State Sovereignty in the Era of Digital Hegemony

An Applied Constitutional Study on the Egyptian Case

Abstract

This research seeks to examine the concept of state sovereignty as one of the fundamental pillars of legal and political thought, through a deep analysis of the historical difficulties surrounding its emergence and the challenges that have obstructed its development across different eras. The research focuses on the Egyptian case as a model that reflects the interaction of the state with these complexities, starting with struggles of formation and independence, and extending to the contemporary challenges posed by globalization and digitization. Within this study , particular attention is focusing on the emergence of large transnational technology corporations, which have come to embody an economic and digital power that at times transcends the authority of the state, whether by controlling the flow of data and information in states, influencing the national and global economy, or even encroaching upon sovereign decision-making. Against this backdrop, the study raises a primordial question concerning the extent to which the nation-state, with Egypt at the forefront, can safeguard its digital sovereignty and preserve its position in the face of this new form of the technological companies domination.