Experts – Page 154 – Middle East Policy Platform

School Based Management: An Approach to Improve Learning Outcomes in Egypt

2016 Culture, Education and Development Economic Research Forum Egypt Engi Gamal Eldin Paper

August 30, 2016 03:37 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Engi Gamal Eldin Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/school-based-management-an-approach-to-improve-learning-outcomes-in-egypt/ Abstract: Egypt has the worst basic education system worldwide. Egypt’s decentralization reforms were more rhetoric since the early 1990s. There are three institutional features that are crucial for bettering...

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ISIS and Wilayat Sinai: Complex networks of insurgency on Egypt’s Sinai peninsula

2016 Egypt German Council On Foreign Relations Omar Ashour Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

August 30, 2016 03:36 am

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Source: German Council On Foreign Relations (Gdap) Author(s): Dr Omar Ashour Original Link: https://dgap.org/en/think-tank/publications/dgapanalyse-compact/isis-and-wilayat-sinai The insurgency in Sinai has evolved over the past 15 years. Its stated goal shifted from supporting Palestinian armed groups in the early 2000s to controlling areas in northeast Sinai and fighting Egyptian security...

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FY17 Tweaks to Egypt Aid Fall Short of Real Change

2016 Amr Kotb Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

August 25, 2016 03:38 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Amr Kotb Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/fy17-tweaks-to-egypt-aid-fall-short-of-real-change/ The fiscal year 2017 budget and appropriations process was an opportunity for the United States to reexamine its relationship with Egypt and structure its aid package accordingly. However, the past several months have unveiled a...

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Rescuing the Sinking Ship

2016 Amr Adly Carnegie Economy Egypt Paper

August 22, 2016 03:41 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2016/08/22/rescuing-sinking-ship-pub-64396 Just last week, the Egyptian government and a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a staff-level agreement about a 12 billion US-dollar loan package. Egypt hopes to restore confidence in its crippled economy and attract more investors. But is...

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Not Just Sports: Mixed Sentiments in Egyptian Discourse about Israel

2016 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Ofir Winter Omer Einav Orit Perlov Paper The Institute For National Security Studies

August 18, 2016 03:37 am

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Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Omer Einav, Orit Perlov, Ofir Winter Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/not-just-sports-mixed-sentiments-in-egyptian-discourse-about-israel/ The match on the judo mat between Israeli Ori Sasson and Egyptian Islam el-Shehaby in the 2016 Olympic Games went beyond sports. The question that arose before the match of...

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Egypt Discovery Transforms Petroleum Outlook in Eastern Mediterranean

2016 Carnegie Carole Nakhle Economy Egypt Paper

August 16, 2016 03:41 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Carole Nakhle Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2016/08/16/egypt-discovery-transforms-petroleum-outlook-in-eastern-mediterranean-pub-64336 When it comes to oil and gas exploration and production, Egypt is in a different league than its neighbors in the Eastern Mediterranean. Its oil activity spans more than one century and the country enjoys a...

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Why Is Egypt Amending Its Protest Law Now?

2016 Brad Youngblood Democracy and Politics Egypt Judicial Affairs Noor Hamdy Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

August 16, 2016 03:39 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Brad Youngblood, Noor Hamdy Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/why-is-egypt-amending-its-protest-law-now/ On June 8, Egyptian Prime Minister Sharif Ismail tasked the minister of legal and parliamentary affairs with amending the country’s controversial Protest Law. The prime minister’s decision came as a shock to many...

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Egyptian National Security as Told by the Nile

2016 Egypt Omar Nasef Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Century Foundation

August 04, 2016 03:40 am

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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Omar Nasef Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/egyptian-national-security-told-nile/ Snapshot: Since its 2011 uprising, Egypt has faced heightened political, security, and economic risks—ranging from a failed state on its western borders (Libya), rising domestic militancy and terrorism, severe fiscal and foreign exchange crises, and dwindling...

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Egypt’s Oil Dependency and Political Discontent

2016 Amr Adly Carnegie Democracy and Politics Economy Paper

August 02, 2016 05:56 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2016/08/02/egypt-s-oil-dependency-and-political-discontent-pub-64224 Snapshot: More than five years after the overthrow of then president Hosni Mubarak, the structural shortcomings that characterized the Egyptian economy before the January 2011 uprising remain in place. At the time, these contributed to the...

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Egypt and Turkey following the Failed Coup: The Interrupted Thaw

2016 Egypt Foreign Relations Gallia Lindenstrauss Ofir Winter Paper The Institute For National Security Studies

August 02, 2016 03:39 am

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Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Ofir Winter, Gallia Lindenstrauss Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/egypt-and-turkey-following-the-failed-coup-the-interrupted-thaw/ A resolution to the crisis in Egypt-Turkey relations, which recently seemed a viable possibility, is no longer visible on the horizon, at least for the near future. The coarse...

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Working Paper- Asymmetric Growth Impact of Fiscal Policy: A Post-Shock Policy Scenario for Egypt

2016 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Hany Abdel-Latif Paper Tapas Mishra

August 01, 2016 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Hany Abdel-Latif, Tapas Mishra Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/asymmetric-growth-impact-of-social-policy-a-post-shock-policy-scenario-for-egypt/ Abstract: This paper empirically explores how fiscal policy represented by acceleration in government spending exerts asymmetric effects on economic growth in the context of a developing...

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Working Paper- The Impact of Institutional Blockholders on Voluntary Disclosure and Transparency: The Case of Egypt

2016 Doaa El-Diftar Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Eleri Jones Mohamed Moustafa Soliman Paper

August 01, 2016 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Doaa El-Diftar, Eleri Jones, Mohamed Moustafa Soliman Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/the-impact-of-institutional-blockholders-on-voluntary-disclosure-and-transparency-the-case-of-egypt/ Abstract: Disclosure and transparency are crucial elements in the improvement of overall corporate governance. Disclosure is a very important mean of...

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