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Fragile Fundamentals Under the Strain of Global Crisis: Egypt’s Economy During and After COVID-19

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
April 14, 2020 20:03 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/fragile-fundamentals-under-the-strain-of-global-crisis-egypts-economy-during-and-after-covid-19/ It’s increasingly clear that the outbreak of COVID-19 will be devastating for the global economy. The IMF has declared that the economic fallout will be the worst...

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While GERD’s Reservoir Remains Empty, Tensions Rise in Dam Dispute

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
March 06, 2020 14:01 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/while-gerds-reservoir-remains-empty-tensions-rise-in-dam-dispute/ This past week, Ethiopia opted to skip what was billed as the final round of talks in Washington to resolve the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Resolving the dispute over...

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Hardened and Brittle: Egypt’s Authoritarian Fragility

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
December 18, 2019 19:11 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link:  https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/hardened-and-brittle-egypts-authoritarian-fragility/ At the core of many states’ decisions to maintain close ties with Egypt’s ruling government and its president Abdel-Fattah El Sisi is their confidence in the strength and stability of his regime. At a time in...

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Egypt’s Economy: Neither Collapsing nor Thriving

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptMilitary AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
August 20, 2019 16:54 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-economy-neither-collapsing-nor-thriving/ Earlier this summer, a pair of articles in Foreign Policy were published offering seemingly diametrically opposed views on Egypt’s economy. Yehia Hamed, investment minister under the late president Muhammad...

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Short-Term Stability in Exchange for Long-Term Fragility

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsMilitary AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
July 03, 2019 16:21 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link:  https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/short-term-stability-in-exchange-for-long-term-fragility/ It’s no secret that European Union leaders have increasingly focused their attention on the Middle East on one priority: stemming if not stopping migration from the region. Following the surge in asylum...

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Doubling Down on Dictatorship

2019Civil SocietyEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
February 25, 2019 16:48 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/doubling-down-on-dictatorship/ In one of the least surprising political developments in Egypt since 2013, President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi’s allies are moving to amend Egypt’s constitution so that he can continue to rule the country until 2034. Since deposing...

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Egypt’s Sectarian Committee to Combat Sectarianism

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMinoritiesPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
January 28, 2019 15:21 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East PolicyAuthor(s): Timothy E. KaldasOriginal Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-sectarian-committee-to-combat-sectarianism/ In late December, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi announced the formation of a committee to combat sectarianism in Egypt. On its face, Sisi’s decision is welcome, especially after a series of violent...

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Timothy E. Kaldas

Democracy and PoliticsExpertForeign RelationsJudicial AffairsTimothy E. Kaldas
January 30, 2018 00:04 am
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Timothy E. Kaldas is a non-resident fellow at TIMEP focusing on political analysis. His research interests include transitional politics in Egypt, regime survival strategies, and US-Egyptian relations. Beyond Egypt, his research examines the social and political history of sectarianism in Iraq, US policy towards the Arab-Israeli conflict, and discrimination against Muslim Europeans...

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Egypt Charts Its Own Course, Regardless of Patronage

2017Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
December 12, 2017 03:39 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypt-charts-its-own-course-regardless-of-patronage/ As the Middle East seems ever more embroiled in the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and as world powers continue to jockey for influence, Egypt has often been portrayed in various analyses as beholden to its...

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Sink or Swim: Egypt’s Anticipated Currency Float

2016EconomyPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
October 03, 2016 05:56 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/sink-or-swim-egypts-anticipated-currency-float/ Tarek Amer, the governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), announced in July that Egypt’s longstanding policy of defending the Egyptian pound (LE) against devaluation had been a “grave error.” The strategy had slowly...

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Tiran, Sanafir, and the Island of Executive Power in Egypt

2016Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
April 21, 2016 03:38 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/tiran-sanafir-and-the-island-of-executive-power-in-egypt/ From an outside perspective, the transfer of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabian control may seem relatively uneventful. The Straits of Tiran can easily be controlled or defended from Sinai given how...

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Egypt’s Unenviable Economy

2016EconomyPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
April 07, 2016 05:56 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypts-unenviable-economy/ Egypt’s economy is saddled with an array of complicated and interrelated challenges. The government is burdened with the unenviable task of addressing and overcoming these challenges in a weak global context for emerging economies. Unemployment...

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