Egypt

Policy Analysis on Egypt

Sunni Cleric of Al-Jazeera Talk Show Fame Is Further Destabilizing Egypt with His Fatwas

One of the most influential Sunni clerics in the Middle East, Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, has been calling on Egyptians to “go out to the streets” and confront the military. His controversial edicts have enraged Egypt’s new leaders and incited violence between the rival camps.

Nov 21, 2013

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David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

Egypt Remains Confused by White House Policy

Conversations with senior Egyptian officials indicate that Washington should focus on preserving its strategically important geopolitical interests, not on using aid suspensions to influence the country's domestic politics.

Nov 20, 2013

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Adel El-Adawy

Articles & Testimony

How Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Can Bounce Back

Assuming the group is patient and willing to accept that the events of this summer are irreversible, it has several options for eventually regaining national influence.

Nov 5, 2013

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Eric Trager

Articles & Testimony

This New Columnist for the New York Times Believes a 'Massive Zionist Organization Rules America'

The paper's new Egyptian columnist has repeatedly appeared on Arabic media outlets expressing the kind of circular, paranoid reasoning normally confined to fringe blogs in the United States.

Oct 24, 2013

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Eric Trager

Brief Analysis

Egypt Prepares Its Next Constitution

Although the new constitution is unlikely to catalyze upheaval in the short term, the changes being contemplated could have major implications for the role of religion and the military in Egypt's political life.

Oct 22, 2013

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Eric Trager

Brief Analysis

Egypt's Evolving Foreign Policy

The foreign policy pursued by the Morsi regime put Egypt's national security interests in great danger and jeopardized regional stability. Now, the interim government is trying to repair the damage.

Oct 17, 2013

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Adel El-Adawy

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Brief Analysis

Soccer's Impact on Middle East Politics

On October 15, James Dorsey, a syndicated columnist and author of the blog (and forthcoming book) The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer , addressed a Washington Institute Policy Forum. The following is a rapporteur's summary of his remarks. Over the past several years, soccer fields across the Middle East

Oct 16, 2013

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James M. Dorsey

Brief Analysis

Qaradawi and the Struggle for Sunni Islam

The leading Sunni cleric's shift toward militant views on Syria and Egypt may be a bellwether for future intra-Sunni sectarian strife in the Middle East.

Oct 16, 2013

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David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

Next Steps with Egypt

The recent suspension of U.S. aid to Egypt is a self-inflicted wound, but a flexible interpretation of the gesture and attention to Egypt's economic needs could soften its negative impact.

Oct 15, 2013

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Adel El-Adawy
David Pollock

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Brief Analysis

Israeli Security Policy in an Uncertain Middle East

2013 Zeev Schiff Memorial Lecture

Watch the 2013 Zeev Schiff Memorial Lecture on Middle East Security with Amos Gilad, director of the Political-Military Affairs Bureau at Israel's Ministry of Defense.

Oct 11, 2013

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Amos Gilad

◆ Zeev Schiff Memorial Lectures

Articles & Testimony

Obama Just Made a Terrible Mistake on Egypt

Cutting aid will cost Washington substantial influence in Egypt without achieving any gains for either American geostrategy or democratic prospects within the country.

Oct 9, 2013

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Eric Trager

Brief Analysis

Israeli-Egyptian Peace: Forty Years After the 1973 War and Holding

After surviving four decades of challenges, the peace treaty is gaining new life as Israel quietly forges closer relations with the post-Morsi authorities in Cairo.

Oct 2, 2013

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Ehud Yaari

Articles & Testimony

Egypt's Muslim Brothers Have Three Options for Moving Forward After the Ban

If the newly banned Brotherhood turns to violence, it will only validate a more thorough and perhaps permanent crackdown.

Sep 24, 2013

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Eric Trager

Articles & Testimony

Western Media Is Fixated on the Wrong Arrest in Egypt

Too many journalists mistakenly view the Brotherhood as a normal political party rather than a highly secretive hierarchy whose most important figures often avoid the media completely.

Sep 23, 2013

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Eric Trager

Articles & Testimony

What If Insurgents Close the Suez Canal?

Islamist violence has chased off tourists, and now it threatens a key waterway -- and Egypt's entire economy.

Sep 22, 2013

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David Schenker

Brief Analysis

The Future of Egypt's Electoral System

The system that will likely be put in place for Egypt's next parliamentary elections may sideline new parties, but this could help consolidate the country's scattered political spectrum.

Sep 16, 2013

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Adel El-Adawy

Brief Analysis

Helping the Dust Settle: Why Washington Cannot Cut Aid to Egypt

Cutting aid to Egypt would only hurt U.S. interests there without helping democracy, stability, or any other cause.

Sep 5, 2013

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David Pollock

Brief Analysis

Inside the Complex World of U.S. Military Assistance to Egypt

Under current conditions, suspending military assistance to Cairo would be counterproductive for U.S. interests and contractors alike.

Sep 4, 2013

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David Schenker

Brief Analysis

Egypt's Political Transition on Track

With the transition plan forging ahead after recent turbulence, Egypt's focus has turned to the upcoming constitutional referendum, which will be followed by parliamentary and presidential elections that may favor emerging centrist movement al-Tayyar al-Hor.

Aug 29, 2013

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Adel El-Adawy

Articles & Testimony

In Egypt, US Is Better Off Doing Nothing

Given the administration's reluctance to act in Syria and other hotspots, President Obama is wise not to diminish US influence further by cutting ties with the Egyptian military.

Aug 22, 2013

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Robert Satloff

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Robert Satloff

Robert Satloff is the Segal Executive Director of The Washington Institute, a post he assumed in January 1993.

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Haisam Hassanein was an Associate Fellow at The Washington Institute. Previously, he was the Institute's 2016-2017 Glazer Fellow, in which he focused on economic relations between Israel and Arab states. He has published in several media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, the New York Daily News, and the Jerusalem Post. His current research focuses on commercial diplomacy in the Middle East.

Hassanein earned his B.A. in political science from Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania. After completing an internship at the Institute in 2014, he enrolled in an M.A

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