North Africa has been an arena for rivalry between the Islamic State group (IS) and its affiliates and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and its affiliates for many years. In the period prior to its military defeats in Syria and Iraq, IS' (...)
US President Donald Trump's policies towards the Middle East have worked to deepen longstanding divisions in this region over how to handle Iran, which the Trump administration and some countries in this region regard as a central source of tension (...)
US President Donald Trump's policies towards the Middle East have worked to deepen longstanding divisions in this region over how to handle Iran, which the Trump administration and some countries in this region regard as a central source of tension (...)
US President Donald Trump's call to some European countries to facilitate the return of citizens who had enlisted in the ranks of the Islamic State (IS) group and who are currently in a detention camp in Al-Baghur, which is controlled by the (...)
According to the latest Global Terrorism Index (2018) published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the Sahel-Sahara region ranks third in the world as the region most impacted by terrorism from 2002 to 2017, both in terms of the frequency of (...)
The US administration's proposal for a new “strategic alliance in the Middle East,” or what has been called an “Arab NATO,” imprecise as this term may be, is a risky diplomatic adventure that reveals how the administration's approach to the region (...)
The US administration's proposal for a new “strategic alliance in the Middle East,” or what has been called an “Arab NATO,” imprecise as this term may be, is a risky diplomatic adventure that reveals how the administration's approach to the region (...)
Once again, some European cities are debating the question of youth as a potential threat to security. This time, however, it is not because the youth in question are susceptible to radical and extremist ideas, or because they are unemployed and a (...)
In the years preceding the 2011 and 2013 revolutions, there was a prevailing idea in Egypt's foreign policy-making circles that there was a direct correlation between foreign policy and national security.
While the symbiotic relationship between (...)
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In the years preceding the 2011 and 2013 revolutions, there was a prevailing idea in Egypt's foreign policy-making circles that there was a direct correlation between foreign policy and national security.
While the symbiotic (...)
When analysing the outcome of counter-terrorism policies in 2017, many think tanks in the West and terrorism scholars in Egypt focus only on security while ignoring other aspects of anti-terrorism policies. The conclusion, therefore, is that (...)
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When analysing the outcome of counter-terrorism policies in 2017, many think tanks in the West and terrorism scholars in Egypt focus only on security while ignoring other aspects of anti-terrorism policies. The conclusion, (...)
I spent the past few days discussing the decision to cut one part of US aid to Egypt and reduce another with people who work in the American administration. The one reason they all cited was that there are prevalent impressions and stereotypes in (...)
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Since the crisis began in early June 2017, Germany has not taken a position condemning the policies of Qatar in the region, nor supporting the economic and diplomatic measures taken by the Arab Quartet (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain (...)
Turkey has taken the opposite course to that of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt on the Qatari crisis since it erupted 5 June 2017. It has flown in food for the Qatari people in order to alleviate the impact of the economic sanctions that (...)
The presidential institution's level of interest with those aged 30-40 years is completely outside of its political calculations. This is quite obvious in institutional communication, whether through the Presidential Leadership Programme or through (...)
Egyptian foreign policy sustained a considerable level of activity in 2016. The dynamism was reflected in the many visits abroad undertaken by President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi — 14 in all last year, to Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Japan, South Korea, Saudi (...)
Many analyses of Donald Trump's foreign policy outlooks, based on his campaign speeches, suggest that he will apply an “isolationist” approach, especially with regard to the Middle East. If so, he will follow the Obama administration's policy of (...)
As we consider the Egyptian National Youth Conference (ENYC) that convened in Sharm El-Sheikh from 25 to 27 October, it is important to avoid both the overly enthusiastic hyperbole that characterises assessments of the young people enrolled in the (...)
Since Ambassador Ahmed Abul-Gheit assumed the position of secretary-general of the Arab League, Egyptian officials have tended to see it as a development that will again put Egypt in a leading position in the league. The Egyptian foreign minister's (...)
The question of integrating the youth into government and public life has taken on special importance over the past few years, judging by the statements of President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi. The regime is aware that young people across Egypt's (...)
For Egypt, the chief result of the agreement reached in Vienna between Iran and the leading Western powers is the legitimacy Iran has won as a regional power. It is no longer part of the “axis of evil” or a “pariah” state, but is instead a potential (...)
Whatever it says in public as it seeks alliances, the Muslim Brotherhood is trying to take over the Egyptian state, invading it at all levels, writes Eman Ragab
The Muslim Brotherhood's assimilation into political life following the removal of Hosni (...)
On key issues the relationship between the ascendant Muslim Brotherhood and Washington is unclear, in part because the group itself is in a moment of transformation, writes Eman Ragab
Now that the Muslim Brothers have put one of their own in the (...)
Egyptian expats abroad are a significant voter bloc that top presidential candidates are courting, writes Eman Ragab*
Two incidents last week threw the spotlight on Egyptian workers abroad. The first is the Ahmed El-Gizawi case that has once again (...)