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On Jamal Khashoggi, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Saudi Arabia

2018Democracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperTamara Cofman WittesThe Brookings Institution
October 19, 2018 13:58 pm
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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/10/19/on-jamal-khashoggi-the-muslim-brotherhood-and-saudi-arabia/ In recent days, stories have appeared highlighting Jamal Khashoggi’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and arguing, as one put it, that “in truth, Khashoggi never had much time for western-style...

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Islamist parties in North Africa: A comparative analysis of Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt

2018Adel Abdel GhafarBill HessDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperThe Brookings Institution
July 31, 2018 13:41 pm
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Source: Brookings Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar and Bill Hess Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/islamists-parties-in-north-africa-a-comparative-analysis-of-morocco-tunisia-and-egypt/ In 2010-2011, popular uprisings in North Africa created an unprecedented opening for opposition groups from across the political spectrum to finally take part in governing their respective...

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Africa in the World Cup: Building Cohesion Through the World’s Most Watched Sport

2018Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptKarim FodaMariama SowPaperThe Brookings Institution
June 18, 2018 16:39 pm
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Source: Brookings Institute  Author(s): Karim Foda and Mariama Sow Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2018/06/13/africa-in-the-world-cup-building-cohesion-through-the-worlds-most-watched-sport/ The World Cup, which starts this week, is the most-watched sporting event in the world, having reached more than 3 billion people in 2014. This year, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria...

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Egypt’s Population: Boom or Bust?

Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptOmer KarasapanPaperSajjad ShahThe Brookings InstitutionYouth
May 24, 2018 15:24 pm
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Source: Brookings Author(s): Omer Karasapan and Sajjad Shah Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2018/05/22/egypts-population-boom-then-bust/ Egypt’s worrying population boom fails to generate the same headline attention as terrorist attacks, the impact of economic reforms on the poor, the country’s hyper-constrained politics, or accusations of human rights...

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Egypt’s long-term stability and the role of the European Union

2018Adel Abdel GhafarEgyptForeign RelationsPaperThe Brookings Institution
April 30, 2018 15:52 pm
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Source: Brookings Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/03/01/egypts-long-term-stability-and-the-role-of-the-european-union/ In Europe, the combination of the migration crisis, terrorist threats, economic pressures, and the rise of the populist far-right have highlighted the fact that instability in the Middle East has a direct bearing...

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Inequality of Opportunity in Egypt

2017Abdelhafez AlsawyEconomyEconomyPaperThe Brookings Institution
April 27, 2018 18:22 pm
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Source: Brookings Institute Author: Javid Salehi-Isfahani Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2017/07/25/inequality-of-opportunity-in-egypt/ It is rare to read an account of the Arab Spring uprisings without a reference to economic injustice. Indeed, it is natural to believe that economic and social injustice fuel, if not cause, all revolutions. For this plausible...

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Egypt’s long-term stability and the role of the European Union

2018Adel Abdel GhafarEgyptForeign RelationsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Brookings Institution
March 01, 2018 15:01 pm
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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/03/01/egypts-long-term-stability-and-the-role-of-the-european-union/  Summary: This paper examines key factors threatening Egypt’s long term stability. It explores the issues of demographics, unemployment, climate change, economic reform, and insurgency in Sinai...

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Egypt’s IMF program: Assessing the political economy challenges

2018Bessma MomaniEconomyEgyptPaperThe Brookings Institution
January 30, 2018 19:19 pm
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Source: Brookings Author(s): Bessma Momani Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/egypts-imf-program-assessing-the-political-economy-challenges/ Snapshot: On November 11, 2016, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Egypt signed a $12 billion loan agreement with the aim of “addressing macroeconomic vulnerabilities and promoting inclusive growth and job creation.”[1] Prior to the...

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Egypt mosque attack: New level of horror in decades-long struggle to control Sinai

2017Beverley Milton-EdwardsEgyptPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinaiThe Brookings Institution
November 27, 2017 03:36 am
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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Beverley Milton-Edwards Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/egypt-mosque-attack-new-level-of-horror-in-decades-long-struggle-to-control-sinai/ The bomb-and-gun attack in Egypt’s north Sinai on Friday November 24 is now known to have killed more than 300 worshippers at a Sufi-affiliated mosque, making it the deadliest attack in modern...

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Transitional justice policy in authoritarian contexts: The case of Egypt

2017Democracy and PoliticsEgyptNoha AboueldahabPaperThe Brookings Institution
October 19, 2017 03:46 am
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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Noha Aboueldahab Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/transitional-justice-policy-in-authoritarian-contexts-the-case-of-egypt/ Transitional justice has increasingly struggled to provide realistic remedies for societies reeling from conflict or decades of authoritarian rule.[1] The transitional justice field traditionally presumes that...

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How likely is a significant split within the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood by 2020?

2017EgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperShadi HamidThe Brookings InstitutionWilliam Mccants
August 22, 2017 03:35 am
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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Shadi Hamid, William McCants Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/08/22/how-likely-is-a-significant-split-within-the-egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-by-the-end-of-2020/ We recently put a set of questions to ten expert contributors participating in our Rethinking Political Islam initiative. (See here for the list of scholars.) They are...

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