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Podcast: Middle East Dossier
Episode: Egypt and Myanmar: How the Military’s Economic Interests Complicates Political Transition
Description: This event was organised by MEI’s Political Economy Research Cluster on 24 March 2021. Click on the following link for more details: https://mei.nus.edu.sg/event/egypt-and-myanmar-how-the-militarys-economic-interests-complicates-political-transition/Â
Abstracts
Egypt and Turkey: The Military’s Economic Stake and the Path to Political Transition by Dr Yezid Sayigh
Comparison between the political and economic roles of the National Armed Forces in Turkey and Egypt allows three principal insights. First, the degree to which the military is committed to a dominant economic model has a major bearing on the form and purpose of its own economic activity. It fol...