European Council On Foreign Relations – Middle East Policy Platform

Burning ambition: Egypt’s return to regional leadership and how Europe should respond

2021 Democracy and Politics Egypt European Council On Foreign Relations Foreign Relations Hafsa Halawa Paper

October 11, 2021 14:19 pm

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Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Hafsa Halawa Original Link: https://ecfr.eu/publication/burning-ambition-egypts-return-to-regional-leadership-and-how-europe-should-respond/ “Egypt is back” is the message Egyptian foreign policy officials wish to send to their counterparts across the globe. Shifting regional dynamics have prompted Egypt to adopt a more active foreign...

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Mutual reassurance: Why Europe should support talks between Egypt and Turkey

2021 Egypt European Council On Foreign Relations Foreign Relations Matteo Colombo Paper

January 14, 2021 14:26 pm

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Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Matteo Colombo Original Link: https://ecfr.eu/article/mutual-reassurance-why-europe-should-support-talks-between-egypt-and-turkey/ For much of the past decade, the intense rivalry between Egypt and Turkey has created instability across the Middle East and North Africa. But the two countries may now have a brief opportunity to ease the...

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Upholding values abroad: Europe’s balancing act in Egypt

2020 Egypt European Council On Foreign Relations Foreign Relations Human Rights Kelly Petillo Paper

March 03, 2020 18:46 pm

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Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Kelly Petillo Original Link: https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_upholding_values_abroad_europes_balancing_act_in_egypt The plight of Egyptian student George Zaki has stirred concern in his temporary home of Italy and elsewhere in Europe. Zaki was arrested and allegedly tortured at Cairo airport on 7 February upon his return from...

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Kelly Petillo

European Council On Foreign Relations Expert Foreign Relations Human Rights Kelly Petillo Youth

March 03, 2020 18:43 pm

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Kelly Petillo is the programme coordinator for Middle East and North Africa at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Her experience stems from roles at various human rights and humanitarian INGOs and UN agencies in Europe and the Middle East, including Crisis Action, the International Crisis Group and the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA).

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Mapping European Leverage in the MENA Region: Egypt

2019 Adel Abdel Ghafar Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt European Council On Foreign Relations Foreign Relations Paper

December 17, 2019 19:58 pm

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Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.ecfr.eu/specials/mapping_eu_leverage_mena/egypt Since the removal of Hosni Mubarak as Egypt’s president in 2011, Europe’s objectives and influence in the country have undergone a series of fluctuations. Under Mubarak, Egypt had a fairly straightforward relationship with Europe. This...

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More for less? Europe’s new wave of ‘migration deals’

2018 Chloe Teevan Egypt European Council On Foreign Relations Foreign Relations Paper

October 08, 2018 18:07 pm

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Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Chloe Teevan Original Link: https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_more_for_less_europes_new_wave_of_migration_deals North African governments may feel they have the EU over a barrel on migration flows. But Europe must set tough conditions on any new aid it gives to them The European Union appears to be on the verge of ramping up the...

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Egypt’s judicial theatre of injustice

2018 Anthony Dworkin Egypt European Council On Foreign Relations Foreign Relations Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper

September 21, 2018 15:44 pm

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Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Anthony Dworkin Original Link: https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_egypts_judicial_theatre_of_injustice As European governments look to Egypt as a partner, the country’s human rights record continues to suffer with an escalating use of executions More than five years after Egyptian security forces violently broke up a Muslim...

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The end is Nile: International cooperation on Egypt’s water crisis

2018 Economy Egypt European Council On Foreign Relations Foreign Relations Paper Tareq Baconi

August 01, 2018 12:48 pm

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Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Tareq Baconi Original Link: https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_the_end_is_nile_international_cooperation_on_egypts_water_crisis Egypt’s concern about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has gained a new intensity. Since its launch in 2011, the project has elicited a mixture of denial and opposition from Cairo – despite the...

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Europe and the Egyptian election: Do not congratulate

2018 Anthony Dworkin Democracy and Politics Egypt European Council On Foreign Relations Foreign Relations Paper

March 27, 2018 16:30 pm

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Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Anthony Dworkin Original Link: http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_europe_and_the_egyptian_election_do_not_congratulate Sisi is eager for international endorsement. European leaders should withhold it. Voting in Egypt’s presidential election is still under way but the outcome is not in doubt. In the run-up to the poll, President Abdel...

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