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De-securitizing counterterrorism in the Sinai Peninsula

2017 Egypt Paper Sahar Aziz Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Brookings Institution

April 30, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Sahar Aziz Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/de-securitizing-counterterrorism-in-the-sinai-peninsula/ Overview: On October 22, 2016, a senior Egyptian army officer was killed in broad daylight outside his home in a Cairo suburb.[1]The former head of security forces in North Sinai was allegedly murdered for demolishing homes and killing a...

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Why Aren’t More Muslim Brothers Turning to Violence?

2017 Chatham House Georges Fahmi Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

April 27, 2017 05:53 am

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Source: Chatham House Author(s): Dr Georges Fahmi Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/why-aren-t-more-muslim-brothers-turning-violence After the 2013 military intervention against the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, many voices warned that the Brotherhood would shift its tactics to include the use of violence. However, only a minority within the Brotherhood has...

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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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SPECIAL BRIEFING: Leaked Video of Extrajudicial Killings Connected to Military

2017 Egypt Human Rights Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

April 21, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/special-briefing-leaked-video-of-egyptian-military-servicemen-extrajudicial-killings-of-civilians/ This briefing was updated on April 26, 2017. Initial reports described the uniformed men in the video as members of the Egyptian Armed Forces, but later reports made it clear that...

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SPECIAL BRIEFING: Palm Sunday Bombings

2017 Egypt Minorities Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

April 21, 2017 03:34 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/special-briefing-palm-sunday-bombings/ Snapshot: Twin bombs at Coptic Orthodox cathedrals in Alexandria and Tanta exploded on Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017, killing 47 and injuring up to 113. The Islamic State in Egypt claimed the attack, which occurred less than five months after...

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The Dueling Narratives of the Islamic State and the Egyptian State

2017 Egypt Jake Greene Nancy Okail Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

April 19, 2017 03:37 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Nancy Okail, Jake Greene Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/the-dueling-narratives-of-the-islamic-state-and-the-egyptian-state/ When President Donald Trump welcomed Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi at the White House earlier this month, Trump applauded Sisi’s efforts to fight terrorism in Egypt as Sisi boasted about...

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How Will Sisi Respond to Attacks on Egypt’s Christians?

2017 Andre Colling International Peace Institute Minorities Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

April 17, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: International Peace Institute Author(s): Andre Colling Original Link: https://theglobalobservatory.org/2017/04/sisi-response-to-attacks-on-egypt-christians/ Militants attacked two Coptic Christian churches in northern Egypt on April 9, killing over 40 people and wounding dozens more. In reaction to the blasts, which were claimed by the Islamic State, President Fatah el-Sisi deployed...

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Egypt’s Human Rights Movement Repression, Resistance, and Co-optation

2017 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Human Rights Khaled Mansour Paper The Century Foundation

April 17, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Khaled Mansour Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/egypts-human-rights-movement/ Snapshot: Since the mid-1980s, the number of Egyptian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focusing on human rights has grown rapidly. But despite the proliferation of organizations, the human rights movement in Egypt has never been very effective, and is now...

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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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Egypt Is in a State of Emergency. Here’s What That Means for its Government.

2017 Carnegie Judicial Affairs Nathan J. Brown Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

April 13, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/04/13/egypt-is-in-state-of-emergency.-here-s-what-that-means-for-its-government-pub-68663 After Palm Sunday bombings killed close to four dozen churchgoers in two Egyptian cities, President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi and the Egyptian cabinet declared a nationwide state of emergency, which was...

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