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Q&A – “Why Did Egyptian Democratization Fail?” Fourteen Experts Respond

2020 Abdelrahman Ayyash Amy Hawthorne Andrew Miller Bahey Eldin Hassan Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Ezzedine Choukri Fishere Hafsa Halawa Khalil Al Anani Michael Wahid Hanna Michele Dunne Nagwan Alashwal Paper Sahar Aziz Shadi Hamid Steven A. Cook William Quandt Zeinab Abul-Magd

January 28, 2020 20:02 pm

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Source: Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Edited by Amy Hawthorne and Andrew Miller; Zeinab Abul-Magd, Khalil Al-Anani, Nagwan Al Ashwal, Abdelrahman Ayyash, Sahar Aziz, Steven Cook, Michele Dunne, Ezzedine Choukri Fishere, Hafsa Halawa, Shadi Hamid, Michael Hanna, Bahey eldin Hassan, and William Quandt Original Link: ...

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Sustainable development: An unavoidable path for Egypt’s future

2020 Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Middle East Institute Paper Sarah El Battouty

January 28, 2020 15:17 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Sarah El Battouty Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/sustainable-development-unavoidable-path-egypts-future Egypt has realized a significant number of changes in healthcare, education, and economic reform policy over the past decade. It is also increasingly looking toward policy for development that emphasizes cohesive problem solving, in...

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Nathan Toronto

Carnegie Expert Nathan Toronto

January 28, 2020 14:55 pm

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In Libya, Egypt is in a sort of debtor’s prison. Given the trajectory of the Middle East and North Africa since the so-called Arab Spring a decade ago, not to mention the 1,158 kilometer border shared with Libya and arms flows from the country to Sinai, Egypt’s involvement in Libya was virtually a foregone conclusion.

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Caught in a Debtor’s Prison

2020 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Nathan Toronto Paper

January 28, 2020 14:54 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Nathan Toronto Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/80901 In Libya, Egypt is in a sort of debtor’s prison. Given the trajectory of the Middle East and North Africa since the so-called Arab Spring a decade ago, not to mention the 1,158 kilometer border shared with Libya and arms flows from the country to Sinai, Egypt’s involvement in

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Eugenio Dacrema

Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Economy Eugenio Dacrema Expert Islamic Movements and Institutions Italian Institute for International Political Studies

January 27, 2020 19:30 pm

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Eugenio Dacrema is an Associate Research Fellow for the MENA Centre at ISPI. Currently, he is a PhD student at the University of Trento. He completed his bachelors at the University of Pavia and his master degree at the University of Bologna in International Sciences with a specialisation in development economics. He studied Arabic for

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Egypt’s Support of Khalifa Haftar: Forms and Motives

2020 Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper

January 24, 2020 22:16 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-support-of-khalifa-haftar-forms-and-motives/ Since Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi came to power in Egypt after the military coup that he led against the first elected civilian president, Dr. Mohamed Morsi, on July 3, 2013, he has been working to change the doctrine of the Egyptian army. After...

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The Long-Term Revolution: Protest Participation in the Arab World From 2011 to 2019

2020 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Eugenio Dacrema Foreign Relations Italian Institute for International Political Studies Paper

January 24, 2020 19:37 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Eugenio Dacrema Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/long-term-revolution-protest-participation-arab-world-2011-2019-24895 Over the last eight years, contentious actions such as street protests and sit-ins have been a constant presence in news reports from the MENA region. While a...

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Development of the military situation in Sinai – Dec.

2020 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Military Affairs Paper Sinai

January 23, 2020 20:54 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/development-of-the-military-situation-in-sinai-dec/ In December 2019, there was a varied activity by the Islamic State’s local organization, known as Sinai Province, in the evicted areas of Rafah, where the militant organization managed to diversify its attacks during December while...

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Synergy in North Africa: Furthering Cooperation

2020 Chatham House Dr. Mohammed Masbah Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Mohamed El Dahshan Paper

January 21, 2020 19:26 pm

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Source: Chatham House Author(s): Dr. Mohammed Masbah and Mohamed El Dahshan Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/synergy-north-africa-furthering-cooperation Discussions of North African integration have evoked ideas of a shared identity and a common destiny in the region. However, recent attempts to build regional blocs in North Africa have been unsuccessful. This paper...

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Dr. Mohammed Masbah

Chatham House Dr. Mohammed Masbah Expert Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Security and Counter-Terrorism Youth

January 21, 2020 19:21 pm

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Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme Biography Mohammed Masbah is an associate fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House. He is a political sociologist whose work centers on authoritarianism youth movements and political Islam, with a focus on North Africa. Dr Masbah is the director of the Moroccan

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Under Mediterranean Skies: Channels for Deepening Israel-Egypt Relations

2020 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Ofir Winter Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Institute For National Security Studies

January 21, 2020 19:20 pm

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Source: The Institute for National Security Studies Author(s): Ofir Winter Original Link: https://www.inss.org.il/publication/under-mediterranean-skies-channels-for-deepening-israel-egypt-relations/?offset=0&posts=undefined&outher=undefined&from_date=undefined&to_date=undefined On January 15, 2020, Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz and his Egyptian counterpart, Tarek el-Molla...

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World Report 2020 | Events of 2019

2020 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Human Rights Watch Military Affairs Minorities Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai Women Affairs Youth

January 21, 2020 19:09 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/egypt The Egyptian government in 2019 passed constitutional amendments that were approved in an unfair referendum in April. The amendments consolidate authoritarian rule, undermine the judiciary’s dwindling independence, and expand the military’s power to intervene...

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