Egypt Leads the Pack in Internet Censorship Across Middle East

Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Elissa Miller Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/egypt-leads-the-pack-in-internet-censorship-across-the-middle-east Internet censorship around the world, including in the Middle East, is not a new phenomenon. Freedom of expression facilitated by the internet can pose a threat to authoritarian leaders around the world who seek to...

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In Egypt, Voter Turnout Falls Short

Source: Atlantic Council Author: Elissa Miller Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/in-egypt-voter-turnout-falls-short Evidenced by low voter turnout in the presidential election, Egypt’s optimism after the 2011 revolution that ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak has been replaced by apathy amid the rule of a new strongman, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. In Egypt’s...

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Elissa Miller

Elissa Miller is a nonresident fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, where she focuses on political and security developments in Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt. She previously served as an assistant director in the Hariri Center working on North Africa research and programming. Miller is currently a master of arts

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Why Inflation is So High in Egypt

Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Mohsin Khan, Elissa Miller Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/why-inflation-is-so-high-in-egypt Over the past decade or so, Egypt has consistently experienced relatively high rates of inflation. But since the advent of the Arab Spring in 2011, the increase in consumer prices steadily accelerated. During 2011-2015, the average rate...

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The United States Should Prevent an Egyptian Shift to Russia

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Oleg Svet, Elissa Miller Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/at/united-states-should-prevent-egyptian-shift-russia Roughly five decades since the Soviet foray into the Middle East vis-à-vis the Czech arms deal with Egypt in September 1955, Russia is reasserting its influence in Egypt. The deal marked the beginning of a brief period that saw Moscow...

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