Security and Counter-Terrorism – Page 4 – Middle East Policy Platform

Development of the military situation in Sinai – August

2019 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

October 01, 2019 14:15 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/development-of-the-military-situation-in-sinai-august/ During August, two citizens, including a woman, were killed and 12 citizens, including women and children, were injured by indiscriminate shooting by Egyptian security forces. Activists and some Sinai electronic pages circulated a...

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Egypt: rights and security, another crackdown

2019 Alessia Melcangi Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Giuseppe Dentice Human Rights Italian Institute for International Political Studies Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

September 24, 2019 14:21 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Giuseppe Dentice and Alessia Melcangi Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/egitto-diritti-e-sicurezza-ancora-un-giro-di-vite-24005 The victory in the constitutional referendum of April 2019 offered the president al-Sisi the possibility of widening the range of powers, eliminating at the same time any...

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Cairo’s Struggle to Contain North Sinai Militancy

2019 Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Jemimah Hudson Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis

September 20, 2019 18:46 pm

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Source: The Jamestown Foundation for Global Research and Analysis Author(s): Jemimah Hudson Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/cairos-struggle-to-contain-north-sinai-militancy/ On July 18, militants executed four individuals in the town of Bir al-Abd, in North Sinai, for alleged cooperation with the Egyptian security services. One day later, at least two people, including a civilian...

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Development of the military situation in Sinai – July

2019 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Islamic Movements and Institutions Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

August 21, 2019 16:58 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/development-of-the-military-situation-in-sinai-july/ During July, ISIS local affiliate, ‘Sinai Province’, slaughtered four citizens in the vicinity of North Sinai’s Bir al-Abed on charges of communicating with the Egyptian army and police forces. The question that arises is: Has the...

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Positive Economic Growth in Egypt Belies Mounting Problems

2019 Arab Center Washington DC Civil Society Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Gregory Aftandilian Human Rights Islamic Movements and Institutions Judicial Affairs Media Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

August 21, 2019 16:50 pm

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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Gregory Aftandilian Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/positive-economic-growth-in-egypt-belies-mounting-problems/ Egypt has received high marks from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for carrying out a series of difficult economic reforms and for its success as an emerging market. However, such positive trends mask a deeply...

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The National Cancer Institute was in crisis long before the car bomb attack

2019 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Madamasr Mostafa Mohie Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

August 20, 2019 17:54 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Mostafa Mohie Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/08/20/feature/society/the-national-cancer-institute-was-in-crisis-long-before-the-car-bomb-attack/ Cairo University President Mohamed al-Khosht announced on Sunday that the National Cancer Institute has resumed full operations two weeks after it was damaged in a deadly car bomb explosion that left 22 dead and...

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President Morsi & Doctrine of the Egyptian Army

2019 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

July 30, 2019 17:36 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/president-morsi-doctrine-of-the-egyptian-army/ From the early moments of his access to power as President of Egypt and the Supreme Commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces, it was clear that Dr. Mohamed Morsi adopted a military approach that relied on the Egyptian military doctrine instilled...

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False Hopes and False Starts: Egypt’s Efforts to Modernize its Military Industry

2019 Egypt Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

July 25, 2019 17:21 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Egypt Defense Review Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypt-modernize-military/ In late 2018 on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt hosted its very first tri-service arms fair. The Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX), which began December 3, brought arms companies from around the world under one roof in an attempt to capitalize...

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Development of the military situation in Sinai – June

2019 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

July 18, 2019 17:52 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/development-of-the-military-situation-in-sinai-june/ The month of June witnessed many attacks carried out by the Islamic State’s local affiliate, Sinai Province, against the Egyptian police forces both in the center and outskirts of the city of El Arish, North Sinai. In this report, we...

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Sinai Deportees and Prospects of Protracted Conflict (1)

2019 Civil Society Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Islamic Movements and Institutions Military Affairs Nouran Hassan Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

July 17, 2019 18:54 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Nouran Hassan Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/sinai-deportees-and-prospects-of-protracted-conflict-1/ Forceful eviction operations have started in North Sinai since 2014 to ‘establish a buffer zone’ to embattle ISIS-affliated militants who gained hold of the northern governorate during the turbulent years between 2011-2014. A recent...

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Saudi-Emirati-Egyptian Alliance Steering US Middle East Policy

2019 Arab Center Washington DC Charles Dunne Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

June 26, 2019 16:45 pm

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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Charles W. Dunne Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/saudi-emirati-egyptian-alliance-steering-us-middle-east-policy/ The landscape of regional politics in the Middle East is in many ways more fluid than ever before, brought on, in large measure, by disorganized policymaking in Washington. Former President Barack Obama started the...

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Triangle of Egypt, Hamas, and Israel Relations

2019 Dr. Adnan Abu Amer Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

June 24, 2019 16:14 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Dr. Adnan Abu Amer Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/triangle-of-egypt-hamas-and-israel-relations/ Several months after the Egypt-brokered humanitarian understandings between Hamas and Israel, there is growing talk in Israel that the Egyptian mediation between Israel and Hamas in Gaza serves Israel’s strategic objectives in the Gaza...

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