Contents: (I) Turning a Page in U.S.-Egyptian Rela

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Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations

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By Jeremy M. Sharp (au)
Year: 2009
Pages: 35
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 1437922872

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Contents: (I) Turning a Page in U.S.-Egyptian Relations?: Major U.S. Company Loses Egyptian Nuclear Contract; (II) Historical Background: Egypt During the Colonial Era; The Constitutional Monarchy and the British; Nasser and Egypt During the Cold War; Egypt-Israeli Peace; The Camp David Agreement and 1979 Peace Treaty; Egypt Under Mubarak; (III) Regime Structure: Overview; The Role of the Military in Egyptian Society; The National Democratic Party (NDP); The Judiciary; Reinforcing Regime Rule; (IV) Political Opposition and Civil Society; The Muslim Brotherhood; The Brotherhood’s “Party Platform”; Ayman Nour; Civil Society in Egypt; Organized Labor; (V) Current Issues in U.S.-Egyptian Relations: Egypt’s Regional Role; Overview; Isolating Hamas; The 2008-2009 Israel-Hamas War in Gaza; The Smuggling Tunnels; A New Egyptian Brokered Cease-Fire and the Release of Gilad Shalit?; Hezbollah Cell in Egypt; The Economy and U.S-Egyptian Trade; Egypt and the Global Financial Crisis; U.S.-Egyptian Trade; Qualified Industrial Zones; Human Rights, Religious Freedom, and Women’s Rights; Religious Freedom; Women’s Rights; (VI) U.S. Foreign Assistance to Egypt: The Debate over U.S. Assistance to Egypt; The FY2008 Withholding of U.S. Military Aid; Recent History of Congressional Action on Aid to Egypt; Economic Aid; Military Aid; FY2009 Omnibus. Map and table.

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