Conclusions from a Carnegie series on climate-related vulnerability, socioeconomic impacts, and governance challenges.
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 professor of public policy 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.
Conclusions from a Carnegie series on climate-related vulnerability, socioeconomic impacts, and governance challenges.
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In the third of this four-part series, experts analyze critical issues on what happens after the fighting abates, from regional points of view.
A description of the author's participation in the National Dialogue, a process of reform characterised by collaboration between state institutions, civil society, and the private sector in Egypt
Pierre Vimont and Amr Hamzawy take stock of Europe’s response to the Israel-Hamas war and provide insights into how Brussels should navigate evolving geopolitical challenges in the Middle East.
Another truce may not be imminent, but some short- and long-term effects—and the players who helped push them forward—are noteworthy.
Past peace processes in Israel and Palestine showed what makes negotiations work. This time, Arab governments are uniquely positioned to broker a lasting peace.
The peaceful nature of the mass mobilization reflects a growing trend to renounce violence.
Much of Egypt’s population is already suffering from the effects of climate change, and many more are at risk. If the country continues the mitigations it has started, it can still help to protect them.