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The Crisis in Egypt: Where Does the US Stand Now?

Protests are spreading in Cairo and other cities. Workers have gone on strike—but it’s not clear if they share the goal of regime change.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Protests are spreading in Cairo and other cities. Workers have gone on strike—but it’s not clear if they share the goal of regime change. Do American ideals conflict with economic and political interests? Does US ambivalence demonstrate strength or fading influence in the Middle East?

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Robert Dreyfuss
National Security Reporter, Rolling Stone
Michael Rubin
American Enterprise Institute
Tariq Ramadan
Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Oxford

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To the Point

The Crisis in Egypt: Where Does the US Stand Now?

Protests are spreading in Cairo and other cities. Workers have gone on strike—but it’s not clear if they share the goal of regime change.

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To the Point

The Crisis in Egypt: Where Does the US Stand Now?

Protests are spreading in Cairo and other cities. Workers have gone on strike—but it’s not clear if they share the goal of regime change.

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