Trajectories and Dynamics of Egypt's Military Economy.

Face-to-face event

A conversation with Yezid Sayigh, Carnegie Middle East Center

Yezid Sayigh is a senior fellow at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, where he works on the comparative political and economic roles of Arab armed forces, the impact of war on states and societies, and the politics of authoritarian resurgence. Sayigh is the author of numerous publications, including most recently Civilians in Arab Defense Affairs: Implications for Providers of Security Assistance (2023); Throwing Down the Gauntlet: What the IMF Can Do About Egypt’s Military Companies (April 2022); and Praetorian spearhead: The role of the military in the evolution of Egypt’s state capitalism 3.0 (2021).