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Annual Report 2022

The European Endowment for Democracy (EED) is an independent, grant-making organisation established in 2013 by the European Union (EU) and…

Egypt: A National Dialogue or A Political Maneuver?

The so-called “national dialogue” in Egypt had little to do with its glamorous title. It is neither a dialogue nor a national matter. Instead, it is a state-sponsored speaker series with an ever-extending time frame, carefully designed to co-opt weak but vocal opposition to President al-Sisi and to improve Cairo’s tarnished image in the West.