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Press Freedom Reversals in Post-Arab Spring Countries
Dec 18, 2017Just like the path to democratization and reform has been obstructed or derailed in most of the Arab Spring countries, so has the path to media freedom, in a p…
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EgyptReligion and PoliticsEgypt Still Banking on Libya’s Haftar While Reaching Out to Other Leaders
Dec 4, 2017Gregory AftandilianEconomic and primarily security interests drive Egypt’s Sisi to support General Khalifa Haftar, strongman in eastern Libya, against Islamist movements while al…
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Is Egypt’s Population Growth a Blessing or a Curse?
Nov 20, 2017At 98 million, Egypt’s rapid population growth is a threat to the national economy and an obstacle to the country’s prospects for development and prosperity.
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Egypt’s Security Challenges in the Sinai Belie the Government’s Rhetoric
Oct 26, 2017Clashes in the northern Sinai Peninsula that resulted in scores of deaths of Egyptian security forces have underscored the durability of the extremist insurgen…
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Egypt’s Role in Arab Politics: Punching Below its Weight
Oct 4, 2017Egypt’s traditional influence in the Arab world is a function of its ability to help resolve its problems. This influence is today on a downward trajectory as …
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Egypt’s Extremist Groups and the Shrinking Political Space
Aug 29, 2017The Egyptian government’s repressive policies have contributed to the problem of extremism by constricting political space, severely cracking down on opponents…
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Is the Trump-Sisi Honeymoon Over?
Aug 28, 2017The State Department’s decision on aid to Egypt shows that the Trump Administration cannot sidestep established law or Congress’s power of appropriation despit…
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An Economic Explanation for Egypt’s Alignment in the GCC Crisis
Aug 9, 2017With Egypt heavily reliant on Saudi Arabia and the UAE for its economic stability and survival, Cairo may not find much room for independent foreign policy dec…
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Egyptian-Saudi Relations: Managing a Difficult Marriage
Jun 6, 2017Saudi Arabia and Egypt need each other at this uncertain time and this inter-dependence keeps them together in a symbiotic relationship despite occasional stra…
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Turkish-Egyptian Relations: Nowhere to Go but Up
May 30, 2017Egypt and Turkey, both staunch US allies, have found themselves locked in a war of words—and worse—for nearly four years since the overthrow of President Moham…
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Egypt’s Fragile Stability: Erosion of the Rule of Law and Institutions of Governance
Mar 30, 2017This paper addresses the erosion of the rule of law and institutions of governance in Egypt by discussing the significant expansion of legal repression, the cl…
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Going Forward on Egyptian-American Relations
Feb 21, 2017Imad K. HarbEgypt recently marked the sixth anniversary of the resignation of former President Hosni Mubarak and his handover of power to the Supreme Council of the Armed …
