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Egyptian Youth: National Policies and International Initiatives

2016 Bahgat Korany Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Basma Serag Egypt Mostafa El-Sayyad Paper Youth

November 30, 2016 03:47 am

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Source: Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Author(s): Bahgat Korany, Mostafa El-Sayyad, Basma Serag Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/sahwa_papers/policy_paper/egyptian_youth_national_policies_and_international_initiatives/(language)/eng-US Snapshot: This policy paper aims at presenting the current state of Egyptian youth by identifying the...

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How does the Flow of Remittances Affect the Trade Balance of the Middle East and North Africa?

2016 Cesifo Group Economy Egypt Mohammad Reza Farzanegan Paper Sherif Maher Hassan

November 30, 2016 03:43 am

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Source: Cesifo Group Author(s): Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Sherif Maher Hassan Original Link: https://www.cesifo-group.de/ifoHome/publications/docbase/DocBase_Content/WP/WP-CESifo_Working_Papers/wp-cesifo-2016/wp-cesifo-2016-11/12012016006172.html Abstract: Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) economies have had the highest degree of dependency on received remittances worldwide over the last...

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Egypt’s Anti Protest Law: Legalising Authoritarianism

2016 Amr Hamzawy Carnegie Democracy and Politics Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper

November 24, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2016/11/24/egypt-s-anti-protest-law-legalising-authoritarianism-pub-66274 Since the summer of 2013, following the military coup led by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the ruling regime in Egypt has managed to handcuff the public space, surround it with restrictions. This has been in a stark contrast...

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Egypt’s Advance toward a New Social Contract

2016 Democracy and Politics Economy Ofir Winter Paper The Institute For National Security Studies

November 20, 2016 05:55 am

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Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Ofir Winter Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/egypts-advance-toward-a-new-social-contract/ On November 11, 2016, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a loan of $12 billion to Egypt over three years, to help it undertake an ambitious reform plan that should enable it to overcome years of structural problems...

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IMF Loan a Way Forward for Egypt

2016 Brendan Meighan Carnegie Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

November 15, 2016 03:38 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Brendan Meighan Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/66147 After floating the Egyptian pound on November 3 and subsequently cutting fuel subsidies on November 4, the Egyptian government cleared the final hurdles on its path toward receiving the first tranche of its $12 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The blockbuster...

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Egypt’s Economic Reform: The Good and the Bad

2016 Council On Foreign Relations Economy Imran Riffat Paper Steven A. Cook

November 14, 2016 05:55 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook, Imran Riffat Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/egypts-economic-reform-good-and-bad Last Friday, many Egyptians and more than a few Egypt watchers in Washington, DC, held their collective breath. November 11 was to be the “Revolution of the Poor,” but the 22 million who live in poverty did not show up in

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Egypt’s Orwellian Populisms

2016 Amr Hamzawy Carnegie Democracy and Politics Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

November 08, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/65051 After the July 2013 coup that removed President Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s old-new ruling establishment, centered around military and security generals, depended increasingly on religious populism and nationalistic populism. This allowed Egypt’s rulers to tighten their grip on many aspects of life...

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The Egyptian Crisis and the Israeli Ambitions

2016 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Mohamed Abu Saada Paper

November 06, 2016 03:39 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Mohamed Abu Saada Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/the-egyptian-crisis-and-the-israeli-ambitions/ Introduction: Different Israeli media outlets have been dramatically shedding light on the economic, social, security and political situation in Egypt recently. Almost on a daily basis, the Israeli media kept discussing the Egyptian issue in...

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If You’re Going Through Hell, Keep Going: A Guide to Egypt’s Free Float

2016 Allison Mcmanus Economy Mohamed El Dahshan Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

November 04, 2016 05:56 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohamed El Dahshan, Allison McManus Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/if-youre-going-through-hell-keep-going-a-guide-to-egypts-free-float/ The wait is over. After months of hints, predictions, and speculation, Egypt’s pound was floated on the market Thursday. Trading that morning at around 8.88 Egyptian pounds (LE) to the...

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Egypt’s Shift from Saudi Arabia to Russia

2016 Carnegie Foreign Relations Maged Mandour Paper

November 03, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/65030 Relations between Saudi Arabia and Egypt, two previously staunch allies, have recently soured. This can be attributed to Egypt’s inability to perform its role as a guarantor of regional Gulf security against growing Iranian hegemony and its desire to cultivate other, less demanding...

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Judicial Militancy Within Red Lines

2016 Carnegie Egypt Judicial Affairs Nathan J. Brown Paper

November 02, 2016 03:39 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/64999 When I first visited Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) a quarter of a century ago, it was tucked away in dusty offices in the High Court building in downtown Cairo. The only bar to entering it was figuring out the location. It is now ensconced

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Egypt’s Pragmatic Salafis: The Politics of Hizb al-Nour

2016 Carnegie Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Stephane Lacroix

November 01, 2016 05:53 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Stephane Lacroix Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2016/11/01/egypt-s-pragmatic-salafis-politics-of-hizb-al-nour-pub-64902 Snapshot: The Salafi movement in Egypt illustrates that the dynamics of sectarianism are fluid and sometimes contradictory. Over the last five years, the Salafi party, Hizb al-Nour, has taken a pragmatic, flexible approach to...

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