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May 23, 2014

Egypt
Egypt After the Election

Egyptians will vote for president on May 26–27 in an election whose outcome is considered a foregone conclusion. Four experts weigh the state of Egyptian politics more than three years after the upri…

Expert Roundup by Zachary Laub, Steven A. Cook, Charles W. Dunne, Michael Wahid Hanna, and Issandr El Amrani

January 29, 2016

Americas
This Week in Markets and Democracy: Egypt’s Backsliding, UK Transparency Setbacks, New Global Rankings

United States Undeterred by Egypt’s Democratic Backsliding Five years after its revolution, Egypt is no closer to democracy. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s government routinely arrests political a…

Members of security forces keep watch in Tahrir Square before the fifth anniversary of the January 25 uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, January 24, 2016 (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany).
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Development Channel

January 23, 2018

Egypt
Egypt's Putinesque Election

With an election looming, the incumbent president arrests and disqualifies all possible opponents, one after another. Vladimir Putin? Yes, as we see in his treatment of Alexei Navalny. (The BBC tells…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

May 27, 2014

Egypt
Egypt After The Election

Below is a CFR Expert Roundup piece on Egypt’s elections, with contributions from Issandr El Amrani, Charles W. Dunne, Michael Hanna, and me.  The original article can be found here.  Steven A. Co…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

June 23, 2015

Egypt
Washington’s Egypt Dilemma

Two years since the Egyptian military deposed President Mohammed Morsi, human rights abuses are being committed at an unprecedented level, but the United States remains deeply invested in maintaining…

Interview by Michele Dunne and Zachary Laub