Timothy E. Kaldas

Egypt’s Economy: Neither Collapsing nor Thriving

2019 Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Military Affairs Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy 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

2019 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Military Affairs Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy 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

2019 Civil Society Egypt Judicial Affairs Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy 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

2019 Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Minorities Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy 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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Democracy and Politics Expert Foreign Relations Judicial Affairs Timothy 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

2017 Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy 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

2016 Economy Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy 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

2016 Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Judicial Affairs Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy 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

2016 Economy Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy 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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The real source of Egypt’s dollar crisis is scarcity. Devaluation isn’t enough.

2016 Economy Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy E. Kaldas

March 21, 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/the-real-source-of-egypts-dollar-crisis-is-scarcity-devaluation-isnt-enough/ The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) finally bit the bullet and facilitated a substantial devaluation of the Egyptian pound. The official price of the dollar has risen 14 percent this week from 7.83...

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