Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/egypts-black-market-blues Just as I was heading out the door yesterday, I received a message from my friend Timothy Kaldas with just two words: “They caved.” I knew exactly what he was referring to. The Central Bank of Egypt determined that it could no longer
Learn MoreSource: German Council On Foreign Relations (Gdap) Author(s): Abdelrahman Ayyash, Victor J. Willi Original Link: https://dgap.org/en/think-tank/publications/dgapanalyse-compact/egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-2016 Snapshot: The Egyptian army’s removal of Mohammed Morsi in July 2013 brought major structural transformations to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. Today, with thousands of MB leaders and...
Learn MoreSource: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/03/14/feature/politics/anatomy-of-an-election/ Summary: The revelation that the state had a hand in creating this list did not come as a surprise to many. In the months leading up to the elections, the media had hinted and then explicitly accused unnamed “sovereign” state agencies of interfering in...
Learn MoreSource: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/sisi-wags-his-finger Is Egypt melting down? It has an insurgency, a currency crisis, a brazen and brutal security apparatus that is sowing dissent, a phony political process, and a leader who has lost his grip. These are, at least, the reasons that have been outlined
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mostafa Hashem Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/62942 Two factions within the Muslim Brotherhood are dueling for control, diminishing the group’s ability to address challenges from the regime and driving its supporters to other actors, among them the Islamic State. In February 2014, the youth—who were increasingly calling for revolutionary...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Hani Hodaib Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/struggle-in-egyptian-medical-syndicate/ Editor’s Note: On January 28 of this year, an incident at Matariya Teaching Hospital sparked a conflict between the Egyptian Medical Syndicate and the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior that is still ongoing. Doctors—complaining of police...
Learn MoreSource: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Mona Esam, Maye Ehab Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=608&Type=10 Abstract: The construction sector is considered a key sector in the Egyptian economy and a main contributor to economic development, specifically in total employment. This paper examines the construction sector intersectoral linkages and...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caroline Krafft Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/understanding-the-dynamics-of-household-enterprises-in-egypt-birth-death-growth-and-transformation/ Abstract: Micro and small household enterprises play an enormous role in growth and employment in developing economies such as Egypt. Despite the importance of household enterprises, little...
Learn MoreSource: Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Author(s): Ricard González Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/opinion/mediterraneo_y_oriente_medio/five_years_after_the_revolution_this_is_egypt_s_worst_dictatorship/(language)/eng-US Five years after the first shoots of the Arab Spring appeared, the landscape in the region is bleak: Syria, Iraq and Yemen...
Learn MoreSource: Centre For Security and Counter-Terrorism Studies Author(s): José Luengo-Cabrera Copyright: Original Link: http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/publications/publication.html/196126 Read the full publication by following the original link.
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nancy Okail Original Link: http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/62891 Strategic Europe continues its Capitals Series exploring how EU foreign policy is viewed by ten countries in Europe’s Southern neighborhood. We have asked our contributors from each capital to give a candid assessment of the EU’s approach toward their country, with a ranking on a...
Learn MoreSource: Brookings Institute Author(s): Sarah Yerkes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/02/23/why-an-italian-students-murder-in-egypt-could-spell-big-trouble-for-the-sissi-regime/ Over the course of my career, I have watched Egypt’s transformation from an authoritarian state to a revolutionary one and back again. But last month’s murder of Italian graduate student Giulio...
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