Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Dalia Rabie Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypt-softens-tone-in-u-s-relations/ Prior to President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi’s first visit to the White House in April, it was reported that his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, sought to “reboot” the countries’ bilateral relations. It wasn’t long before Egypt’s media...
Learn MoreSource: Rubin Center Research In International Affairs Author(s): Emily Little Original Link: http://www.rubincenter.org/2017/09/fgc-reformation-the-egyptian-cultural-dilemma/ Summary: Honor violence is commonplace in parts of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and female genital circumcision (FGC) is often the first violence experienced by many females there. The consequences of...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/a-reading-in-egypts-development-plan-2017-2018/ Planning is not a dream in the void. However, one of the initial steps of proper planning is to know the correct data about resources and needs. Egypt’s Ministry of Planning, as well as the National Planning Institute had been a source of...
Learn MoreSource: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/tragic-tale-egypts-decline-it-also-story-americas-future This article was originally published here on Salon.com on Sunday, August 27, 2017. Alexandria, Egypt’s second city, was once a cosmopolitan place. Nestled in the eastern Mediterranean at the corner of Africa and the Levant, it...
Learn MoreSource: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Ofir Winter, Meirav Malter Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/egypts-challenging-shift-counterterrorism-counterinsurgency-sinai/ Since June 2017, Egypt has been dealing with a signficant rise in terror attacks in the Sinai Peninsula and inside Egypt by Sinai Province, the Islamic State affiliate. Improving the...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/special-briefing-developments-in-u-s-egypt-aid-relationship/ RECENT DEVELOPMENTS UPDATE, September 7, 2017: On September 6, the office of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), vice-chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, issued a summary of the Senate’s State, Foreign Operations, and...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Francesca Borri Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/back-to-cairo-after-6-years/ Back to Cairo after 6 years Whoever stands against general Sisi, here, ends up in jail, or disappears: it is well known. But it’s kinda normal. Today Egypt is somehow off the radar. Research institutes have no recent report on the country. Even the
Learn MoreSource: Centre For Security Studies Author(s): Alexander Velez-Green Original Link: http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/articles/article.html/79e5683c-75a3-4489-9afc-d24add764626/pdf Snapshot: According to Alexander Velez-Green, the Egyptian terrorism landscape is shifting in disturbing ways. For instance, Egypt is confronting the so-called Islamic State’s affiliate Wilayat...
Learn MoreSource: Brookings Institute Author(s): Shadi Hamid, William McCants Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/08/22/how-likely-is-a-significant-split-within-the-egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-by-the-end-of-2020/ We recently put a set of questions to ten expert contributors participating in our Rethinking Political Islam initiative. (See here for the list of scholars.) They are...
Learn MoreSource: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Becky Allen Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/financing-egypts-missing-middle This post is co-authored by Becky Allen, a research associate in the Women and Foreign Policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations. The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) recently launched an initiative that will dedicate approximately $1.6...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Khaled Fouad Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/libya-crisis-bet-paris-initiative-cairo-role/ Introduction The French initiative is an attempt to find a political solution to the Libyan crisis based on the facts on the ground amid sharp differences between Libyan political leaders on the one hand and armed factions on the other. Also, the...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/special-reports/tiran-and-sanafir-developments-dynamics-and-implications/ Summary: On June 24, 2017, President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi officially signed into effect the controversial Tiran and Sanafir agreement, giving Saudi Arabia sovereignty over the two Red Sea islands at the mouth of the...
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