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Politics of COVID-19 in Egypt: Between Repression and Opportunism

2020Arab Center Washington DCCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptKhalil Al AnaniPaper
May 12, 2020 15:25 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/politics-of-covid-19-in-egypt-between-repression-and-opportunism/ Like other authoritarian regimes around the globe, the government in Egypt is exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the guise of fighting the coronavirus, it is cracking down on critics and imposing more...

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Egypt-Turkey Strained Relations: Implications for Regional Security

2020Arab Center Washington DCEgyptForeign RelationsKhalil Al AnaniPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
March 18, 2020 18:17 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s):  Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/egypt-turkey-strained-relations-implications-for-regional-security/ Recent media reports highlighted Egypt’s attempt to form a regional security coalition against Turkey. This is the latest episode in the strained and tense relations between the two countries that have had a...

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State Terror in Egypt: Is It Time for Accountability?

2020Arab Center Washington DCCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsKhalil Al AnaniMediaSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
March 02, 2020 18:56 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/state-terror-in-egypt-is-it-time-for-accountability/ Egyptians have been living under a cruel dictatorship since the summer of 2013. The numbers of political detainees, extrajudicial killings, deaths in prison due to torture and medical negligence, forced disappearances, and mass...

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Egypt’s Puzzling Dilemma: Escalating Challenges and Obstructed Mobilization

2020Arab Center Washington DCCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperSahar Khamis
February 20, 2020 21:47 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Sahar Khamis Original Link:  http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/egypts-puzzling-dilemma-escalating-challenges-and-obstructed-mobilization/ When Egypt’s historic revolution erupted in 2011, stunning the world with its magnitude, peacefulness, organization, and solidarity, the popular demands chanted by the Egyptian people were...

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Closer Egyptian-Russian Relations Causing a Headache in Washington

2019Arab Center Washington DCDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsGregory AftandilianMilitary AffairsPaper
November 26, 2019 18:40 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Gregory Aftandilian Original Link:  http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/closer-egyptian-russian-relations-causing-a-headache-in-washington/ Egypt’s intended purchase of advanced Russian fighter jets is raising alarm bells in Washington and has prompted US officials to threaten Cairo with sanctions under legislation passed in 2017. Despite...

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Egypt’s Protests: A Sign the Arab Spring Is Alive

2019Arab Center Washington DCCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptImad K. HarbPaper
September 24, 2019 14:33 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Imad K. Harb Original Link:  http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/egypts-protests-a-sign-the-arab-spring-is-alive/ What little is known about the demonstrations that broke out in Egyptian cities since Friday, September 20, is that they are spontaneous and the protesters are demanding the departure of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi and his coterie...

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Positive Economic Growth in Egypt Belies Mounting Problems

2019Arab Center Washington DCCivil SocietyEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsGregory AftandilianHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsJudicial AffairsMediaPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
August 21, 2019 16:50 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Gregory Aftandilian Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/positive-economic-growth-in-egypt-belies-mounting-problems/ Egypt has received high marks from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for carrying out a series of difficult economic reforms and for its success as an emerging market. However, such positive trends mask a deeply...

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Saudi-Emirati-Egyptian Alliance Steering US Middle East Policy

2019Arab Center Washington DCCharles DunneDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
June 26, 2019 16:45 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Charles W. Dunne Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/saudi-emirati-egyptian-alliance-steering-us-middle-east-policy/ The landscape of regional politics in the Middle East is in many ways more fluid than ever before, brought on, in large measure, by disorganized policymaking in Washington. Former President Barack Obama started the...

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Sudan’s Military: Following Egypt’s Playbook?

2019Arab Center Washington DCCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsGregory AftandilianHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsPaper
June 12, 2019 17:03 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Gregory Aftandilian Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/sudans-military-following-egypts-playbook/ The recent violent crackdown on demonstrators in Khartoum by Sudan’s military and its suspension of talks with the civilian protest leadership have many parallels with Egypt’s tumultuous summer of 2013. It is also probably not a...

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Egypt’s New Constitutional Amendments: Moving Toward Totalitarianism

2019Arab Center Washington DCCharles DunneCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsJudicial AffairsPaper
April 30, 2019 14:26 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Charles Dunne Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/egypts-new-constitutional-amendments-moving-toward-totalitarianism/ The votes are in, the results have been tallied, and the outcome—never in doubt—is clear: government-proposed changes to Egypt’s 2014 constitution, rushed through parliament to ensure possibly the virtual rule for...

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The US-Egypt Political-Military Relationship: A Critical Assessment

2019Arab Center Washington DCCharles DunneDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsMilitary AffairsPaper
March 13, 2019 18:12 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Charles Dunne Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/the-us-egypt-political-military-relationship-a-critical-assessment/ The US-Egypt relationship, once a cornerstone of American security and foreign policy in the Middle East, is in trouble. True, it is hard to tell from the headlines. To President Trump, Egyptian President...

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How Principled is US Realism in the Middle East?

2019Arab Center Washington DCCharles DunneEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsPaper
February 22, 2019 16:10 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Charles Dunne Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/how-principled-is-us-realism-in-the-middle-east/ “One of the most complex set of challenges we face, and have for many years, is in the Middle East. Our approach is based on principled realism—not discredited theories that have failed for decades to yield progress.” With these...

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