Mohamed Abdel Hamid Ibrahim Hegazy, the former Assistant Foreign Minister of Egypt, has penned a major proposal for a long-term basis for peace in the Middle East, aspects of which resonate with the extended Oasis Plan proposed by the Schiller Institute.

On June 12, Ahram Online published an article authored by Hegazy in which he called for a “framework for collective security and cooperation” for the entire Arab World and West Asia, including “a broad strategic vision that places stability, development, cooperation and mutual interests at the centre of a new Middle Eastern equation”.

The objective is “not merely to break political deadlock, but to move from a paradigm of conflict management to one of comprehensive regional peacebuilding”. Hegazy listed five fundamental pillars, beginning with a cessation of the war in Gaza, preservation of Palestine’s territory and a just settlement of a Two-State Solution, and ending with: “Linking security with economic development, regional integration and shared interests to achieve sustainable stability for all”.

The former Assistant Minister also clarified his idea of peacebuilding, stressing: “In the 21st Century, security is increasingly linked to food security, water security, energy security, supply chains and economic stability.” The UN and other global actors have “emphasised that sustainable development and political stability are inseparable” he noted, adding that “the concept reflects the recognition that challenges related to water, energy and food are no longer separate issues but interconnected dimensions of a single strategic equation”.

West Asia, he continued, “possesses significant untapped opportunities in economic integration and cross-border infrastructure. Expanding regional economic cooperation can therefore become one of the principal foundations of long-term security and stability”.

Hegazy claimed that Egypt could kick off such a process by launching a diplomatic tour to recruit other regional nations to the plan.

This article was first published in Executive Intelligence Review (EIR) Strategic Alert weekly newsletter (Volume 40, No. 25) on June 18, 2026.

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