Author: Thomas Demmelhuber

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Egypt′s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, during the opening of the Suez Canal (photo: Reuters/The Egyptian Presidency)

Repression and legitimation in Egypt

The world as Sisi sees it

A policy formula that only recognises two distinctions – those who are "for the regime" and those who are "against the regime", with the latter arguably grouped under the heading "potential terrorists" – is leading to widespread human rights violations and the persecution of those who hold different political views. A commentary by Thomas DemmelhuberMore

Egypt′s media and the new anti-terror law: Towing the government line The West and the Islamic world: The despotic temptationPolitical rule before and after the ″Arabellion″: Internal colonialism and counter-revolution
Army units outside the presidential palace in Cairo (photo: Getty Images)

After the Ousting Mohammed Morsi

Egypt on the Brink of Collapse?

Following the military coup on 3 July, institutional order in Egypt is teetering on the brink while most of the country's political elite stand by and watch. Thomas Demmelhuber analyses the situationMore

President Morsi Ousted: Revolution in Egypt, AgainPolitical Upheaval in Egypt: A Clear Message for the BrotherhoodThe Egyptian Political Scientist Ammar Ali Hassan: "The Constitution Is a Catastrophe"
Egypt's president Mohamed Mursi, 23 November 2012 (photo: EPA/Egyptian Presidency)

The Egyptian President's Power Gain

Morsi Cannot Govern Against His People

When Mohammed Morsi assumed his presidential duties six months ago, he was derided as a "spare tyre". Now Time Magazine is running a front-page story on the man it calls "the most important man in the Middle East". But despite his burgeoning power, Morsi will not be able to govern in a way that ignores the interests and concerns of a highly politicised nation. Commentary by Thomas DemmelhuberMore

Morsi Expands Executive Power in Egypt: I Am the State!Interview with the Coptic activist Emad Gad: ''Egypt is inexorably developing into a theocracy''The Egyptian President's Track Record Thus Far: Multiple Morsi
Supporter of Mohammed Mursi in Cairo (photo: Reuters)

Presidential Elections in Egypt

A Duel That Nobody Wanted

The Egyptian presidential poll enters its second phase: On 16 and 17 June Egyptians must decide between the rather colourless and uncharismatic Islamist Mohamed Mursi and Ahmed Shafik, an overt representative of the old regime. An analysis by Thomas DemmelhuberMore

Egyptian Presidential Candidate Hamdeen Sabahi: From Outlier to Serious ContenderElections in Egypt: Economy Trumps ReligionEgyptian Blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad: ''The Elections Are a Deception''
Soldiers and demonstrators face each other in Tahrir Square (photo: AP)

Political Upheaval in Egypt

The Mubarak System without Mubarak

Mubarak may be gone, but the remaining elites will try to use his structural and political heritage to suit themselves, ensuring that Egypt's road to democracy will be a difficult and open-ended one. By Thomas DemmelhuberMore