Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/sinai-province-egypts-isis-affiliate The Islamic State’s affiliate in Egypt – known as Sinai Province – is one of the most effective ISIS branches, given its small fighting force and the large number of casualties it inflicts. In October 2015, the group claimed responsibility for bombing Russia-bound...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Adel Ramadan Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/who-enforces-egypts-laws/ On May 1, Egyptian Ministry of Interior (MOI) personnel stormed the headquarters of the country’s Syndicate of Journalists and arrested two reporters in an unprecedented move. A sense of anger prevailed among journalists as the union’s general...
Learn MoreSource: Brookings Institute Author(s): Ammar Fayed Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/is-the-crackdown-on-the-muslim-brotherhood-pushing-the-group-toward-violence/ Snapshot: The military coup of July 2013 forced the Muslim Brotherhood to retreat to a climate of secrecy after the group had spent just a year working openly and in power. The authorities soon designated it as a...
Learn MoreSource: German Development Institute Author(s): Markus Loewe, Georgeta Vidican, Bernhard Trautner, Tilman Altenburg Original Link: https://www.die-gdi.de/en/the-current-column/article/an-italian-researcher-is-tortured-to-death-in-cairo-sombre-cause-to-reconsider-the-way-we-work-with-egypt-1/ An Italian citizen and just 28 years of age, Giulio Regeni was finishing his PhD at the University of...
Learn MoreSource: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/sisi-wags-his-finger Is Egypt melting down? It has an insurgency, a currency crisis, a brazen and brutal security apparatus that is sowing dissent, a phony political process, and a leader who has lost his grip. These are, at least, the reasons that have been outlined
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nancy Okail Original Link: http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/62891 Strategic Europe continues its Capitals Series exploring how EU foreign policy is viewed by ten countries in Europe’s Southern neighborhood. We have asked our contributors from each capital to give a candid assessment of the EU’s approach toward their country, with a ranking on a...
Learn MoreSource: Brookings Institute Author(s): Sarah Yerkes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/02/23/why-an-italian-students-murder-in-egypt-could-spell-big-trouble-for-the-sissi-regime/ Over the course of my career, I have watched Egypt’s transformation from an authoritarian state to a revolutionary one and back again. But last month’s murder of Italian graduate student Giulio...
Learn MoreSource: German Council On Foreign Relations (Gdap) Author(s): Ibrahim El Houdaiby Original Link: https://dgap.org/en/think-tank/publications/dgapanalyse-compact/egyptian-interregnum Five years after the ouster of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak, the alliance backing Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is fragile to the point of collapse. A lack of overarching vision is leading to unprecedented levels of...
Learn MoreSource: German Council On Foreign Relations (Gdap) Author(s): Helena Burgrova Original Link: https://dgap.org/en/think-tank/publications/dgapanalyse-compact/insecurity-sinai-and-beyond Years after the protests that launched the Egyptian uprising, Egypt’s military-led government continues to pursue heavy-handed counterterrorism measures in the Sinai Peninsula as part of its broad-gauged “war on...
Learn MoreSource: 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...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/unmet-needs-tenuous-stability/ After five years of protests, struggle, and change in government cabinets, parliaments, and presidents, Egypt is nowhere near where many had hoped when Egyptians took to the streets on January 25, 2011. Given the tumultuous environment in the Middle...
Learn MoreSource: Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Author(s): Karim Lahidji, Bahey Eldin Hassan Original Link: http://www.cihrs.org/?p=17984&lang=en The international community’s support given to Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime is primarily based on the notion that his regime maintains stability in the country. President Sisi keeps assuring that he is leading a successful...
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