Commentary
Yezid Sayigh
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Praetorian Spearhead: the Role of the Military in the Evolution of Egypt’s State Capitalism 3.0
Military involvement in the Egyptian economy is giving rise to a new version of state capitalism.
By Yezid Sayigh
Published on Jan 21, 2021
About the Author
Yezid Sayigh
Senior Fellow, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
Yezid Sayigh is a senior fellow at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, where he leads the program on Civil-Military Relations in Arab States (CMRAS). His work focuses on the comparative political and economic roles of Arab armed forces, the impact of war on states and societies, the politics of postconflict reconstruction and security sector transformation in Arab transitions, and authoritarian resurgence.
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