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The Militarization of Politics and an Authoritarian Revival: The Eighth Annual CIHRS Report on Human Rights in the Arab Region

2018 Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

August 08, 2018 13:36 pm

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Source: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://cihrs.org/the-militarization-of-politics-and-an-authoritarian-revival-the-eighth-annual-cihrs-report-on-human-rights-in-the-arab-region/?lang=en The Arab region is facing an immeasurably more profound crisis than it faced at the beginning of the Arab Spring uprisings seven years ago, contends the Eight...

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Egypt Courting Chaos and Controversy

2018 Civil Society Cordoba Foundation Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

August 02, 2018 14:17 pm

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Source: Cordoba Foundation (re-published by the Egyptian Institute for Studies) Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Egypt-Courting-Chaos-and-Controversy-Report-by-Guernica-and-Cordoba.pdf Executive Summary Over the past two years, the Egyptian State Litigation Authority has commissioned a number of reports to examine a number of issues, including...

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Reduction of Subsidy and Egypt’s Financial Situation

2018 Abdelhafez Alsawy Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Paper

August 02, 2018 13:50 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/reduction-of-subsidy-and-egypts-financial-situation/ Subsidy in Egypt, a thorny issue, is usually addressed in light of government decisions to reduce it, which accordingly leads to raising the prices of goods and services. But subsidy is not new in many economies, even those of developed...

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US Release of Military Aid to Egypt Sends Signal

2018 Amr Magdi Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Human Rights Watch Military Affairs Paper

August 01, 2018 12:55 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Amr Magdi Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/07/27/us-release-military-aid-egypt-sends-signal This week, the Trump administration restored US$195 million in military aid to Egypt despite an intensifying crackdown on human rights by the Egyptian authorities. The decision to reinstate the funds adds insult to injury for the human rights defenders...

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The end is Nile: International cooperation on Egypt’s water crisis

2018 Economy Egypt European Council On Foreign Relations Foreign Relations Paper Tareq Baconi

August 01, 2018 12:48 pm

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Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Tareq Baconi Original Link: https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_the_end_is_nile_international_cooperation_on_egypts_water_crisis Egypt’s concern about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has gained a new intensity. Since its launch in 2011, the project has elicited a mixture of denial and opposition from Cairo – despite the...

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Egypt: Security, Human Rights, and Reform

2018 Carnegie Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Michele Dunne Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

July 31, 2018 14:28 pm

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michelle Dunne Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2018/07/25/egypt-security-human-rights-and-reform-pub-76916 Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, ranking member Deutch, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify. While Egypt is not in the headlines these days, there are important and worrying developments in security, economy...

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Five Years of Egypt’s War on Terror

2018 Egypt Human Rights Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

July 31, 2018 14:20 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/esw/five-years-of-egypts-war-on-terror/ On July 24, 2013, then-Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah El Sisi asked for a popular mandate to fight terrorism, marking the declaration of “war on terror” that has lasted five years. The war on terror has been used to justify a wide range of activity

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Egyptian Military & Destruction of Economy – 6

2018 Abdelhafez Alsawy Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Military Affairs Paper

July 31, 2018 14:03 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-military-destruction-of-economy-6/ XXVI- Funding For Youth Projects Implicates the Egyptian Banks The Egyptian economic management has been witnessing false performance and undergoing weaknesses and lack of coordination between its components since the military coup in Egypt...

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Egyptian Military & Destruction of Economy – 5

2018 Abdelhafez Alsawy Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Military Affairs Paper

July 31, 2018 13:55 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-military-destruction-of-economy-5/ XXI- Petroleum Imbalance and Economy of the Rentier State in Egypt Although Egypt has been included among the Petroleum Exporting Companies, since the second half of the seventies of the twentieth century, yet it did not enjoy membership of the...

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Islamist parties in North Africa: A comparative analysis of Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt

2018 Adel Abdel Ghafar Bill Hess Democracy and Politics Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper The Brookings Institution

July 31, 2018 13:41 pm

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Source: Brookings Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar and Bill Hess Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/islamists-parties-in-north-africa-a-comparative-analysis-of-morocco-tunisia-and-egypt/ In 2010-2011, popular uprisings in North Africa created an unprecedented opening for opposition groups from across the political spectrum to finally take part in governing their respective...

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Losing Egypt to Russia Isn’t the Real Problem—but Collapse Is – The National Interest

2018 Andrew Miller Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Michele Dunne Paper Pomed

July 31, 2018 13:30 pm

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Source: POMED Author(s): Andrew Miller and Michele Dunne Original Link: https://pomed.org/losing-egypt-to-russia-isnt-the-real-problem-but-collapse-is-the-national-interest/ In a July 20, 2018 article for The National Interest, “Losing Egypt to Russia Isn’t the Real Problem—but Collapse Is,” POMED’s Deputy Director for Policy Andrew Miller and Carnegie’s Middle East Program Director Michele...

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Egyptian Military & Destruction of Economy – 4

2018 Abdelhafez Alsawy Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Military Affairs Paper

July 29, 2018 18:33 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-military-destruction-of-economy-4/ XVI- Foreign Funding and Egypt’s Losing Bets for Achieving Development There are many evidences on the decline in the Egyptian development situation during the past four years. According to a statement of Egyptian Planning Minister Ashraf...

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