Egypt Security Sector Report

This week’s dispatch includes reports on Egypt and the war in Palestine, the Red Sea, security crackdowns, prison deaths, Sinai, labor, the economy, military business, refugees, the Menendez corruption trial, foreign military cooperation, and road traffic safety.

📁 Egypt and the war in Palestine

• Is the Egyptian ICJ declaration a departure from its traditional post-1979 role as a peace mediator? Is Cairo preparing for a new war with Tel Aviv? The answer is simple: No. If anything, the declaration represents a desperate diplomatic move by a regime whose political relevance and regional power are steadily eroding.