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The needed reset for the US-Egypt relationship

2020Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsPaperTamara Cofman WittesThe Brookings Institution
September 10, 2020 14:13 pm
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Source: Brookings Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/09/10/the-needed-reset-for-the-us-egypt-relationship Yesterday afternoon, I testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa about Egyptian politics and the U.S.-Egypt relationship. My full testimony is available here; below are some...

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Hosni Mubarak’s risk-averse reign brought Egypt to calamity

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperTamara Cofman WittesThe Brookings Institution
February 25, 2020 18:34 pm
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Source: Brookings Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/02/25/hosni-mubaraks-risk-averse-reign-brought-egypt-to-calamity/ On my first day as an Obama administration deputy assistant secretary of state in November 2009, I sat down with my boss Jeff Feltman and his principal deputy Ron Schlicher for a meeting. “What are your...

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The new geopolitics of the Middle East: America’s role in a changing region

2019Amanda SloatBruce JonesBruce RiedalCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptForeign RelationsJeffrey FeltmanKemal KirisciMartin S. IndykNatan SachsPaperSamantha GrossSuzanne MaloneyTamara Cofman WittesThe Brookings Institution
January 08, 2019 16:38 pm
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Source: Brookings Author(s): Jeffrey Feltman, Samantha Gross, Martin Indyk, Kemal Kirişci, Suzanne Maloney, Bruce Riedel, Natan Sachs, Amanda Sloat, Angela Stent, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Bruce Jones Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-new-geopolitics-of-the-middle-east-americas-role-in-a-changing-region/ DIRECTOR’S SUMMARY The perception of U.S. withdrawal from the Middle...

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On Jamal Khashoggi, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Saudi Arabia

2018Democracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperTamara Cofman WittesThe Brookings Institution
October 19, 2018 13:58 pm
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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/10/19/on-jamal-khashoggi-the-muslim-brotherhood-and-saudi-arabia/ In recent days, stories have appeared highlighting Jamal Khashoggi’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and arguing, as one put it, that “in truth, Khashoggi never had much time for western-style...

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The United States can’t save Egypt from itself

2016Democracy and PoliticsForeign RelationsPaperTamara Cofman WittesThe Brookings Institution
April 04, 2016 05:54 am
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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/04/04/the-united-states-cant-save-egypt-from-itself/ Editors’ Note: On March 23, the Working Group on Egypt sent a letter to President Obama urging him to publicly and privately object to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi’s accelerating crackdown on human rights and...

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Obama administration to Sisi: Egypt-bound weapons released with caveat

2015EgyptForeign RelationsMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismTamara Cofman WittesThe Brookings Institution
April 06, 2015 03:37 am
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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2015/04/06/obama-administration-to-sissi-egypt-bound-weapons-released-with-caveat/ On Tuesday, President Obama called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi and conveyed news of long-brewing decisions in the Obama administration regarding U.S. military aid to Egypt – including the...

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