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Egypt: Transformation of Army’s Doctrine toward Israel

2018 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Year

April 27, 2018 19:38 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-transformation-of-armys-doctrine-toward-israel/ A military doctrine could be defined as: the traditions, values, and experiences that govern the behavior and attitudes of the military institution in public life; or as: the identification of enemies and the threats and how to get prepared...

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Coal: the poor’s disaster & the rich’s wealth

2018 Ahmed Zikrallah Civil Society Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Paper

April 27, 2018 19:29 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Ahmad Zikarallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/coal-the-poors-disaster-the-richs-wealth/ The use of coal is one of the most important issues that have recently been controversial. Despite the existence of several caveats concerning the use of coal in power generation or in cement factories due to its environmental damage – as carbon...

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Auction: Egypt’s monuments for sale!

2018 Culture, Education and Development Culture, Education and Development Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Hussein Duqeil Media Media Paper

April 27, 2018 18:53 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/auction-egypts-monuments-for-sale/ Newspapers close to Egypt’s ruling regime have announced that an auction for Egyptian artifacts will be held on April 18, 2018, in New York City, adding that 15 rare pieces of Egyptian antiquities will be sold at this auction! After reading these reports, I...

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Do Egyptians Regret Hosni Mubarak Today?

2018 Carnegie Civil Society Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Michael Young Paper

April 27, 2018 18:28 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author: Michael Young Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/75912 The short answer has to be a resounding “yes,” but not for the conventional reasons of oppression and human rights violations. Outside the sub-segment of society that cares for the survival of civil society, human rights, and the democratic process, a majority of the population views such notions

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Inequality of Opportunity in Egypt

2017 Abdelhafez Alsawy Economy Economy Paper The Brookings Institution

April 27, 2018 18:22 pm

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Source: Brookings Institute Author: Javid Salehi-Isfahani Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2017/07/25/inequality-of-opportunity-in-egypt/ It is rare to read an account of the Arab Spring uprisings without a reference to economic injustice. Indeed, it is natural to believe that economic and social injustice fuel, if not cause, all revolutions. For this plausible...

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Veils of secrecy: evaluating the IFC’s role in enhancing tax and ownership transparency in development projects

2018 Economy Egypt Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Paper

April 20, 2018 14:51 pm

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Source: Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights Author(s): Original Link: https://eipr.org/en/publications/veils-secrecy-evaluating-ifcs-role-enhancing-tax-and-ownership-transparency-development 1. Introduction The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest development institution in the world that focuses exclusively on private-sector operations...

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On the Impact of Household Asset level and Inequality on Inter-governorate Migration: Evidence from Egypt

2018 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Mohamed El Hedi Arouri Nguyen Viet Cuong Paper

April 18, 2018 15:36 pm

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author (s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri and Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/on-the-impact-of-household-asset-level-and-inequality-on-inter-governorate-migration-evidence-from-egypt/ We investigate whether the level and the inequality of household assets impact inter-governorate migration in Egypt using gravity models and data from the...

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Egypt: Al-Sisi Should End Rights Abuses

2018 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Human Rights Watch Minorities Paper Sinai

April 11, 2018 15:33 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/10/egypt-al-sisi-should-end-rights-abuses Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi should prioritize reforms to end serious human rights violations during his second term, Human Rights Watch said today. Al-Sisi won the April 2, 2018 election with 97 percent of the votes cast following months of intimidation...

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What Egypt’s FY18 Aid Package Means for Egypt-U.S. Relations

2018 Amr Kotb Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

April 09, 2018 19:58 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute Author(s): Amr Kotb Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/what-egypts-fy18-aid-package-means-for-egypt-u-s-relations/ U.S. President Donald Trump signed on March 23 the legislation that determines Egypt’s foreign assistance package for fiscal year 2018, marking the end to a tumultuous year in the government’s budget appropriations process. While budget...

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With Freedom and Justice for Sisi

2018 Council On Foreign Relations Democracy and Politics Egypt Paper Steven A. Cook

April 06, 2018 16:12 pm

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Source: Council on Foreign Relations Author(S): Steven A Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/freedom-and-justice-sisi This article was originally published here on ForeignPolicy.com on Friday, March 30, 2018. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has officially been taken into custody for a second term as president of Egypt. The outcome of Egypt’s election this week wasn’t surprising, though in one...

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What Sisi’s ‘victory’ means for Egypt’s future

2018 Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Paper Taha Ozhan

April 05, 2018 15:57 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(S): Taha Ozhan Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/what-sisis-victory-means-for-egypts-future/ Other Link: http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/what-sisis-victory-means-egypts-future-1166881278 The country had already lost its way in the 20th century, and there are powerful signs that it could share the same fate in this century “Egypt will...

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2018 Elections: Continuing Violations and Phony Results

2018 Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Paper

April 03, 2018 16:53 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Research & Study Unit Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/2018-elections-continuing-violations-and-phony-results/ Introduction Over the last few months, the world has been watching the Egyptian scene intensively; not only due to Egypt’s presidential election, but mainly for the extent of violations and repressive practices carried out by...

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