Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Thanassis Cambanis Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/commentary/five-years-after-tahrir-square/ Thanassis Cambanis was in Tahrir Square in January 2011 to witness first-hand the start of the Egyptian Revolution that toppled the government of then-president Hosni Mubarak. Today, I cannot help but think of the shock and wonder I felt when I beheld...
Learn MoreSource: The Century Foundation Author(s): Michael Wahid Hanna Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/egypt-adrift-five-years-after-the-uprising/ Introduction: As Egypt approaches the fifth anniversary of its 2011uprising, one would be forgiven for assuming that a major challenge to the regime of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was gathering coherence and force, based upon its panicked...
Learn MoreSource: The Century Foundation Author(s): Michael Wahid Hanna Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/egypts-next-phase-sustainable-instability/ Snapshot: Two years after Egypt’s July 2013 coup that ousted President Mohamed Morsi, the country is entering a new and unsettled phase in its ill-fated post–Hosni Mubarak political transition. The air of instability in the run-up to this...
Learn MoreSource: The Century Foundation Author(s): Neil Bhatiya Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/commentary/economic-reforms-in-egypt-are-not-enough/ This Friday sees the opening of a much-publicized economic and trade conference in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt. The Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), personally hosted by Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, is meant to “highlight the...
Learn MoreSource: The Century Foundation Author(s): Neil Bhatiya, Thanassis Cambanis Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/commentary/deaths-of-egyptian-soccer-fans-raises-questions/ This past weekend, rioting broke out at soccer match in Cairo, Egypt, in which violence between soccer fans and the Egyptian police led to twenty-five deaths. In a conversation with TCF fellow Thanassis Cambanis, I asked...
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