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Egyptian Ultras Are Down, But Not Out

Sisi will have to ensure that economic reform trickles down to the ordinary Egyptian. In late March, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won a second term virtually unchallenged in what was widely seen as a flawed election. But the run-up to...

Referendum in Egypt: International Monitoring Helps the Regime

Sisi will have to ensure that economic reform trickles down to the ordinary Egyptian. In late March, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won a second term virtually unchallenged in what was widely seen as a flawed election. But the run-up to the poll, including a soccer protest, suggests that it will take more than a democratic whitewash to get a grip on simmering discontent in Egypt. The protest in early March...

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The Rise and Fall of the Salafi al-Nour Party in Egypt (Part 1/2)

Sisi will have to ensure that economic reform trickles down to the ordinary Egyptian. In late March, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won a second term virtually unchallenged in what was widely seen as a flawed election. But the run-up to the poll, including a soccer protest, suggests that it will take more than a democratic whitewash to get a grip on simmering discontent in Egypt. The protest in early March...

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Egypt’s Black Bloc: The Arrival of Anarchism in the Middle East?

Sisi will have to ensure that economic reform trickles down to the ordinary Egyptian. In late March, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won a second term virtually unchallenged in what was widely seen as a flawed election. But the run-up to the poll, including a soccer protest, suggests that it will take more than a democratic whitewash to get a grip on simmering discontent in Egypt. The protest in early March...

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The Geopolitical Donut: Turkey and the Iran Deal

Sisi will have to ensure that economic reform trickles down to the ordinary Egyptian. In late March, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won a second term virtually unchallenged in what was widely seen as a flawed election. But the run-up to the poll, including a soccer protest, suggests that it will take more than a democratic whitewash to get a grip on simmering discontent in Egypt. The protest in early March...

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The Egyptian Army and the Muslim Brotherhood: A Complex Relationship (Part 2/2)

Sisi will have to ensure that economic reform trickles down to the ordinary Egyptian. In late March, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won a second term virtually unchallenged in what was widely seen as a flawed election. But the run-up to the poll, including a soccer protest, suggests that it will take more than a democratic whitewash to get a grip on simmering discontent in Egypt. The protest in early March...

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The Zero Problem Effect: Turkey’s Neoliberal Fear (Part 2/2)

Sisi will have to ensure that economic reform trickles down to the ordinary Egyptian. In late March, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won a second term virtually unchallenged in what was widely seen as a flawed election. But the run-up to the poll, including a soccer protest, suggests that it will take more than a democratic whitewash to get a grip on simmering discontent in Egypt. The protest in early March...

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