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The referendum on the amendments to Egypt’s 2012 Constitution took place on 14-15 January 2014. The key amendments to the Constitution mostly concern provisions that take the country back to a unicameral parliament, prohibit religious parties from being elected to parliament, lift ...
... disaster: instead of moving over from authoritarianism to democracy, the region swung towards new forms of authoritarianism, which were only slightly covered with a fig leaf of the expression of people’s will. A month and a half before the events in Egypt, these tendencies were only beginning to take shape in Marrakech. But the unconventionality of the algorithm of the region’s democratic reformatting became more or less obvious. The Secretary General of the National Dialogue Party of Lebanon,...
On November 29, 2013RIAC President Igor Ivanov held a meeting with the Ambassador of Egypt to the Russian Federation Mohamed Elbadri. During the meeting, the parties discussed the relevant issues of the Russian-Egyptian relations, the situation in the Middle East as well as international security in general. The Egyptian Ambassador received ...
This paper analyses the political, economic and legal reasons for the ouster of Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi. It looks at the ideology of political Islam in the country and proposes dividing political Islam into three groups: moderate, radical, and ultra-radical. It also puts forward measures to mitigate further destabilization ...
Interview with Pyotr Stegny On July 16th, 2013, the new interim government of Egypt was sworn in. Former President Mohamed Morsi and many leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood are under arrest and awaiting trial. What mistakes have Morsi and his supporters made? In a special interview a RIAC member, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ...
In early 2011, the world witnessed a hitherto unseen and largely unexpected course of events in the Middle East. Following the eruption of protests ignited by Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation in Tunis, the entrenched dictatorships of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen collapsed in domino fashion. Whereas Tunisia and Libya have made considerable progress in institution-building following the fall of their respective dictatorships, political transitions in Yemen and Egypt by and large failed to ...
Interview with Doctor of History Georgy Mirsky Interview In a special RIAC interview IMEMO RAS Principal Research Fellow, Doctor of History, Georgy Mirsky shares insights on current developments in Egypt, protest actions and subsequent resignation and detention of Mohammed Morsi. The expert believes that an attempt to oust the Muslim Brotherhood from the political scene would be the worst mistake the Egyptian army and the opposition can now make....
Constitution and International Relations The article analyzes the provisions of the new Constitution of Egypt, and its perception by the liberal opposition. The author argues that, despite all the flaws and controversial aspects of the Constitution, Egypt will follow the path of moderate Islamism and its relations with Israel, the U.S., the EU and Russia ...
The relations between the USA and Egypt today Over the last six decades, the Washington analysts have invariably regarded the US relations with Egypt as a key element of its Middle East policy. Egypt’s role in the US Middle East strategies was due, primarily, to its unique geo-political ...
... threat to the Arab region, or will it be an integrating factor? Can the victory of Islamic parties be regarded as Islamization? The wave of transformations in the Arab Maghreb and Mashreq saw moderate Islamists coming to power in Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt. In Libya, Yemen and Syria, their political position seriously strengthened and will probably continue to strengthen. However, are there real threats of the Islamization of the Arab world and the toughening of the principles of governance and social ...
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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