Egypt Security Sector Report
This week’s dispatch tracks the latest moves in Egypt’s militarized statecraft—from Rafah to the youth ministry, from retail markets to courtrooms. The military tightens its grip at home through service expansions, ideological programs, and economic ventures. Meanwhile, debt-fueled austerity deepens, lawyers’ protests spread, and the regime touts “cheap labor” while dismantling cultural spaces and public services.
📁 Palestine
Dina Ezzat of al-Ahram offers a roundup of Egypt’s Palestine diplomacy over the past week.
On Tuesday, Defense Minister Gen. Abdel Meguid Saqr met with US Senator Tim Sheehy, a member of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, at the MOD headquarters in Cairo. The meeting discussed efforts to bolster regional security and military cooperation between the Egyptian and US armed forces. The session was also attended by Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Ahmed Khalifa, several senior military commanders, and the US Ambassador to Egypt.
Following the meeting, Sheehy headed to the Rafah Crossing, accompanied by the US Deputy Ambassador in Cairo and N Sinai Governor Maj. Gen. Khaled Megawer. Sheehy also met with FM Badr Abdelatty on Saturday.
Dozens of activists held a protest in solidarity with Gaza, in front of the Journalists Syndicate on Thursday.
📁 On Imagining a World Free of Cops
I reviewed Brian Bean’s new book on policing, Their End Is Our Beginning.