Obama and the Continuity of America's Foreign Policy toward Egypt

Subject Areas : International Relations

Mahdi Habibollahi ¹ , Seyyed Javad Emam Jomeh Zadeh ² , Hosein Masudnia ³

1 - Ph.D student at the Islamic Azad University
2 - Associate Professor at the Isfahan University
3 - Associate Professor at the Isfahan University

Received: 2018-12-12 Accepted : 2018-12-12 Published : 2018-11-22

Keywords: Egypt, Middle East, United States, Defensive Realism, Obama Administration,

Abstract :

Abstract: America relies on more than half a century experiences in dealing with the Middle East, considers Egypt, a key country in the region. In other words, Egypt is the anchor of stability and security to the West especially America, as in the past decade, Washington and Cairo have close and continuous cooperation to meet common strategic interests in the Middle East. With the Arab Spring developments and overthrow of Mubarak, America's policy toward Egypt was faced with challenges. However, the United States has tried to manage these developments, and Obama administration, regardless the type of Egyptian government, maintained its continuous relationship with this key Middle East country. Despite widespread developments after the Arab Spring in Egypt, the United States maintained the same policy aims from its relationship with Egypt. What are the reasons for the continuation of US foreign policy towards Egypt, especially under Obama's presidency? This research by using descriptive and analytical method and with the use of library and internet resources intends to study and explore the reasons for the continuation of relations between the two countries.

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