2020 – Page 15 – Middle East Policy Platform

Whither the MFO? The US presence in Sinai has seen its best days

2020 Egypt Foreign Relations Geoffrey Aronson Islamic Movements and Institutions Middle East Institute Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

April 01, 2020 20:01 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Geoffrey Aronson Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/whither-mfo-us-presence-sinai-has-seen-its-best-days The Sinai-based Multinational Force & Observers (MFO) will soon celebrate its 41st anniversary. Like most of what the MFO does, recognition will be low key and understated. The MFO has always operated under the radar, but this may...

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The coronavirus crisis highlights the unique challenges of North African countries

2020 Alessia Melcangi Atlantic Council Culture, Education and Development Egypt Emily Burchfield Foreign Relations Health Karim Mezran Paper Zineb Riboua

March 30, 2020 18:50 pm

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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Karim Mezran, Alessia Melcangi, Emily Burchfield, and Zineb Riboua Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-coronavirus-crisis-highlights-the-unique-challenges-of-north-african-countries/ The countries of North Africa constitute a heterogeneous group from practically every point of view, from their political systems to their...

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Death on the Nile

2020 Carnegie Culture, Education and Development Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Nathan J. Brown Paper

March 27, 2020 18:32 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Nathan J. Brown Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/81379 Egypt’s religious institutions are taking serious, but also uncertain, steps to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Read more at original link

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What does COVID-19 mean for Egypt’s economy?

2020 Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Health Middle East Institute Paper Yasser Elnaggar

March 26, 2020 20:45 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Yasser Elnaggar Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/what-does-covid-19-mean-egypts-economy COVID-19 has disrupted both supply and demand around the world. Egypt is not immune to the recessionary trends caused by the sudden halt in supply chains and the sharp decline in demand, domestically and globally, resulting from the rapid spread of the...

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Egypt’s Expanding Military Economy

2020 Carnegie Economy Egypt Mahmoud Khalid Military Affairs Paper

March 26, 2020 18:40 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Mahmoud Khalid Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/81376 Egypt’s Sovereign Wealth Fund signed a cooperative agreement on February 3 with the National Service Projects Organization (NSPO). The NSPO is an apparatus affiliated with the armed forces that was established during the late President Anwar Sadat’s leadership to ensure...

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Sisi and Erdogan Are Accomplices of the Coronavirus

2020 Council On Foreign Relations Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Health Paper Steven A. Cook

March 25, 2020 18:51 pm

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Source: Council on Foreign Relations (first published on Foreign Policy) Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/article/sisi-and-erdogan-are-accomplices-coronavirus By killing the Middle East’s sense of community, the region’s dictators have helped the pandemic on its death march. Read more at original link

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MENA coronavirus update: The region faces an unprecedented crisis

2020 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Health Middle East Institute Mirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper

March 23, 2020 18:14 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/mena-coronavirus-update-region-faces-unprecedented-crisis#egypt Egyptian governments have always been sensitive to what might be called the “religion factor.” This has generally meant a certain deference to any matter seen as touching on the religious beliefs or practices of a generally devout...

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“No One Cared He Was A Child”

2020 Egypt Human Rights Watch Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Youth

March 23, 2020 18:09 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch & Belady: An Island for Humanity Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/report/2020/03/23/no-one-cared-he-was-child/egyptian-security-forces-abuse-children-detention Since the Egyptian army forcibly removed Egypt’s first elected president, Mohamed Morsy, in 2013, the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has greenlighted a...

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Egypt-Turkey Strained Relations: Implications for Regional Security

2020 Arab Center Washington DC Egypt Foreign Relations Khalil Al Anani Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

March 18, 2020 18:17 pm

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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/egypt-turkey-strained-relations-implications-for-regional-security/ Recent media reports highlighted Egypt’s attempt to form a regional security coalition against Turkey. This is the latest episode in the strained and tense relations between the two countries that have had a...

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Repercussions of the Spread of COVID-19 on Egyptian Economy

2020 Ahmed Zikrallah Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Health Paper

March 18, 2020 18:06 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/repercussions-of-the-spread-of-covid-19-on-egyptian-economy/ With the sweeping spread of the coronavirus in February and March 2020, and the repercussions of this on global economies, questions arise about the nature of the likely effects that this “pandemic” can cause in Egypt, especially...

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Coronavirus: Egypt’s Prisons Could Spare Disaster with Conditional Releases

2020 Amr Magdi Egypt Health Human Rights Human Rights Watch Paper

March 16, 2020 16:05 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch |First Published in Middle East Eye Author(s): Amr Magdi Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/16/coronavirus-egypts-prisons-could-spare-disaster-conditional-releases In a country like Egypt where basic rights are severely stifled, there are many rights-related ramifications during a public health crisis. One of the most urgent is the impact on vulnerable...

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The Whole World Got Hosni Mubarak Wrong

2020 Council On Foreign Relations Democracy and Politics Egypt Paper Steven A. Cook

March 12, 2020 17:10 pm

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Source: Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/article/whole-world-got-hosni-mubarak-wrong This article was first published here on ForeignPolicy.com on March 3, 2020. The eulogies for Egypt’s fourth president focused on his downfall, but history will remember his overlooked accomplishments while in office. Read more at...

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