroline Krafft Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Paper

March 01, 2016 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caroline Krafft Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/understanding-the-dynamics-of-household-enterprises-in-egypt-birth-death-growth-and-transformation/ Abstract: Micro and small household enterprises play an enormous role in growth and employment in developing economies such as Egypt. Despite the importance of household enterprises, little...

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Five Years after the Revolution, this is Egypt’s Worst Dictatorship

2016 Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Democracy and Politics Paper Ricard González

February 29, 2016 05:56 am

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Source: Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Author(s): Ricard González Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/opinion/mediterraneo_y_oriente_medio/five_years_after_the_revolution_this_is_egypt_s_worst_dictatorship/(language)/eng-US Five years after the first shoots of the Arab Spring appeared, the landscape in the region is bleak: Syria, Iraq and Yemen...

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Egypt: A Giant with (Financial) Feet of Clay

2016 Centre For Security Studies Economy José Luengo-Cabrera Paper

February 28, 2016 05:55 am

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Source: Centre For Security and Counter-Terrorism Studies Author(s): José Luengo-Cabrera Copyright: Original Link: http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/publications/publication.html/196126 Read the full publication by following the original link.

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Letter From Cairo

2016 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Nancy Okail Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

February 26, 2016 03:40 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nancy Okail Original Link: http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/62891 Strategic Europe continues its Capitals Series exploring how EU foreign policy is viewed by ten countries in Europe’s Southern neighborhood. We have asked our contributors from each capital to give a candid assessment of the EU’s approach toward their country, with a ranking on a...

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Why an Italian student’s murder in Egypt could spell big trouble for the Sissi regime

2016 Foreign Relations Paper Sarah Yerkes Security and Counter-Terrorism The Brookings Institution

February 23, 2016 05:53 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Sarah Yerkes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/02/23/why-an-italian-students-murder-in-egypt-could-spell-big-trouble-for-the-sissi-regime/ Over the course of my career, I have watched Egypt’s transformation from an authoritarian state to a revolutionary one and back again. But last month’s murder of Italian graduate student Giulio...

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The Egyptian Interregnum: The high cost of suppressing change

2016 Democracy and Politics Egypt German Council On Foreign Relations Human Rights Ibrahim El Houdaiby Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

February 16, 2016 03:35 am

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Source: German Council On Foreign Relations (Gdap) Author(s): Ibrahim El Houdaiby Original Link: https://dgap.org/en/think-tank/publications/dgapanalyse-compact/egyptian-interregnum Five years after the ouster of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak, the alliance backing Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is fragile to the point of collapse. A lack of overarching vision is leading to unprecedented levels of...

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