Islamic State After Syria: A Dangerous New Stronghold in the Sinai

Source: The James Town Foundation For Global Research And Analysis Author(s): Tobias J. Burgers, Scott N. Romaniuk Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/islamic-state-after-syria-a-dangerous-new-stronghold-in-the-sinai/ Having once held domain over some eight million people and controlled territory reaching nearly to Baghdad, Islamic State (IS) has undergone a monumental decline. Where...

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Do Egyptians Regret Hosni Mubarak Today?

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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Paul Salem

Paul Salem is senior vice president for policy research and programs at The Middle East Institute. He focuses on issues of political change, transition, and conflict as well as the regional and international relations of the Middle East. He has a particular emphasis on the countries of the Levant and Egypt. Salem writes regularly in

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Stephane Lacroix

Stéphane Lacroix gained his doctorate in Political Science from Sciences Po in 2007, having completed a masters in Arabic Language and Civilisation from the Institute National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO), Paris; and in mathematics from Paris 6 University. In 2008 he was awarded the best thesis prize from the Association Française de Sciences

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Mostafa Hashem

Mostafa Hashem is a journalist for the political section of the Egyptian daily Al-Shorouk, covering political Islamist, jihadi, and revolutionary youth movements. His reporting has been published by Reuters and Deutsche Welle, and his analysis has been published by the Carnegie Endowment’s online journal Sada and the Atlantic Council’s EgyptSource. Hashem has extensively covered active

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Abdelrahman Youssef

Abdelrahman Youssef is an Egyptian independent journalist, focusing on religious movements, political affairs and macro economic issues. He has worked as a field journalist in many conflict zones, including the Sinai and Gaza, and is now writing for Al-Ahram Center for Political & Strategic Studies, Al-Bursa, Daily News Egypt and El-Badil in Egypt, as well

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Alexander Velez-Green

ALEXANDER VELEZ-GREEN is a Research Associate with the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program. He specializes in defense, deterrence, and escalation management issues. His recent work focuses on the impact of disruptive technologies on Russian military doctrine and U.S.-Russian strategic stability, more broadly. Mr. Velez-Green has also written on Middle East security matters. Mr...

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