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Berenice in the Red Sea Rebus: What’s Still Vague in the Egypt-Saudi Alliance

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEleonora ArdemagniForeign RelationsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesMilitary AffairsPaper
December 01, 2020 15:21 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Eleonora Ardemagni Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/berenice-red-sea-rebus-whats-still-vague-egypt-saudi-alliance-28507 Since 2013, Egypt has been strengthening its naval power: this particularly regards the strategic direction of the Red Sea. In fact, the military declared “strategic zones of...

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Sisi’s Egypt Moves from Military Economy to Family Firm

2020Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptItalian Institute for International Political StudiesMilitary AffairsPaperRobert Springborg
December 01, 2020 15:21 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Robert Springborg Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/sisis-egypt-moves-military-economy-family-firm-28504 When Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi seized power in 2013, he inherited a military economy under the control of the officer corps and primarily serving its economic interests. He...

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The Army is Not the Winner in Border Battlefields

2020Allison McmanusCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptItalian Institute for International Political StudiesMilitary AffairsPaper
December 01, 2020 15:17 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Allison McManus Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/army-not-winner-border-battlefields-28505 As Egypt approaches the ten-year anniversary of uprisings against former president Hosni Mubarak, wins and losses of the past decade have come into a clear focus. The military, above all, has emerged as a...

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Matrouh: Egypt’s Linchpin in North Africa and the Mediterranean

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsGiuseppe DenticeItalian Institute for International Political StudiesMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
December 01, 2020 15:15 pm
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Source: Giuseppe Dentice Author(s): Italian Institute for International Political Studies Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/matrouh-egypts-linchpin-north-africa-and-mediterranean-28506 Over the last decade, the deep transformations moving through the broader Mediterranean region have created new opportunities and challenges. The Libyan crisis and the tensions in the...

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The Biden Administration and Egypt: A New Course or Business as Usual?

2020Arab Center Washington DCDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsKhalil Al AnaniPaper
December 01, 2020 15:08 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/the-biden-administration-and-egypt-a-new-course-or-business-as-usuals Since the announcement of Joe Biden’s victory in the US election, a state of anxiety and unease has gripped Egypt. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi will now lose a reliable friend in Washington, President Donald...

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Horizon of Relations bet. Sisi Regime and Riyadh

2020Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsPaperYasser Abdel Aziz
November 26, 2020 15:17 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Yasser Abdel Aziz Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/horizon-of-relations-bet-sisi-regime-and-riyadh/ The Saudi, UAE and Kuwaiti support to Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the advent of his 2013 coup amounted to about $48 billion, in addition to the fuel support provided by Riyadh in the form of regular shipments of oil sent regularly to cover the...

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Combatting injustice from abroad: the diaspora’s role in transitional justice in Egypt

2020Ahmed MefrehCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsPaperThe Brookings Institution
November 24, 2020 14:51 pm
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Source: Brookings Author(s): Ahmed Mefreh Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/combatting-injustice-from-abroad-the-diasporas-role-in-transitional-justice-in-egypt/ The Egyptian diaspora community has increasingly become the first line of defense for victims of human rights violations in Egypt. Since a state-led transitional justice process is not possible in the present context...

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Egypt’s Unprecedented Crackdown on EIPR

2020Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
November 20, 2020 15:13 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-unprecedented-crackdown-on-eipr/ Since its founding in 2002, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) has served as one of the country’s leading knowledge producers, legal aid providers, and human rights organizations. Through its documentation, research...

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Sweeping victory of Nation’s Future Party Shows Return to Pre-2011 Electoral Politics

2020Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperShohdi MouradThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
November 19, 2020 15:05 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Shohdi Mourad (pseudonym for anonymity) Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/sweeping-victory-of-nations-future-party-shows-return-to-pre-2011-electoral-politics%e2%80%a8%e2%80%a8/ In the working class neighborhood of Shubra, waiting in front of a privately-owned warehouse where workers were distributing black...

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Cairo’s Concerns About a Biden Presidency

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsHaisam HassaneinPaperWashington Institute
November 18, 2020 15:15 pm
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Source: The Washington Institute Author(s): Haisam Hassanein Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/cairos-concerns-about-a-biden-presidency Egyptian leaders fear that his administration will openly confront them on human rights and enable an Islamist resurgence, but the outlook is brighter for engagement on Turkey, Israel, and other issues. Read more at...

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Healthcare in Egypt’s Border Regions: When Money Is Not Enough

2020CarnegieCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHealthPaperSherif Mohy El Deen
November 11, 2020 14:51 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Sherif Mohyeldeen Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/2020/11/11/healthcare-in-egypt-s-border-regions-when-money-is-not-enough-pub-83206 Pouring money into health infrastructure will have little effect if qualified doctors have few incentives to stay. Read more at original link

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