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Challenges for Egypt’s Fragile Stability

2019Alessia MelcangiAtlantic CouncilCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptGiuseppe DenticeHuman RightsMilitary AffairsPaperYouth
July 03, 2019 17:15 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Alessia Melcangi and Giuseppe Dentice Original Link:  https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/challenges-for-egypt-s-fragile-stability The death of Mohamed Morsi on June 17, the only president ever instated through democratic elections, arrived as a reckoning in post-revolutionary Egypt. It can be easy to read this dramatic event as the ideal...

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Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s First Democratically Elected President, Dies

2019Atlantic CouncilCulture, Education and DevelopmentDavid WemerDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsPaper
June 18, 2019 17:27 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): David A. Wemer Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/mohammed-morsi-egypt-s-first-democratically-elected-president-dies Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, died after an appearance in a Cairo courtroom on June 17. Morsi was in a hearing facing espionage charges, reportedly stemming from alleged...

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Egypt’s Options in the Development of the Ethiopian Dam

2018Atlantic CouncilEconomyForeign RelationsHafsa HalawaPaper
November 05, 2018 17:51 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Hafsa Halawa Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/egypt-s-options-in-the-development-of-the-ethiopian-dam For decades, Egypt focused primarily on its foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa, and in the process neglected its Horn of Africa policy. Meanwhile, Ethiopia began construction on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance...

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Egypt Leads the Pack in Internet Censorship Across Middle East

2018Atlantic CouncilCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptElissa MillerPaper
September 26, 2018 16:25 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Elissa Miller Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/egypt-leads-the-pack-in-internet-censorship-across-the-middle-east Internet censorship around the world, including in the Middle East, is not a new phenomenon. Freedom of expression facilitated by the internet can pose a threat to authoritarian leaders around the world who seek to...

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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Marks Milestone, Approaches Completion

Atlantic CouncilCivil SocietyEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsJ. Peter PhamPaper
April 27, 2018 18:12 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author: J. Peter Pham Orignal Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/africasource/grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam-marks-milestone-approaches-completion The April 2 anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011 passed largely unremarked amid the cascade of momentous news coming recently from Ethiopia...

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In Egypt, Voter Turnout Falls Short

Atlantic CouncilCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptElissa MillerMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
April 27, 2018 17:32 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author: Elissa Miller Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/in-egypt-voter-turnout-falls-short Evidenced by low voter turnout in the presidential election, Egypt’s optimism after the 2011 revolution that ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak has been replaced by apathy amid the rule of a new strongman, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. In Egypt’s...

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Th Presidents Scorecard

Atlantic CouncilCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyJudicial AffairsMilitary AffairsMirette F. Mabrouk Paper
April 27, 2018 17:17 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author: Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-president-s-scorecard Egyptians are going to the polls to vote in a presidential election for the third time since the uprisings of 2011. The act of voting for a president who could, ostensibly, be voted out was a novelty. Hosni Mubarak served five six-year terms before...

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The State of Emergency in Egypt: An Exception or Rule?

2018Atlantic CouncilEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismYussef Auf
February 02, 2018 19:16 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Yussef Auf Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-state-of-emergency-in-egypt-an-exception-or-rule The presidential decree issued on October 10, 2017 re-declaring state of emergency for three months, raised widespread debate. This decree was the third of its kind in 2017. Egypt has a long history of exceptional laws (the emergency...

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January 25: Experts Weigh In Seven Years Later

2018Atlantic CouncilDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptPaper
January 24, 2018 19:07 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author (s): Menasource Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/january-25-experts-weigh-in-seven-years-later We asked several Egypt experts where they think Egypt stands seven years after the January 25, 2011 uprising that led to the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak. A common takeaway has been that Egypt is continuing to regress to its...

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Factbox: Egypt and North Korea

2017Atlantic CouncilDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsMargaret SuterPaper
September 18, 2017 03:39 am
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Margaret Suter Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/factbox-egypt-and-north-korea On September 12, during a visit to Seoul, South Korea, Egypt’s Defense Minister reportedly announced that Egypt would be severing military ties with the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea. The alleged announcement and subsequent speculation...

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Al-Azhar and the Battle of Ideas against Extremist Islamism

2017Atlantic CouncilEgyptH. A. HellyerIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaper
September 18, 2017 03:35 am
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): H. A. Hellyer Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/al-azhar-and-the-battle-of-ideas-against-extremist-islamism The subject of extremist Islamism, and refuting it, remains a live one—and it is unlikely that it will change anytime soon. If there is ever a comprehensive and thorough response to extremist Islamism, it will have to take...

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