Egypt

Policy Analysis on Egypt

Brief Analysis

Organizational Split and Radicalization Within Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

Internal structural changes and ideological rifts have given rise to new strategies for legitimizing violence.

Mar 4, 2019

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Annette Ranko
Mohammad Yaghi

Brief Analysis

Cyprus Gas Discovery Could Be an East Mediterranean Game-Changer

The latest success will encourage more exploration in the area, but probably more regional rivalry as well.

Mar 1, 2019

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

Russia’s Growing Influence in North Africa

Moscow casts itself as a reliable mediator and security partner, but in actuality it benefits from playing all sides of regional disputes and fostering perpetual low-level conflict.

Feb 26, 2019

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Anna Borshchevskaya

Brief Analysis

Exploiting East Mediterranean Gas: New Milestones, New Obstacles

Even as exploration companies make crucial advances on specific projects, broader development of the area’s resources will require the players to overcome political tensions and market hurdles.

Feb 8, 2019

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

Pompeo’s Cairo Speech More ‘Back to the Future’ Than Break With Past

The administration should focus more on amplifying the voices of regional citizens while convincingly standing against collective threats.

Jan 16, 2019

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Ben Fishman
Dana Stroul

Brief Analysis

Sending the Right Message in Cairo: Advice for Secretary Pompeo

All eyes will be on the secretary’s speech this week, so striking the right balance between President Trump’s domestic imperatives and the realities of regional policy is crucial.

Jan 7, 2019

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Anna Borshchevskaya
Soner Cagaptay
Simon Henderson
Martin Kramer
Matthew Levitt
David Pollock
Dennis Ross
Dana Stroul
Bilal Wahab

Egyptian and Israeli flags along the Sinai border

Brief Analysis

Egyptian-Israeli Citizenship Issues Are Impeding Normalization

Egyptian authorities are still using travel restrictions, intimidation, and loss of citizenship to discourage their compatriots from living in or even visiting Israel.

Jan 3, 2019

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Haisam Hassanein

In-Depth Reports

Russia's Arabic Propaganda: What It Is, Why It Matters

Explore the subtle strategies, including information manipulation, that Moscow is using to expand Russian influence in the Middle East.

Dec 19, 2018

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Anna Borshchevskaya
Catherine Cleveland

Brief Analysis

Sisi Restores Jewish Heritage in Egypt

His recent outreach to Jews is welcome, though it should not be mistaken for a total shift in his repressive tendencies or a sea change in the Egyptian public’s rejection of Israel.

Dec 14, 2018

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Haisam Hassanein

Brief Analysis

Flare-Up in Gaza (Part 2): Gently Undoing a Gordian Knot

Israel and Hamas cannot advance their current strategic goals through intensified fighting, but the Cairo dialogue could enable important short-term gains in Gaza.

Nov 20, 2018

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Ghaith al-Omari
Assaf Orion

A bread seller in Cairo walks past a sign promoting President Sisi - source: Reuters

Brief Analysis

Egypt’s Economy Rising, Rights Declining

Cairo has made progress on returning to its pre-revolution economic levels, but censorship, surveillance, and other humanitarian abuses continue to accelerate.

Nov 19, 2018

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Barak Barfi

Video

Brief Analysis

Egypt and Washington: Challenges in the Sisi Era

Two experts discuss how Washington can balance its sometimes conflicting interests in Egyptian security and human rights.

Nov 7, 2018

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Barak Barfi
Michele Dunne

Brief Analysis

Sisi’s Anti-Israel Rhetoric: New Speeches, Old Problems

Despite broadening official cooperation between the two states, he is increasingly embracing the old approach of telling Egyptians that Israel is the enemy.

Oct 17, 2018

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Haisam Hassanein

Brief Analysis

Cyprus Aims to Export Gas via Egypt

A new pipeline agreement will further establish Egypt as the energy hub of the Eastern Mediterranean.

Sep 21, 2018

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Simon Henderson

In-Depth Reports

Egypt's New Realism: Challenges Under Sisi

When Abdul Fattah al-Sisi became president in 2014, Egyptians were clamoring for stability after the chaos of the post–Arab Spring years and the failed leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood government. Emblematic of this stability, Sisi was at one point so highly regarded that his face adorned chocolate bars. Although he

Sep 11, 2018

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Barak Barfi

Brief Analysis

Israeli Gas Is Almost Ashore, But Challenges Remain

Environmental concerns, uncertainty over export routes, and future security risks overshadow the latest progress in bringing the Leviathan field online.

Sep 7, 2018

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Simon Henderson

Brief Analysis

Breaking the Stalemate in the Egypt-Ethiopia Dam Dispute

Cairo needs Washington's help to avoid a drastic, potentially destabilizing water shortage while advancing the negotiations with Ethiopia.

Aug 28, 2018

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Barak Barfi

Brief Analysis

Women, Minorities, and Military Aid to Egypt

As the next deadline for FMF disbursement approaches, the administration should remember that U.S. law requires it to consider Cairo’s recent track record on human rights.

Aug 9, 2018

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Amy Austin Holmes

What Would Happen If Russia Flipped Egypt?

An expert on Russian foreign policy explains how even a partial Cairo-Moscow alliance on specific security and energy issues could be inimical to U.S. interests.

Jun 26, 2018

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Anna Borshchevskaya

Articles & Testimony

Could Russia Flip Egypt?

For too long, U.S. policymakers have tailored their approach toward Cairo as if Washington were the only player in the sandbox.

Jun 21, 2018

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Anna Borshchevskaya

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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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