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Egypt’s el-Sisi Has a Hegemony Problem

: Analysis 07.03.2025

As its crisis of legitimacy deepens, a faux “civil society” is to reinforce the regime’s hold on…

Sisi’s Weakness Makes Him More Brutal

: Interview 28.11.2024

Robert Springborg on how the Egyptian dictator secures his violent rule

How Egypt Militarized Sports

: Analysis 23.10.2024

From football to the Olympics, Sisi’s regime deploys athletes as foot soldiers in its war for…

Egypt’s Carceral Complex

: Essay 15.07.2024

Since taking power, el-Sisi has vastly expanded his country’s network of prisons and detention…

Understanding Sisi’s Grip on Power

: Interview 18.06.2024

Why the Egyptian military regime is more powerful — and more brutal — than its predecessors

From Mediator to Plaintiff

: Analysis 17.05.2024

What is behind Egypt’s decision to join the South African ICJ case?

Egypt: A Regional Hegemon in Decline

: Analysis 28.02.2024

Escalating tensions in the Red Sea have exposed Cairo’s dwindling influence in the Horn of Africa

In Egypt, the Police are Soldiers for the Regime

: Essay 24.01.2024

Building on traditions dating back to colonialism, Egyptian police today are more militarized than…

Egypt’s Presidential Pantomime

: Analysis 03.11.2023

Egyptians are headed to the polls next month, but the winner is a foregone conclusion

Cairo’s Panopticon 2.0

: Analysis 13.08.2023

The history and present of state surveillance in Egypt

Egypt: A Decade of Counter-Revolution

: Analysis 03.07.2023

The ten years since the coup have witnessed unprecedented repression and censorship

Putting Slogans to the Test

: Comment 31.10.2022

As Egypt prepares to host COP27, we can’t allow human rights abuses to be swept under the rug

Patterns of Repression: Prisoners of Egypt’s Counterrevolution

: Comment 01.03.2021

At least 19 new prisons have been built in Egypt since the military coup in July 2013

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Revolution and Counterrevolution: The Arab Spring Ten Years On

: Video 16.12.2020

Global Crisis – Global Solidarity #15 with Hossam el-Hamalawy, Egyptian journalist and activist.