2016 – Middle East Policy Platform

Could the latest blunder by Egypt’s Sissi be the nail in his coffin?

2016 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Foreign Relations Paper Sarah Yerkes The Brookings Institution

April 25, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Sarah Yerkes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/04/25/could-the-latest-blunder-by-egypts-sissi-be-the-nail-in-his-coffin/ Today, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is witnessing the most vocal and angry objection to his rule since he took power via a military coup in 2013. Across Cairo and beyond, Egyptians are gathering and...

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Working Paper- Rent Control Dilemma Comeback in Egypt’s Governance: A Hedonic Approach

2016 Economic Research Forum Economy Paper Shereen Attia

February 01, 2017 05:55 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Shereen Attia Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/rent-control-dilemma-comeback-in-egypts-governance-a-hedonic-approach/ Abstract: This paper applies hedonic pricing models to estimate the relationship between housing prices and characteristics and determines the implicit amount of housing consumed by a typical consumer by tenure type. The...

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From Great Expectations to Bitter Disappointment: Egypt’s Youth, After Three Years of al-Sisi’s Presidency

2016 Democracy and Politics Mira Tzoreff Paper The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Youth

December 30, 2016 05:56 am

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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Mira Tzoreff Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/great-expectations-bitter-disappointment-egypt%E2%80%99s-youth-after-three-years-al-sisis-presidency Five years have passed since hundreds of thousands of youth first flooded Cairo’s Tahrir Square with the unequivocal and uncompromising demand: “Irhal!” (Get...

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Egypt’s Economy: The Agony Continues

2016 Economy Egypt Paper Paul Rivlin The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies

December 30, 2016 03:45 am

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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Paul RIvlin Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/egypts-economy-agony-continues With the expansion of the Suez Canal in August 2015, and the discovery of large reserves of natural gas in the Egyptian Mediterranean, there was a wave of optimism about the Egyptian economy (See: “The Good News from

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I’m a Tuk Tuk Graduate: Egypt’s Economic Situation Reflected In Social Networking Sites

2016 Economy Egypt Michael Barak Paper The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies

December 30, 2016 03:45 am

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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/im-tuk-tuk-graduate-egypts-economic-situation-reflected-social-networking-sites Social networking sites (SNS) in Egypt responded tumultuously to an al-Hayat TV-Egypt interview with Mustafa Abdel Azim al-Laithi, a 35-year-old Tuk Tuk (rickshaw taxi) driver...

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Mechanization to Drive A Process for Fertilizer Subsidy Reform in Egypt

2016 Boubaker Dhehibi Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Paper Shinan N. Kassam

December 30, 2016 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Shinan N. Kassam, Boubaker Dhehibi Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/mechanization-to-drive-a-process-for-fertilizer-subsidy-reform-in-egypt/ Abstract: Current modalities for the distribution of subsidized fertilizer, together with national campaigns for wheat production, may be stifling nutritional security within rural areas. Reliable...

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COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: A NEW STAGE IN CHINA-EGYPT RELATIONS

2016 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Mordechai Chaziza Paper Rubin Center

December 25, 2016 03:38 am

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Source: Rubin Center Research In International Affairs Author(s): Mordechai Chaziza Original Link: http://www.rubincenter.org/2016/12/comprehensive-strategic-partnership-a-new-stage-in-china-egypt-relations/ Overview: Since 2014, Chinese-Egyptian relations have emerged as one of the most important bilateral axes in the Middle East. Over that time, a new era of closer political and economic...

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Netanyahu and Sisi Building Strong Security Ties

2016 Carnegie Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Perry Cammack Security and Counter-Terrorism

December 15, 2016 03:38 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Perry Cammack Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2016/12/15/netanyahu-and-sisi-building-strong-security-ties-pub-66528 The Cipher Brief spoke to Perry Cammack, a fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the current state of Egypt-Israeli relations. According to Cammack, Egypt-Israeli security...

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What Egypt’s Court Ruling on Protest Law Means

2016 David Risley Democracy and Politics Human Rights Judicial Affairs Middle East Institute Paper

December 14, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): David Risley Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/what-egypt-s-court-ruling-protest-law-means Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (S.C.C.) recently ruled that a central element of the country’s controversial Protest Law relating to police power to ban public demonstrations is unconstitutional. Article 73 of the constitution states in...

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An Egyptian Court Just Struck Down Part of a Repressive New Law. Here’s What that Means

2016 Amr Hamzawy Carnegie Judicial Affairs Nathan J. Brown Paper

December 07, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown, Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2016/12/07/egyptian-court-just-struck-down-part-of-repressive-new-law.-here-s-what-that-means-pub-66380 Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) struck down a portion of the country’s protest law this week — one issued by decree by its own chief justice (then-interim president) in...

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New NGO Legislation Takes Egypt Down a Dangerous Path

2016 Amr Hamzawy Carnegie Civil Society Egypt Judicial Affairs Paper

December 06, 2016 03:34 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2016/12/06/new-ngo-legislation-takes-egypt-down-dangerous-path-pub-66379 Last week, an overwhelming majority of the Egyptian parliament passed repressive legislation regulating nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), with virtually no debate. The vote once again emphasizes how the rubber-stamp role of...

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Working Paper- Investment Climate and Firms’ Exports in Egypt: When Politics Matter

2016 Chahir Zaki Democracy and Politics Economic Research Forum Economy Nora Aboushady Paper

December 01, 2016 05:55 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Nora Aboushady, Chahir Zaki Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/investment-climate-and-firms-exports-in-egypt-when-politics-matter/ Abstract: The objective of this paper is to explore the nexus between exports performance and components of the investment climate. This paper contribution is twofold: first, the paper fills the gap in the...

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