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Marwa Fikry Abdel Samei

Marwa Fikry Abdel Samei is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Cairo University. She received her PhD from Northeastern University. Her journal articles include "The European Union's Public Diplomacy Towards the Arab Spring: The Case of Egypt," The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, 2015, and "Public diplomacy and the clash of satellites," Media and communication, 2016.

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Gaza and the Deepening Crisis of Western Democracy

Gaza and the Deepening Crisis of Western Democracy

Marwa Fikry Abdel Samei

Cairo (Special to Informed Comment) – Western democracy is under strain, and we have been observing the symptoms of its decline for some time now. These symptoms include the rise of far-right extremism, increasing rate of xenophobia, a widening gap between the haves and have-nots, and its questionable efficacy in handling crises. In addition to […]

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