Amr Hamzawy is a senior fellow and the director of the Carnegie Middle East Program. His research and writings focus on governance in the Middle East and North Africa, social vulnerability, and the different roles of governments and civil societies in the region. He was previously an associate professor of political science at Cairo University and a public policy professor of the practice at the American University in Cairo.
His research and teaching interests as well as his academic publications focus on democratization processes in Egypt, tensions between freedom and repression in the Egyptian public space, political movements and civil society in Egypt, contemporary debates in Arab political thought, and human rights and governance in the Arab world. His new book On The Habits of Neoauthoritarianism – Politics in Egypt Between 2013 and 2019 appeared in Arabic in September 2019.
Hamzawy is a former member of the People’s Assembly after being elected in the first Parliamentary elections in Egypt after the January 25, 2011 revolution. He is also a former member of the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights. Hamzawy contributes a weekly op-ed to the Arab daily al-Quds al-Arabi.
Join experts from Carnegie’s Middle East, Asia, Nuclear, and Russia programs for a panel discussion that will shed light on the complex dynamics of great power security competition and address their implications for peace and stability in the Gulf, the Levant, the Red Sea, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa.
The agency of MENA states and nonstate actors and their multilayered interactions with the United States, China, Russia, and the EU have helped shape the complex outcomes of the great power competition.
By aligning with Russia occasionally, Egypt not only mitigates the impact of fluctuating U.S. support but also extracts concessions and benefits from both the United States and Russia.
Who’s winning the power struggle in the Middle East & North Africa? Amr Hamzawy says the U.S., China, and Russia exert influence in unique ways that challenge conventional wisdom about Washington's regional retreat.
International transitional authorities have been established in the past for the administration of war-torn territories. Is an international transitional authority a viable and attractive option for Gaza?
The narrative of a retreating superpower and emerging competition from China and Russia is doesn’t capture what’s happening on the ground. U.S. policy should change accordingly.
The Middle East and North Africa region is witnessing a fierce competition among the world’s current “great powers”—the U.S., Russia, and China. Director of the Carnegie Middle East Program Amr Hamzawy joins Sophia to discuss the current state and future of great power competition in the region.
Four indicators show trends of engagement, but the region remains immune to sweeping generalizations.
The United States, Russia, and China are intensifying their competition for global influence. Our analysis reveals that their involvement and impact vary across the Middle East and North Africa. Within subregions, the three powers assert their influence in the realms of economy, security, and diplomacy, achieving various degrees of success.
