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State & Barracks

Sisi's Authoritarian Formula

Egypt Security Sector Report

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Jul 20, 2026
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This week’s issue looks into the Air Force business empire’s transformation into a parallel presidential economy, the limits of military “landlord capitalism,” the crackdown on Shia Muslims, rising deaths in custody, labor struggles, Egypt’s continued dependence on Israeli gas, and the soaring debt of Mukhabarat channels.

The I.B. Tauris Handbook of Authoritarianism in the Arab World

I contributed a chapter to this open-access volume.

Kamala Harris Is Reading the Room on Palestine

Harris’s outreach to pro-Palestinian activists reflects political calculation, not a break with the machinery of US support for Israel, I argue in an opinion piece.

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Towards Palestinian Liberation

My review of a new collection of essays that places the struggle against Israel in a global context.

‘For Sisi, the People Are the Main Enemy’

I was interviewed by the Frankfurter Rundschau.

Future of Egypt Becomes a Parallel State

The rubber-stamp parliament approved a law last week reorganizing the Future of Egypt Project for Sustainable Development, transforming the Air Force-run body into an autonomous economic authority under direct presidential control.

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