Amr Hamzawy's Articles

Revitalising the principles of non-alignment would give the nations of the Global South a historic opportunity to reshape the international order, with Egypt being well-positioned to play an influential role.

Contemporary political, media, and academic discourse often characterizes the relationship between the United States and China solely as one of rivalry and conflict; indeed, some analysts go so far as to view it as an inevitable prelude to an all-out confrontation between the two superpowers of the twenty-first century.

The Middle East needs a Helsinki Process like the one the European states began in the 1970s based on an initiative from the Arab states and Turkey.

The Arab objective should be not to ignore differences with Iran, or to downplay their gravity, but to manage them within a political and diplomatic framework aimed at de-escalating tensions and building trust.

The Tripartite Aggression against Egypt in 1956 that marked the end of British power in the Middle East could have lessons for the US war against Iran today.

Amidst the acute escalation witnessed in the region between the United States and Iran, Egypt’s role emerged as one of the most critical drivers of de-escalation—striving to restore the viability of a ceasefire path.

The Iranian attacks on the Gulf states reflect an interplay between immediate war calculations and a pattern of political behaviour that exploits neighbouring countries without respecting their sovereignty.

Egypt’s diplomatic efforts aim to strike a balance between protecting the Gulf states from Iranian aggression and opposing the US-Israeli war.

Egypt’s insistence on the priority of political solutions and respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states is a practical contribution to the fundamental principles of international law.

Egypt finds itself once again at a pivotal regional juncture, where the prospects for diplomatic breakthroughs intersect with the risks of sliding into open military confrontation between the United States and Iran.

Middle Eastern middle powers like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, and the UAE have a crucial role to play in limiting the slide to military confrontation and building sustainable regional security.

The Arab region is experiencing an unprecedented moment of strategic fluidity, where open wars, state collapses, and the erosion of regional regulatory frameworks intersect with a clear decline in the ability or willingness of major international powers to play sustainable stabilizing roles.

The renewed discussion of a potential US military strike against Iran is placing the Middle East before one of its most dangerous moments in years.

The rules that used to govern the international system no longer constitute a genuine reference point for the major powers, placing global peace and security in unprecedented danger.

The ongoing conflict in Yemen between the legitimate government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) represents one of the most complex and dangerous aspects of the Yemeni crisis.

The Egyptian-Israeli peace experience remains one of the richest experiences in the history of conflict resolution in the Middle East.

The 2025 US National Security Strategy is not a call for withdrawal from the world but rather for its management on new and more pragmatic terms.

Egypt has a central role to play in implementing UN Security Council Resolution 2803.

Coordinated international pressure from Western governments, the United Nations, and the Arab states is necessary to end settler violence.

An Arab-African mechanism bringing together the Arab League and African Union should work to end the war in Sudan, with Egypt playing a leading role owing to its close relationship with the country.

1 2