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The Military, the Media and Public Perceptions in Egypt: Communication and Civil-Military Relations

2016 Centre For Security Studies Egypt Media Military Affairs Mohamed Elmenshawy Paper Ragnar Weilandt Romuald Bolliger

November 01, 2016 03:34 am

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Source: Centre For Security Studies Author(s): Romuald Bolliger, Mohamed Elmenshawy, Ragnar Weilandt Original Link: http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/publications/publication.html/6e507b7d-1001-4994-b711-1649d2188e70 Copyright: © 2016 Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) Read the full publication by following the original link.

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Report: Rethinking U.S. Economic Aid to Egypt

2016 Amy Hawthorne Civil Society Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Military Affairs Paper Pomed Security and Counter-Terrorism

October 30, 2016 03:33 am

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Source: Pomed – Project On Middle East Democracy Author(s): Amy Hawthorne Original Link: http://pomed.org/pomed-publications/new-report-rethinking-u-s-economic-aid-to-egypt/ In a new POMED Report, Rethinking U.S. Economic Aid to Egypt, POMED Deputy Director for Research Amy Hawthorne takes a detailed look at U.S. bilateral economic aid for Egypt. Since the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty...

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The Expanding Jurisdiction of Egypt’s Military Courts

2016 Carnegie Judicial Affairs Military Affairs Paper Sahar Aziz

October 12, 2016 06:27 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Sahar Aziz Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/64840 Egypt’s ongoing expansion of military jurisdiction under the pretext of economic development and public safety is yet another indicator that its revolution was stillborn. Although the military has long been a key political player, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s regime has promoted the...

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Egypt: A Country Awaits a Revolution

2016 Abdel-Fattah Mady Democracy and Politics Egypt Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Wilson Centre

January 26, 2016 03:37 am

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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Abdel-Fattah Mady Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/egypt-country-awaits-revolution The Egyptian government’s crushing of the 2011 popular uprising, its downplaying of those events, and, more importantly, its willful disregard for the revolution’s significance will have dire consequences not only for Egypt, but also for the entire region...

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The Return of Egypt’s Military Interest Groups

2015 Carnegie Military Affairs Paper Yezid Sayigh

December 21, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Yezid Sayigh Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/62337 On November 29, 2015, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi amended the powers of the Armed Forces Land Projects Agency, which was set up by presidential decree in 1981 to manage the sale of real estate no longer in use by the armed forces. The latest amendment

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Egypt’s Military Business: The Need for Change

2015 Economy Middle East Institute Military Affairs Paper Zeinab Abul-Magd

November 19, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Zeinab Abul-Magd Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/map/egypt%E2%80%99s-Military-business-need-change In today’s Egypt, you cannot miss it: the heavy presence of the military institution in the economy. The Egyptian military owns business enterprises that are in almost every sector and produce an extremely wide area of services and goods...

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Al-Sisi’s Egypt: The Military Moves on the Economy

2015 Economy Marina Ottaway Military Affairs Paper Wilson Centre

August 20, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Marina Ottaway Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/al-sisis-egypt-the-military-moves-the-economy The al-Sisi regime has chosen a model of development based on the implementation of large, ambitious projects under military supervision. The projects, such as the broadening of the Suez Canal and the building of a new capital city, may fail...

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The Egyptian Armed Forces and the Remaking of an Economic Empire

2015 Carnegie Economy Egypt Military Affairs Paper Shana Marshall

April 15, 2015 03:37 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Shana Marshall Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/04/15/egyptian-armed-forces-and-remaking-of-economic-empire-pub-59726 Snapshot: The Egyptian military has gained unprecedented power since overseeing the ouster of two Egyptian presidents, Hosni Mubarak in 2011 and Mohamed Morsi in 2013. With its major political rivals sidelined, more than $20...

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Obama administration to Sisi: Egypt-bound weapons released with caveat

2015 Egypt Foreign Relations Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Tamara Cofman Wittes The Brookings Institution

April 06, 2015 03:37 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2015/04/06/obama-administration-to-sissi-egypt-bound-weapons-released-with-caveat/ On Tuesday, President Obama called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi and conveyed news of long-brewing decisions in the Obama administration regarding U.S. military aid to Egypt – including the...

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Sisi’s Military Maintains Power in a Fragmented Egypt

2015 Andre Colling Democracy and Politics International Peace Institute Military Affairs Paper

February 18, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: International Peace Institute Author(s): Andre Colling Original Link: https://theglobalobservatory.org/2015/02/sisi-Military-power-egypt/ Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has a clear political philosophy. He wants to strengthen the state and eliminate its opponents. For many Egyptians, this openly nationalistic rhetoric is welcome. Political contestation and associated civil...

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