All Posts – Page 202 – Middle East Policy Platform

Promoting Successful Transitions to Employment for Egyptian Youth

2015 Caroline Krafft Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Paper Ragui Assaad Youth

April 30, 2015 03:44 am

0

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ragui Assaad, Caroline Krafft Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/promoting-successful-transitions-to-employment-for-egyptian-youth/ Abstract: This Policy Perspective argues that active labor market policies, such as public employment schemes, wage subsidies, job search assistance, and skills training have not been effective in improving the...

Learn More

Egypt’s Salafists at a Crossroads

2015 Ashraf El-Sherif Carnegie Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

April 29, 2015 05:53 am

0

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Ashraf El-Sherif Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/04/29/egypt-s-salafists-at-crossroads-pub-59928 SUMMARY Salafism has been one of the most dynamic movements in Egypt since 2011. Dealt a difficult hand when Hosni Mubarak was ousted from the presidency, Egyptian Salafists have skillfully navigated the transition. Their entry into the...

Learn More

Cairo’s Townhouse Gallery: Social Transformation through Art

2015 Culture, Education and Development Maria Golia Middle East Institute Paper

April 27, 2015 05:53 am

0

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Maria Golia Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/at/cairo%E2%80%99s-townhouse-gallery-social-transformation-through-art As the urban historian Lewis Mumford pointed out, “When a city has reached the megapolitan stage, it is plainly on the downward path: it needs a terrific exertion of social force to overcome the inertia, to alter the direction of...

Learn More

Radical Maximum Wage in Egypt: Who Pays the Bill?

2015 Economy Egypt Hiba Safi Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

April 21, 2015 03:45 am

0

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Hiba Safi Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/radical-maximum-wage-in-egypt-who-pays-the-bill/ Revolt in Egypt’s Banking Sector Over the course of the past several months, a revolt has taken place in Egypt’s banking sector. Seeking better opportunities and higher salaries in private sector banking jobs, hundreds of banking...

Learn More

A Return to the Mubarak System

2015 Ahmed Morsy Carnegie Casper Wuite Democracy and Politics Egypt Judicial Affairs Paper

April 21, 2015 03:39 am

0

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Ahmed Morsy, Casper Wuite Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/59856 On April 15, the Egyptian Cabinet approved amendments to Egypt’s electoral law, articles of which had been deemed unconstitutional last month. After a year of continued unrest, the parliamentary elections, originally slated for March 21, were expected to restore Egypt’s body...

Learn More

Rebuilding the U.S.-Egyptian Strategic Relationship

2015 Anthony C. Zinni Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

April 16, 2015 03:38 am

0

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Anthony C. Zinni Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/at/rebuilding-us-egyptian-strategic-relationship President Obama’s decision to lift the freeze on delivery of military aid to Egypt was the right thing to do to shore up a key strategic alliance in a region where risks to U.S. security are multiplying rapidly. The United States needs Egypt’s...

Learn More

Egypt’s Nationalists Dominate in a Politics-Free Zone

2015 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Michele Dunne Paper

April 15, 2015 05:56 am

0

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/04/15/egypt-s-nationalists-dominate-in-politics-free-zone-pub-59764 Snapshot: Egypt’s political scene has changed radically from the vigorous pluralism that followed the 2011 uprising; in 2015 the Islamist and secular groups that won those elections are excluded or marginalized. Nationalists...

Learn More

The Egyptian Armed Forces and the Remaking of an Economic Empire

2015 Carnegie Economy Egypt Military Affairs Paper Shana Marshall

April 15, 2015 03:37 am

0

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Shana Marshall Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/04/15/egyptian-armed-forces-and-remaking-of-economic-empire-pub-59726 Snapshot: The Egyptian military has gained unprecedented power since overseeing the ouster of two Egyptian presidents, Hosni Mubarak in 2011 and Mohamed Morsi in 2013. With its major political rivals sidelined, more than $20...

Learn More

Egypt’s Energy Potential

2015 Economy Michael Hochberg Middle East Institute Paper

April 07, 2015 05:55 am

0

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Michael Hochberg Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/at/egypt%E2%80%99s-energy-potential Egypt is not out of the dark, but there is reason to be hopeful. The nation’s energy market reforms and consistent debt repayments have won the attention and approval of international energy companies and investors in the form of significant investment in the...

Learn More

A Delayed Transition: Egypt’s Suspended Elections

2015 Ahmed Morsy Democracy and Politics Middle East Institute Paper

April 07, 2015 05:53 am

0

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Ahmed Morsy Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/at/delayed-transition-egypt%E2%80%99s-suspended-elections In March, Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court suspended the country’s long-awaited parliamentary elections,[1] originally scheduled to begin March 21. The decision came as a result of a March 1 ruling by the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC)...

Learn More

Obama administration to Sisi: Egypt-bound weapons released with caveat

2015 Egypt Foreign Relations Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Tamara Cofman Wittes The Brookings Institution

April 06, 2015 03:37 am

0

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2015/04/06/obama-administration-to-sissi-egypt-bound-weapons-released-with-caveat/ On Tuesday, President Obama called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi and conveyed news of long-brewing decisions in the Obama administration regarding U.S. military aid to Egypt – including the...

Learn More

Obama Embraces the Nixon Doctrine in Egypt

2015 Carnegie Egypt Human Rights Michele Dunne Paper Robert Kagan Security and Counter-Terrorism Youth

April 03, 2015 03:40 am

0

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michele Dunne, Robert Kagan Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/04/03/obama-embraces-nixon-doctrine-in-egypt-pub-59649 Is Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi really an ally in our ongoing struggle against Islamic jihadism and terrorism in the Middle East? That seems to be the prevailing view these days. The Wall Street Journal’s Bret...

Learn More