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Sisi's Reelection and Egypt's Next Political Establishment
The president now has all the time he needs to continue restocking the political system with handpicked youths while snuffing out the opposition for good.
Apr 2, 2018
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  • Haisam Hassanein
In-Depth Reports
Beyond Security: Steps Toward Warmer Egypt-Israel Relations
Nearly four decades after Egypt and Israel signed their peace treaty, security cooperation between the former foes is arguably stronger than ever. Limited economic cooperation also prevails through Qualifying Industrial Zones, areas in which Egyptians manufacture products using Israeli materials, thereafter exporting the goods to the United States duty-free. Yet
Mar 29, 2018
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  • Haisam Hassanein
Articles & Testimony
It's a 'Cold Peace' with Israel; Egypt Prohibits Full Normalization
On the anniversary of their landmark treaty, anti-Israel rhetoric and actions by the Egyptian government remain one of the biggest obstacles to further normalization.
Mar 25, 2018
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  • Haisam Hassanein
Articles & Testimony
How True Is 'The Crown' on The Suez Cover-Up?
In the hit show, Queen Elizabeth II puts the British prime minister in check for his secret plan to attack Egypt, but in real life he was checkmated by David Ben-Gurion.
Mar 1, 2018
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  • Martin Kramer
Egyptian and Israeli flags along the Sinai border
Articles & Testimony
Easing the Minds of Egyptian Generals Is Key to Continued Cooperation with Israel
By keeping bilateral military operations a secret, the two governments risk perpetuating fundamental misconceptions among Egypt's military ranks.
Feb 24, 2018
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  • Haisam Hassanein
Multimedia
Brief Analysis
Foreign Fighters in Libya: Consequences for Africa and Europe
As the fight against the Islamic State shifts from retaking territory to preventing regrowth, a jihadism scholar and the former deputy head of AFRICOM discuss what Washington should learn from the group's activities in Libya.
Feb 21, 2018
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Michael T. Franken
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Articles & Testimony
President Trump, Condemn This Sham Egyptian Election
In banishing any credible opponents, Sisi has shown his true intentions—and imperiled the future stability of his country.
Feb 5, 2018
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  • Haisam Hassanein
Brief Analysis
New Palestinian and Egyptian Designations Highlight Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood
The State Department is upping the pressure on Tehran and the Brotherhood's violent progeny in Gaza and Egypt.
Jan 31, 2018
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
Civil Society on Trial in Egypt: Revisiting the NGO Workers Case
Exoneration of the convicted U.S. citizens, while a show of goodwill, would still not bridge the larger gap in U.S.-Egypt ties.
Jan 30, 2018
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  • Harris Setzer
Video
Brief Analysis
How Can Saudi Arabia and Egypt Help Confront Toxic Ideologies?
Two experts discuss how Washington can use its warming relations with Cairo and Riyadh to foster soft-power reform campaigns.
Jan 22, 2018
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  • Joseph Braude
  • Samuel Tadros
Brief Analysis
Israel's Gas Disappointment
The country's continuing political and commercial challenges, including limited export possibilities, are hampering development of its Eastern Mediterranean natural gas.
Dec 21, 2017
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  • Simon Henderson
In-Depth Reports
Beyond Islamists and Autocrats:
Prospects for Political Reform Post Arab Spring
The compiled series provides a timely country-by-country guidebook for engaging non-Islamist, pluralistically inclined actors in North Africa, the Gulf, and the Levant.
Nov 27, 2017
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  • David Schenker
  • Sarah Feuer
  • Vish Sakthivel
  • John P. Entelis
  • Simon Henderson
  • Nathaniel Rabkin
  • Nadia al-Sakkaf
  • Eric Trager
  • Hala Aldosari
  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
  • Ghaith al-Omari
  • James Bowker
  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • David Pollock
  • Hassan Mneimneh
Brief Analysis
How Egypt Can Help Hamas and Fatah Implement Their New Deal
The Cairo-brokered understandings can help Gaza, but their success should be judged by how Hamas and Fatah practically approach key issues, not by what they say.
Oct 18, 2017
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  • Ghaith al-Omari
Brief Analysis
Egyptians Surprisingly Open to Key Trump Policies, New Poll Shows
From countering Iran and its proxies to working directly with Israel, Egyptian survey respondents seem remarkably willing to follow Washington's lead on multiple regional issues.
Oct 12, 2017
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  • David Pollock
Brief Analysis
Cairo Bombing Exposes the Muslim Brotherhood's Jihadist Tilt
This weekend's embassy attack demonstrates that Brotherhood-aligned militants are becoming a more formidable threat, so Washington should designate them accordingly.
Oct 2, 2017
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  • Eric Trager
Articles & Testimony
From Moscow to Marrakech: Russia Is Turning Its Eyes to Africa
Moscow's growing outreach to Algeria, Libya, and neighboring states aligns well with its survival strategy of undermining the West while simultaneously working with it.
Sep 21, 2017
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Brief Analysis
The Hamas Announcement: Reconciliation or Reorientation?
The group's latest move consolidates Egypt's leading role on Palestinian issues, impacts Fatah-Hamas politics, and could alleviate some of the strip's humanitarian problems, but it falls short of a reconciliation that Washington can accept.
Sep 20, 2017
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  • Ghaith al-Omari
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
Middle East Maritime Security:
The Growing Role of Regional and Extraregional Navies
A comprehensive accounting of naval-basing developments in the Middle East and North Africa, including recommended steps for advancing U.S. regional interests
Sep 14, 2017
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  • Theodore Karasik
  • Jeremy Vaughan
Articles & Testimony
Congress, Don't Meet with the Muslim Brotherhood
The refined appearance of Amr Darrag, who served as minister of international cooperation in the Morsi government, belies his extremist views.
Sep 13, 2017
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  • Eric Trager
Articles & Testimony
Free Trade Zone in the Context of Growing Russia-Egypt Ties
The agriculture and military sectors of both countries stand to benefit from an agreement, even if the zone will not be an overall economic success.
Aug 25, 2017
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya

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