Nato wants to get Egypt on side

Nato delegation in Egypt: A delegation from Nato’s Cooperative Security Division was in Egypt last week to discuss its strategic priorities with diplomatic and military officials, including Military Intelligence head Khaled Megawer, it said in a releaseyesterday. Nato officials briefed the Egyptian delegation on its latest strategic concept, “emphasizing how current challenges are deeply interconnected,” the statement said. Approved last year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the strategic concept (pdf) defines Moscow as the “most significant and direct threat” to the West and for the first time identified China as a strategic challenge.