The Military and the Egyptian State: A Discussion with Ahmed Abdrabou

The Middle East Studies Association (MESA), in collaboration with university partners, is pleased to hold a series of events highlighting the work of scholars from the MENA region. For more information about the MESA Global Academy, please visit the website. 

In the inaugural event, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University is hosting Ahmed Abdrabou. Ahmed will discuss his work on the military in the context of the Egyptian state. Please register here. 

Ahmed Abdrabou works on civil-military/civil-security relations in the Middle East, connecting these relations to good governance indicators in the region with a focus on Egypt and Turkey. His 2020 book, Good Governance and Civil-Security Relations: A Comparative Study of Egypt and Turkey, was published in the Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government series. Ahmed’s current research addresses the shortcomings in the literature on the relationship between democratization and civilian control in the region, expanding the number of case studies beyond Egypt and Turkey to include civil-military relations and good governance in Tunisia, Sudan, and Algeria.