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Egypt of al-Sisi: Militarization and Repression

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsGiuseppe DenticeHuman RightsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesJudicial AffairsPaper
May 28, 2019 17:30 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Guiseppe Dentice Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/legitto-di-al-sisi-militarizzazione-e-repressione-23190 In continuity with the trend of preventive repression re-launched with greater force in the aftermath of the presidential elections of 2018, the head of state Abdel Fattah al-Sisi marked a new...

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If You Are Afraid for Your Lives, Leave Sinai!

2019Civil SocietyEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
May 28, 2019 17:18 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/05/28/if-you-are-afraid-your-lives-leave-sinai/egyptian-security-forces-and-isis Since 2011, the Egyptian military and police have battled ISIS-affiliated militants in North Sinai governorate. Sparsely populated, and with roughly half-a-million residents, this northern part of the Sinai...

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Egypt and the Arab NATO: An Israeli Vision

2019EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsMilitary AffairsMohamed Abu SaadaPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
May 17, 2019 15:58 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Abu Saada Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-and-the-arab-nato-an-israeli-vision/ Egypt has reportedly decided to pull out of the U.S. effort to forge an “Arab NATO” with key Arab allies, known as Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA) – intended to work against Iran. The Hebrew press has been very interested in the Egyptian...

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The UAE’s War on the Muslim Brotherhood

2019EconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMuhammad AbdalsattarPaper
May 15, 2019 15:10 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Muhammad Abdalsattar Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/the-uaes-war-on-the-muslim-brotherhood/ In November 2014, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) declared the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) – including its local affiliate- as a terrorist group (El-Gamal, 2014). The relationship between the UAE and MB (or its Emirati branch: al-Islah) dates...

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Egypt and Development of the Military Situation in Libya

2019EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsMahmoud GamalMilitary AffairsPaper
May 14, 2019 15:12 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-and-development-of-the-military-situation-in-libya/ After the militias of Khalifa Haftar, the leader of the self-styled “Libyan National Army”, had fully controlled the territory of the eastern region, Haftar declared on 4 April 2019 the launch of the “Operation Flood of Dignity”...

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Blacklisting the Muslim Brotherhood: What to Know

2019EgyptForeign RelationsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperZachary Laub
May 09, 2019 17:03 pm
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Source: Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Zachary Laub Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/article/blacklisting-muslim-brotherhood-what-know U.S. President Donald J. Trump is urging the State Department to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), returning to an idea his administration floated in 2017. The renewed interest follows the recent White House...

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What Impact Would U.S. Designation of the Muslim Brotherhood As A Terrorist Organization Have?

2019Alison PargeterCarnegieEgyptForeign RelationsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMarc LynchMichael YoungNervana MahmoudPaperShadi Hamid
May 09, 2019 16:44 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michael Young, Shadi Hamid, Nervana Mahmoud, Alison Pargeter, and Marc Lynch Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79067 A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security. Read more at original link

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Innovative Arab Media and the New Outlines of Citizenship

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsLina AttalahMediaPaperThe Century Foundation
May 07, 2019 17:23 pm
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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Lina Attalah Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/innovative-arab-media-new-outlines-citizenship/ Trying to work in free and critical media in Egypt in the last few years has at times been a lonely endeavor. Even at its best moments, reporting and writing for Mada Masr, the Cairo-based independent media outlet I cofounded in 2013, can feel...

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Egypt, Iran and the Current Escalation in the Gaza Strip

2019EgyptForeign RelationsFoundation For Defence Of DemocraciesIslamic Movements and InstitutionsJacob NagelMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
May 05, 2019 15:36 pm
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Source: Foundation for Defense of Democracies Author(s): Jacob Nagel Original Link: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2019/05/05/egypt-iran-and-the-current-escalation-in-the-gaza-strip/ The current round of conflict between Israel and militant groups in Gaza did not occur because of a lack of mediation. It occurred in spite of such efforts. The current rocket barrages began last week when the...

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Egypt’s New Constitutional Amendments: Moving Toward Totalitarianism

2019Arab Center Washington DCCharles DunneCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsJudicial AffairsPaper
April 30, 2019 14:26 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Charles Dunne Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/egypts-new-constitutional-amendments-moving-toward-totalitarianism/ The votes are in, the results have been tallied, and the outcome—never in doubt—is clear: government-proposed changes to Egypt’s 2014 constitution, rushed through parliament to ensure possibly the virtual rule for...

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Ethiopian Renaissance Dam & Its Implications on Egypt

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsPaperShady Ibrahim
April 29, 2019 15:04 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Shady Ibrahim Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/ethiopian-renaissance-dam-its-implications-on-egypt/ The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) constitutes a real crisis for the Egyptian regime, where Ethiopia several times blamed Egypt for the failure of negotiations conducted between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia on the dam. Also, the...

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