Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/egypts-protests-art-of-the-revolution/ Protests in Egypt started in earnest on September 20 this year, invoking images of similar protests that dominated Tahrir Square in the spring of 2011. The recent protests lasted until mid-October and were sparked by perceptions of widespread...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Author(s): Nathan J. Brown Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/80301 In Egypt today there is little room for politics on issues in which the regime has staked out clear positions or that are deemed to be connected to security. But there is still room for vigorous debate over matters that might seem mundane, but are still consequential for Egyptians,
Learn MoreSource: Madamasr Author(s): Asmahan Soliman and Mostafa Mohie Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/11/11/feature/politics/in-wake-of-government-crackdown-egypt-lobbies-for-support-ahead-of-major-un-human-rights-review/ Egypt is “fully prepared” to face all the accusations it expects will be brought against it at the Universal Periodic Review session scheduled to be held at the United...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Dr. Hala Ahmed Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/miserable-egypt-in-the-intl-happiness-report/ The International Day of Happiness is celebrated worldwide every 20 March, accompanied by a series of reports and statistics that show the rate of happiness in each country, and ranking countries according to these rates. In July 2011, the UN...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Author(s): Andrew Miller Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/80283 One of the tragedies of the U.S.-Egyptian relationship is that American policymakers often can do little to protect U.S. interests without the active cooperation of Egyptian policymakers, who tend to be anything but cooperative. The dispute between Egypt, Ethiopia, and other Nile riparian countries...
Learn MoreSource: Middle East Institute Author(s): Samuel Ramani Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/sochi-summit-highlights-growing-russia-egypt-ties On Oct. 23-24, Russian President Vladimir Putin co-chaired the Russia-Africa Economic Forum in Sochi with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi. At the conclusion of the summit, which brought 43 African heads of state to the Black Sea...
Learn MoreSamuel Ramani is a doctoral candidate the University of Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations. His research focuses on Russian foreign policy towards the Middle East, with a focus on the civil wars in Syria and Yemen. Samuel is a geopolitical analyst and commentator who writes frequently for the Washington Post, The Diplomat, Carnegie
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amgad Hamdi Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-manifestations-of-transport-ministry-militarization/ The Cairo Station fire incident on February 27, 2019 – when a train crash caused huge blaze after fuel tank exploded, triggering resignation of former Transport Minister Hisham Arafat and appointment of Kamel Al-Wazir, the former head...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caitlyn Keo, Caroline Krafft and Luca Fedi Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/rural-women-in-egypt-opportunities-and-vulnerabilities/ This paper investigates the lives and livelihoods of rural women in Egypt. Rural women have lower economic participation, by standard measures, than urban women or men. This paper introduced additional...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Sarah El Khishin and Mohamed Zaky Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/the-trinity-of-budgetary-institutions-political-institutions-and-fiscal-cyclicality-evidence-from-egypt-2/ Fiscal policy is empirically proven in many papers as procyclical in developing countries as a result of longstanding weaknesses in budgetary and political...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Maia Sieverding and Rasha Hassan Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/associations-between-economic-vulnerability-and-health-and-wellbeing-in-egypt/ There is a well-established relationship between economic vulnerability and health. The study of this relationship is complicated by reverse causality – poor economic outcomes...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Irène Selwaness and Maye Ehab Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/social-protection-and-vulnerability-in-egypt-a-gendered-analysis/ This paper presents a comprehensive review of the state of social protection in Egypt using data from the Egypt Labor Market Panel Surveys of 1998, 2006, 2012 and 2018. First, we focus on issues of social...
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