Mai El-Sadany
Junior Fellow, Middle East Program

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Egypt’s Constitutional Court Amendments: The International System On Its Own Terms

New amendments to the law governing Egypt’s highest court are the latest in a series of steps intended to eat away at the international system; however, they threaten to further isolate the country and insert its judiciary into contentious foreign relations.

· July 12, 2021
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Egypt Faces the Pandemic: Politics, Rights, and Global Dynamics
June 18, 2020

In many countries, the pandemic is providing justifications for crackdowns on rights, changes in law, and postponement of elections. What is happening in Egypt?

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Will Sisi be Egypt’s President for Life?
April 8, 2019

The Egyptian parliament is in the process of finalizing amendments to the 2014 constitution that would allow President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to stay in office for twenty years, increase military control of politics, and end judicial independence.

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In the Media
How a State of Emergency Became Egypt’s New Normal

Egypt temporarily lifted its state of emergency this month, but while this may have seemed to be a victory for the people it was actually a triumph for the security state.

· October 30, 2017
Washington Post
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Devils in the Details

The strengthening of authoritarianism is especially visible in the margins of the Egyptian state.

· January 17, 2017
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Sudan: From Conflict to Conflict

The failure of efforts thus far to bring peace to greater Sudan does not bode well for the chances of avoiding new conflict.

· May 16, 2012