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Whatever is the Matter With Egypt? Nothing All That New

2015 Council On Foreign Relations Democracy and Politics Egypt Paper Steven A. Cook

August 10, 2015 03:46 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/whatever-matter-egypt-nothing-all-new My friend Hisham Melham, Al Arabiya’s Washington bureau chief, dean of the Beltway-based Arab press corps, farmer, and intellectual with few peers, wrote a piece that appeared over the weekend called “Whatever is the matter with Egypt?” It is a terrific...

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The U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue: Drift Along the Nile

2015 Amy Hawthorne Council On Foreign Relations Egypt Foreign Relations Paper

July 29, 2015 03:39 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Amy Hawthorne Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/us-egypt-strategic-dialogue-drift-along-nile On August 2, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Cairo for the first U.S.-Egypt “strategic dialogue” since 2009. The high-level forum has been held on and off since the Clinton administration as part of the still-unmet goal of expanding...

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Where is Egypt Heading?

2015 Council On Foreign Relations Egypt Elliot Abrams Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

July 26, 2015 03:40 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliot Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/where-egypt-heading The past week has brought two interesting comments on the situation in Egypt. The first is from Robert Springborg, formerly of the Naval Postgraduate School, and appears on the web site of the Middle East Institute here. Some key passages: The military under Abdel Fattah...

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“Is Egypt Stable?”

2015 Council On Foreign Relations Egypt Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Steven A. Cook

June 01, 2015 03:40 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/egypt-stable I do not know how many times over how many months that question has been put to my colleagues and me at an endless number of panel discussions, roundtables, hearings, and meetings with our friends in government. It is actually a question more about durability—will

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The Morsi Death Sentence

2015 Council On Foreign Relations Egypt Elliot Abrams Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

May 18, 2015 03:40 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliot Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/morsi-death-sentence An Egyptian court has sentenced Mohammed Morsi and about 100 others, including other Muslim Brotherhood leaders, to death. Carrying out those sentences would be a huge mistake… Read more at original link.

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Common Sense and Courage on Egypt

2015 Council On Foreign Relations Egypt Elliot Abrams Human Rights Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

March 04, 2015 03:40 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliot Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/common-sense-and-courage-egypt Senator John McCain is a rare voice both of common sense and–because common sense on Egypt is so rare–of courage when it comes to U.S. relations with that key Arab country. Last week he issued this statement about human rights in Egypt… Read...

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Revolutionizing Religion in Sisi’s Egypt

2015 Amr Leheta Council On Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

February 02, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Amr Leheta Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/revolutionizing-religion-sisis-egypt “We need a religious revolution!” Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi declared those words a month ago as he addressed senior religious leaders from al-Azhar University and elsewhere while Egyptians celebrated the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. The...

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