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January 15, 2010
Interview
Recent violence against Christians in Malaysia and Egypt points to rising tensions over religious freedom and Islamic identity. Legal expert Angela Wu argues these issues must be considered more carefully in U.S. foreign policy.
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August 19, 2009
Op-Ed
Weekly Standard
Elliott Abrams argues that support for democracy and human rights should be present in U.S. foreign policy toward Egypt.
See more in South Korea, Human Rights, U.S. Strategy and Politics
August 19, 2009
Interview
CFR Mideast expert Steven A. Cook says Egypt and the United States have moved to end their estrangement but haven't made much progress in advancing Arab-Israeli peace.
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics
May 2009
Must Read
Project on Middle East Democracy report states that U.S.-Egypt relationship will be crucial to the policy approach of the Obama administration in the Middle East.
See more in Democracy and Human Rights
August 2009
Other Report
Egypt is now entering a period of political transition with the expectation that President Hosni Mubarak's almost twenty-eight-year tenure will shortly come to an end. This Center for Preventive Action Contingency Planning Memorandum assesses the possibility of a troubled leadership succession or an Islamist push for political power, the implications for the United States, and policy steps the U.S. government might take depending on what it determines as its broader policy objectives in Egypt.
November 1956
Essential Documents
Resolutions passed to promote a cease fire among parties involved in the Suez Crisis, and to establish the creation and placement of an international force to maintain the peace.
June 3, 2009
Must Read
In a message aired on Al-Jazeera TV, al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden says "Obama is following in the footsteps of his predecessor, increasing the enmity of the Muslims."
See more in Middle East, Terrorism
June 3, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael J. Gerson asks, "In Cairo, will [President Obama] have anything to say to those fighting for human rights?"
See more in Middle East, Human Rights, Presidency
June 1, 2009
Op-Ed
Wall Street Journal
Richard N. Haass discusses President Obama's speech in Cairo.
See more in Middle East, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Presidency
June 1, 2009
Op-Ed
Wall Street Journal
Elliott Abrams suggests that President Obama's speech in Cairo should focus on "freedom and the future."
See more in Middle East, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Presidency
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