Rationale behind recent weapons purchases questionable, Maged Mandour writes

The internal and external security threats Egypt faces do not offer a clear rationale for the type of weapons the country has purchased recently, Maged Mandour writes for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “Some analysts have argued that the recent weapons imports are instead aimed at diversifying the suppliers to the Egyptian military, he suggests. Mandour questions if the weapons purchases show a concern of a Syria-type internal conflict domestically.