About this episode
The episode discusses the political and economic challenges faced by Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi amidst external pressures from the US, UAE, and Israel.
William Law, editor of the Arab Digest newsletter, welcomes the Egyptian political and economic analyst Maged Mandour on to this week's podcast. Their conversation focusses on the trap that Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has built for himself and his country. With America, the UAE and Israel determined to reshape the Arab world to fit their own purposes Sisi is caught in a debt trap with the Emiratis being his biggest financial backer while the Israelis with the support of Donald Trump push forward to become the Middle East's new hegemon. Sign up NOW at ArabDigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & weekly podcasts.
People in this episode
Host: William Law
Guest: Maged Mandour
Topics covered
- Egypt politics
- Abdel Fattah El-Sisi
- Middle East geopolitics
- debt trap
- UAE influence
- Israeli hegemony
Keywords
- Egypt
- Sisi
- geopolitics
- debt trap
- UAE
- Israel
- Trump
- Middle East
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: America, UAE, Israel
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