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Trump Administration Cuts Military Aid To Egypt

Amidst mounting concerns over Egypt’s human rights record, the Trump administration announced they would be withholding some military aid.

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Speaking with NPR’s Michele Keleman, Carnegie’s Michele Dunne discussed recent moves by the Trump administration to cut aid to Egypt over rising concerns about human rights abuses.

This interview was originally broadcast by NPR’s All Things Considered.

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Michele Dunne

Former Nonresident Scholar, Middle East Program

Michele Dunne was a nonresident scholar in Carnegie’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on political and economic change in Arab countries, particularly Egypt, as well as U.S. policy in the Middle East.

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