A stable Egypt for a stable region: Socio-economic challenges and prospects
Seven years after the 2011 uprising in Egypt, a combination of domestic challenges, together with instability in the Middle East and North Africa region has stalled the country’s ongoing transition. Stability in Egypt is key for the region, and the country’s international partners such as the EU have a clear interest in helping move the country towards stability and prosperity. To that end, this study investigates the main challenges facing Egypt, focusing on social, economic, political and environmental challenges. The study analyses the implications of these challenges for Egypt’s stability in the coming decades. The study then examines the key drivers of EU-Egypt relations and provides a number of policy recommendations on how the EU can support Egypt’s longer-term stability. The study argues that the EU’s economic and security engagement with Egypt should not come at the expense of supporting democracy, human rights and the rule of law. The study also argues that EU programmatic assistance to Egypt should focus on youth, women, education, and entrepreneurship. Finally, the study also argues that the EU’s engagement is likely to be more successful if EU member states are more unified in their approach towards Egypt.
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Adel ABDEL GHAFAR
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- adaptation to climate change
- Africa
- demography and population
- economic conditions
- economic geography
- economic policy
- economic situation
- ECONOMICS
- Egypt
- employment
- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental policy
- EU relations
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- GEOGRAPHY
- illegal migration
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international security
- labour market
- labour market
- LAW
- migration
- natural environment
- political geography
- political rights
- political situation
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- population growth
- position of women
- regional security
- right to education
- right to health
- rights and freedoms
- social affairs
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- structural adjustment
- terrorism
- water management
- water resources
- women's rights
- youth unemployment