Crs Report for Congress: Egypt: The January 25 Revolution and Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy: February 11, 2011 - Rl33003 - Softcover

Sharp, Jeremy M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1295246201 ISBN 13: 9781295246205

Publisher: Bibliogov, 2013

Synopsis

On Friday, February 11, President Hosni Mubarak resigned from the presidency after 29 years in power. For 18 days, a popular peaceful uprising spread across Egypt and ultimately forced Mubarak to cede power to the military. How Egypt transitions to a more democratic system in the months ahead will have major implications for U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and for other countries in the region ruled by monarchs and dictators. This report provides an overview of U.S.-Egyptian relations, Egyptian politics, and U.S. foreign aid to Egypt. U.S. policy toward Egypt has long been framed as an investment in regional stability, built primarily on long-running military cooperation and sustaining the March 1979 Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty. Successive U.S. Administrations have viewed Egypt's government as a moderating influence in the Middle East. At the same time, there have been increasing U.S. calls for Egypt to democratize. In recent years, congressional views of U.S.-Egyptian relations have varied. Many lawmakers have viewed Egypt as a stabilizing regional force, but some members have argued for the United States to pressure Egypt's government to implement political reforms, improve human rights, and take a more active role in reducing Arab-Israeli tensions. Those concerns, in addition to ...

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On Friday, February 11, President Hosni Mubarak resigned from the presidency after 29 years in power....

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• Publisher: Bibliogov
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1295246201
• ISBN 13: 9781295246205
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 42