US AND EGYPT: BETWEEN REGIONAL COOPERATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS

US AND EGYPT: BETWEEN REGIONAL COOPERATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS

The MED This Week newsletter provides expert analysis and informed insights on the most significant developments in the MENA region, bringing together unique opinions on the topic and reliable foresight on future scenarios. Today, we focus on the United States and Egypt, whose delegates have recently met in Washington for their first Strategic Dialogue since 2015, reaffirming the lasting cooperation between the two actors and the strategic mediator role Cairo is playing in many of the region’s open issues.
On November 8th and 9th, the US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, welcomed his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Washington for the latest Strategic Dialogue between the United States and Egypt. During the summit, the two delegations discussed several issues, ranging from diplomatic cooperation to their bilateral economic relations. For decades, Egypt has represented a linchpin of Washington’s Middle East policy due to Cairo’s influence in the Arab world, its control over the Suez Canal, and its land border with the Gaza Strip. Last week, the Strategic Dialogue confirmed the crucial role Cairo plays in the region. For instance, it was instrumental in achieving the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in May. Egypt’s renewed involvement in the Israel-Palestine conflict is also exemplified by the summits the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi hosted in recent months with the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, the Jordanian King Abdullah II, and the Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Moreover, Cairo has become a key player in the Eastern Mediterranean and Libya, whose approaching elections bear particular relevance for Egypt, too. During the talks, the US raised concern for the latest developments in Egypt’s southern neighborhood, namely the dispute with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the recent military takeover in Sudan, where the two allies’ strategic interests may not perfectly align. Nonetheless, the cruciality of Egypt’s role in the region did not prevent the two partners from addressing other relevant issues, such as the human rights situation in the country.

 

Experts from the ISPI MED network react to the process of fine-tuning between Washington and Cairo.

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