The Biden Administration and Egypt: A New Course or Business as Usual?

Source: Arab Center Washington DC

Author(s): Khalil al-Anani

Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/the-biden-administration-and-egypt-a-new-course-or-business-as-usuals

Since the announcement of Joe Biden’s victory in the US election, a state of anxiety and unease has gripped Egypt. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi will now lose a reliable friend in Washington, President Donald Trump, who famously referred to him as his “favorite dictator.” Egypt’s concern is rooted not only in Sisi’s loss of an important ally in the White House but also in the incoming administration’s overt criticism of the status of democracy and human rights in Egypt. The key question now is whether the US-Egyptian relationship will undergo significant changes under the Biden Administration or remain as it was during the past four decades.

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