Egypt’s Next Economy Lies Beyond the Suez Canal

For centuries, Egypt’s power has flowed from the Nile and its position between continents. In the twenty-first century, the question is whether geography can become industry—and strategic relevance become broadly shared prosperity.

LONG-FORM ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Few countries possess geography as economically consequential as Egypt’s. More than 110 million people live at the meeting point of Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. The Mediterranean lies to the north, the Red Sea to the east and…