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Egypt and the West: Ten Years of Misunderstandings

2021 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Italian Institute for International Political Studies Koert Debeuf Paper

January 25, 2021 16:10 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Koert Debeuf Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/egypt-and-west-ten-years-misunderstandings-29017 One month after the Egyptian revolution succeeded and ousted long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak on 11 February 2011, I was in Cairo with a delegation of the European Parliament. From the reactions of many...

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After the Egyptian Spring: Mainstream Islamism and the Move to Radical Movements

2021 Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Italian Institute for International Political Studies Paper Sherin Gharib

January 25, 2021 15:58 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Sherin Gharib Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/after-egyptian-spring-mainstream-islamism-and-move-radical-movements-29016 Ten years after the Arab Spring, Egypt has become more authoritarian than ever. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who came to power through a military coup in June 2013...

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Egypt 2011-2021: What Went Wrong?

2021 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Italian Institute for International Political Studies Maged Mandour Paper

January 25, 2021 15:37 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/egypt-2011-2021-what-went-wrong-29015 It has been a decade since the mass protests that called for the overthrow of the regime in 2011. These protests triggered a process of deep structural change, in a manner that the protestors did not anticipate...

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Egypt’s “Populocracy”

2021 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Italian Institute for International Political Studies Military Affairs Nathan Toronto Paper

January 25, 2021 15:35 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Nathan W. Toronto Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/egypts-populocracy-29014 If the protests that began in Egypt on January 25, 2011, resulted in a coup-volution,[1] then what has developed since can only be called a populocracy.[2] The military exploited a genuine popular movement in 2011 to...

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Egypt Ten Years Later: What Kind of “Spring”?

2021 Bahgat Korany Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Italian Institute for International Political Studies Paper

January 25, 2021 15:32 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Bahgat Korany Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/egypt-ten-years-later-what-kind-spring-29012 After a decade, Arab Spring countries show socio-political extremes between, for instance, a Tunisia and a neighboring Libya, with Egypt in an intermediary zone. Egypt’s decade witnessed orderly legislative...

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The Road to (In)stability: The Impact of Covid-19 on the Egyptian Economy

2021 Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Health Italian Institute for International Political Studies Paper Timothy E. Kaldas

January 25, 2021 15:30 pm

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Source: Timothy E. Kaldas Author(s): Italian Institute for International Political Studies Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/road-instability-impact-covid-19-egyptian-economy-27495 As in many parts of the world, COVID-19 has brought into sharper relief the structural problems in Egypt’s economy. In many respects, these problems are far from new. Egypt’s economy has had...

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Power Rivalry in the Horn: Egypt’s View of Ethiopia’s Tigrayan Woes

2020 Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Giuseppe Dentice Human Rights Italian Institute for International Political Studies Paper

December 09, 2020 15:07 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Giuseppe Dentice Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/power-rivalry-horn-egypts-view-ethiopias-tigrayan-woes-28613 “We need to look beyond our immediate issues such as Eritrea, Somalia, and the problems of the two Sudans. Those [are] issues we can handle […]. We face two strategic adversaries...

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Factionalism in the Security Sector: The Dawn of a New Order?

2020 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Italian Institute for International Political Studies Kevin Köhler Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

December 01, 2020 16:42 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Kevin Köhler Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/factionalism-security-sector-dawn-new-order-28503 Egypt’s formal political scene is tightly controlled as President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi strives to institutionalize military rule. However, the significant role played by different elements of the...

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The Old and the New in Egyptian Civil-Military Relations

2020 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Italian Institute for International Political Studies Military Affairs Paper Risa Brooks

December 01, 2020 15:32 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Risa Brooks Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/old-and-new-egyptian-civil-military-relations-28502 Under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the Egyptian military is tightening its grasp on the economy and strangling civilian politics and society — but this is nothing new. Rather...

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Berenice in the Red Sea Rebus: What’s Still Vague in the Egypt-Saudi Alliance

2020 Democracy and Politics Egypt Eleonora Ardemagni Foreign Relations Italian Institute for International Political Studies Military Affairs Paper

December 01, 2020 15:21 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Eleonora Ardemagni Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/berenice-red-sea-rebus-whats-still-vague-egypt-saudi-alliance-28507 Since 2013, Egypt has been strengthening its naval power: this particularly regards the strategic direction of the Red Sea. In fact, the military declared “strategic zones of...

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Sisi’s Egypt Moves from Military Economy to Family Firm

2020 Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Italian Institute for International Political Studies Military Affairs Paper Robert Springborg

December 01, 2020 15:21 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Robert Springborg Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/sisis-egypt-moves-military-economy-family-firm-28504 When Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi seized power in 2013, he inherited a military economy under the control of the officer corps and primarily serving its economic interests. He...

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The Army is Not the Winner in Border Battlefields

2020 Allison Mcmanus Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Italian Institute for International Political Studies Military Affairs Paper

December 01, 2020 15:17 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Allison McManus Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/army-not-winner-border-battlefields-28505 As Egypt approaches the ten-year anniversary of uprisings against former president Hosni Mubarak, wins and losses of the past decade have come into a clear focus. The military, above all, has emerged as a...

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