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Report – Fighting Corruption or Protecting the Regime? Egypt’s Administrative Control Authority

2019 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Jessica Noll Judicial Affairs Military Affairs Paper Pomed

February 06, 2019 14:35 pm

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Source: POMED – Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Jessica Noll Original Link: https://pomed.org/report-corruption-egypts-administrative-control-authority/ This report explains the role of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) as an instrument of power in al-Sisi’s regime, part of a wider system of repression and control. The report discusses how authoritarian rulers use...

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Sources: Cairo offers diplomatic support to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in the wake of continued protests

2019 Asmahan Soliman Egypt Foreign Relations Madamasr Paper

February 06, 2019 14:24 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Asmahan Soliman Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/02/06/feature/politics/sources-cairo-offers-diplomatic-support-to-sudanese-president-omar-al-bashir-in-the-wake-of-continued-protests/ In the wake of continued protests across its southern border, Egypt has opted to prioritize Sudan’s stability, and, “in the Egyptian lexicon, stability means...

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TIMEP Brief: Potential Changes to Egypt’s Presidential Term Limits

2019 Democracy and Politics Egypt Judicial Affairs Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

February 05, 2019 15:34 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-briefs/timep-brief-potential-changes-to-egypts-presidential-term-limits/ Summary: Egypt’s 2014 constitution establishes that the president is elected for a period of four years, renewable only once. Despite constitutional provisions...

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Lucia Ardovini

Expert Human Rights Italian Institute for International Political Studies Lucia Ardovini

February 04, 2019 16:38 pm

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Lucia Ardovini is a Research Fellow at the Middle East and North Africa Programme, Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI). https://www.ispionline.it/en/bio/lucia-ardovini

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Jonathan Schanzer

Expert Foreign Relations Foundation For Defence Of Democracies Jonathan Schanzer Security and Counter-Terrorism

February 04, 2019 16:22 pm

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Dr. Jonathan Schanzer is senior vice president for research at FDD, where he oversees the work of the organization’s experts and scholars. He is also on the leadership team of FDD’s Center on Economic and Financial Power, a project on the use of financial and economic power as a tool of statecraft. Jonathan previously worked

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Beyond Energy: The Significance of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum

2019 Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Gallia Lindenstrauss Ofir Winter Paper The Institute For National Security Studies

February 03, 2019 15:44 pm

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Source: The Institute for National Security Studies Author(s): Ofir Winter and Gallia Lindenstrauss Original Link: https://www.inss.org.il/publication/beyond-energy-significance-eastern-mediterranean-gas-forum/ The Energy Ministers of Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority met in Cairo in mid-January 2019 to discuss the establishment of the Eastern...

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Constitutional amendments submitted to Parliament could allow Sisi to stay in power until 2034

2019 Democracy and Politics Egypt Judicial Affairs Madamasr Paper

February 03, 2019 15:06 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/02/03/feature/politics/constitutional-amendments-submitted-to-parliament-could-allow-sisi-to-stay-in-power-until-2034/ A proposal to amend a host of constitutional articles — including presidential term limits — has been submitted to Parliament, Ali Abdel Aal, the legislature’s speaker, announced on Sunday during...

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Bénédicte Jeannerod

Bénédicte Jeannerod Expert Human Rights Human Rights Watch

February 01, 2019 19:45 pm

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Bénédicte Jeannerod has been the France Director of Human Rights Watch since November 2015. She began her professional path with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders, where she led the Communication Department as a deputy director during 4 years. She notably covered issues linked to humanitarian access during crisis, documented the situation of civilians in conflicts

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Nadim Houry

Expert Human Rights Watch Nadim Houry Security and Counter-Terrorism

February 01, 2019 19:40 pm

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Nadim Houry is Human Rights Watch’s director of its terrorism and counterterrorism program. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Houry served as deputy counsel for the Volcker Commission, where he spent more than a year conducting fact-finding missions in the Middle East as part of the United Nation’s corruption inquiry into the Oil-for-Food Programme. An attorney

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Egypt: Trends of Change in the Military

2019 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper

January 31, 2019 18:46 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-trends-of-change-in-the-military/ There have always been attempts within the Egyptian army for conducting change from within at times when some believe the institution deviated from its military doctrine due to policies adopted by head of the State. While some of these attempts were...

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Lost Capital: The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s Neoliberal Transformation

2019 Carnegie Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Wael Gamal

January 31, 2019 18:31 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Wael Gamal Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2019/02/01/lost-capital-egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-s-neoliberal-transformation-pub-78271 In an October 2011 interview, Hassan Malek, a leading Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood businessman, emphasized that the Islamist group was friendly to business. Its main problem with the economic policies of former president Hosni...

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TIMEP Brief: The Terrorist Funds Law

2019 Egypt Judicial Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

January 31, 2019 16:27 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-brief-the-terrorist-funds-law/ The Terrorist Funds Law lays out the legal process for the seizure of the assets of terrorist organizations and terrorists and creates a committee of a judicial nature, made up of seven judges from the courts of appeal, to undertake an...

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