{"id":650673,"date":"2017-03-29T04:06:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T04:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/29\/should-the-us-abandon-egypt\/"},"modified":"2017-03-29T04:06:10","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T04:06:10","slug":"should-the-us-abandon-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/29\/should-the-us-abandon-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Should the US abandon Egypt?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-07\"><\/a> <strong>Does Egypt still matter to the US? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org\/research\/13446-does-egypt-still-matter\">Samuel Tadros argues that it does<\/a>, despite reservations from some people in Washington, but that the relationship should change. Despite the importance of rights of passage through the Suez Canal and flights over Egyptian airspace, the US can survive without both, he says. Tadros also argues that: Egypt\u2019s control of the Arab League is no longer as strong as it was and that \u201cthe Arab League is irrelevant anyway,\u201d maintaining peace with Israel no longer requires US support, Al Azhar no longer holds sway over the Muslim population, and a \u201ccultural decline\u201d left Egypt with limited soft power over the Arabic-speaking world amongst other challenges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s time for the US to abandon Egypt:<\/strong> \u201cIt is precisely because of Egypt\u2019s movement towards the regional abyss that the United States needs to reinvest in the American-Egyptian relationship. Egypt is no longer a regional player but rather a playing field where local, regional and international powers are in competition over the country\u2019s future.\u201d That said, Tadros believes the relationship should no longer be based on \u201can Egypt that no longer exists\u2026 Instead of focusing on military cooperation, the United States needs to develop a new partnership with Egypt that addresses the growing terrorist threat in the country, the collapse of the rule of law, the failed economic policies, the educational vacuum, and the growing sectarian hatreds that threatens the fate of the Middle East\u2019s largest Christian community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does Egypt still matter to the US? Samuel Tadros argues that it does, despite reservations from some people in Washington, but that the relationship should change. Despite the importance of rights of passage through the Suez Canal and flights over Egyptian airspace, the US can survive without both, he says. 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