RESEARCH AREAS

Shaul Shay
(Senior research fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzeliya (IDC) and former Deputy Head of Israel National Security Council)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 19 March 2020

Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS).

Over the past weeks, tensions escalated between Egypt and Ethiopia after Addis Ababa withdrew from the latest round of US-sponsored discussions to resolve the dispute, and pledged to start filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) before reaching a final deal with the downstream countries of Egypt and Sudan. Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan were expected to sign a final deal on the dam during the two-day talks that concluded in Washington in late February 2020...Read more

Shaul Shay
(Senior research fellow at the International Institute for Counterterrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 10 October 2020

Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS)

The security services of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain announced in September 2020, that they have thwarted terrorist plots and arrested terrorists in both countries that received support and funding from Iran. The Iranian backed Houthi rebels also conducted in September 2020, a spate of cross-border missile and drone attacks targeting Saudi military and civilian targets... Read more

Dr. Tamer Samy
(National security & strategic defense expert, lecturer at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 7 December 2025

Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies

In the aftermath of the June 30 Revolution, Egyptian foreign policy faced unprecedented challenges, imposed by the strategic fluidity that swept the Middle East, the escalation of regional conflicts, the spread of transnational terrorism, and the increasing foreign interference in the affairs of the region's countries, in addition to internal economic and social challenges that cast a shadow on the state's ability to act and exert influence externally. The Egyptian decision-maker had to deal with this complex situation wisely and rationally, balancing the necessity of defending vital national interests and Egyptian national security with adherence to the established principles that have governed Egypt's foreign policy throughout history.... Read more