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Commentary

How to Salvage the U.S.-Egypt Relationship

Tensions between the United States and Egypt are at their highest point in decades following the arrest of nineteen American NGO workers.

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By Marina Ottaway and Graeme Bannerman
Published on Feb 24, 2012

Tensions between the United States and Egypt are at their highest point in decades following the arrest of nineteen American NGO workers. Noted Middle East experts Marina Ottaway and Graeme Bannerman discussed the options available to Congress to help de-escalate the crisis and salvage the bilateral relationship between Washington and Cairo.

About the Authors

Marina Ottaway

Former Senior Associate, Middle East Program

Before joining the Endowment, Ottaway carried out research in Africa and in the Middle East for many years and taught at the University of Addis Ababa, the University of Zambia, the American University in Cairo, and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.

Graeme Bannerman

Authors

Marina Ottaway
Former Senior Associate, Middle East Program
Marina Ottaway
Graeme Bannerman
Foreign PolicyNorth AfricaEgypt

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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