By Marie Duboc
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The debates sparked by the arrest warrant issued for Egyptian television personality Bassem Youssef have come to symbolize for many people the fate of a “democratic transition” trapped in the growing polarization between Islamists and liberal secular voices. Youssef is the host of Egypt’s popular satirical show al-Bernameg (The [...]
By Nurhidayahti Mohammad Miharja and Faeza Abdurazak
MEI held its first ever tribute to Egypt on 7 February in light of recent developments. Called “Egypt in Crisis: Political Outlook and Challenges After the Arab Spring,” the day involved two session given by Dr. Michael Hanna, Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation in New York, and Dr. [...]
By H.A. Hellyer
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As Egypt’s April parliamentary elections draw closer, many analysts are being asked for their outlook and predictions for the future of this critical Arab country. Initial observations from the more seasoned of Egypt watchers point to overcast skies. The state of being overcast, as defined by the World Meteorological [...]
By Benjamin Geer
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Egypt’s political transition has been a mess ever since president Mubarak stepped down in February 2011. At every stage, decision-makers have lurched from one stopgap measure to another, more preoccupied with increasing their own power and weakening their rivals than with mapping out a clear process for dismantling authoritarian [...]
Earlier this week, MEI Director Professor Michael Hudson gave an interview to 938LIVE’s Mok Fei Fei about Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s new president. Topics discussed included the switch from a military to a civilian president—albeit with the question of whether Egypt’s military leaders (the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, or SCAF) will relinquish control. SCAF’s [...]
