Drones are re-engineering the geopolitics of the Middle East

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mohammed Soliman Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/drones-are-re-engineering-geopolitics-middle-east The Middle East is experiencing a seismic shift in its geopolitics: the dawn of the era of drones. From Syria to Libya and from Yemen to Iraq, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have altered the dynamics on the battlefield. Turkey and Iran...

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Getting complicated in a hurry: The implications for Egypt of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/getting-complicated-hurry-implications-egypt-russias-invasion-ukraine A week after Russia invaded Ukraine, the economic and political ramifications for Egypt have evolved more rapidly, and comprehensively, than its policymakers would have wished. Read more at original link

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The Russia-Ukraine War has Turned Egypt’s Food Crisis into an Existential Threat to the Economy

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Michaël Tanchum Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/russia-ukraine-war-has-turned-egypts-food-crisis-existential-threat-economy With the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war on Feb. 24, 2022, Egypt’s food security crisis now poses an existential threat to its economy. The fragile state of Egypt’s food security stems from the...

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Putin’s invasion of Ukraine: A wake-up call also for the MENA region?

Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/putins-invasion-ukraine-wake-call-also-mena-region-33889 Food and Finances: The multiple challenges the Ukraine war poses to Egypt Read more at original link

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The UN Resolution on Ukraine: How Did the Middle East Vote?

Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Washington Institute Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/un-resolution-ukraine-how-did-middle-east-vote A comprehensive record of what regional officials said—or didn’t say—about the emergency wartime vote in the General Assembly. Read more at original link

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Sisi Intensifies Arms Imports to Secure External Support for His Policies

Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil Al-Anani Original Link: https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/sisi-intensifies-arms-imports-to-secure-external-support-for-his-policies/ Egypt has become the third largest arms importer in the world, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The institute’s “Trends in International Arms Transfers” report reveals that...

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Egypt: The crisis of fertilizers and impoverishment of farmers

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdel-Tawab Barakat Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-the-crisis-of-fertilizers-and-impoverishment-of-farmers/ On 18 November 2021, the Egyptian government decided to increase the price of nitrogenous fertilizers from EGP 3,290 to EGP 4,500 per ton, an increase of about 37%, which means raising the price of a 50-kg package from EGP...

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Ebb of Justice: Egypt’s Constitutional Court as Veto Player in International Disputes

Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Nourhan Fahmy Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/ebb-of-justice-egypts-constitutional-court-as-veto-player-in-international-disputes/ Amid a resurgence in international prosecutions and transnational modes of legal accountability, various states implicated in human rights violations have grown wary about potential legal...

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The Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian State

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Affan Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/the-muslim-brotherhood-and-the-egyptian-state/ The 3 July military coup (2013) and the bloody events that that coincided with and followed it, most notably the dispersal of the Rabaa al-Adawiya and al-Nahda sit-ins, marked the climax of the seven-decade long clash between the State and the...

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Gender and economic vulnerability in Egypt’s labour market

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caroline Krafft and Ragui Assaad Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2022/01/25/gender-economic-vulnerability-egypts-labour-market/ The past decade has presented both new challenges and new opportunities for the Egyptian labour market. This column outlines the findings of a new book focused on the extent to which the country has been able to...

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Egypt and the many knots on human rights

Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Alessia Melcangi Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/legitto-e-i-tanti-nodi-sui-diritti-umani-33097 If foreign policy Egypt continues to play a leading game in the complex Middle Eastern chessboard and with its main international partners, showing a strategy based on diplomacy and dialogue, at the...

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