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Tensions Rise as U.S. Cuts Military Assistance to Egypt
After Israel, Egypt gets more assistance from the US than any other country. But two things have complicated the relationship: the military ouster of elected President Mohammed Morsi and the subsequent bloody crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readAfter Israel, Egypt gets more assistance from the US than any other country. But two things have complicated the relationship: the military ouster of elected President Mohammed Morsi and the subsequent bloody crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. Last week, Egypt’s foreign minister said relations with the US are in “turmoil” because the US has canceled some military assistance.
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
David D. Kirkpatrick
New York Times
Omar Reda
Egyptian investment banker
Shadi Hamid
Contributing writer,The Atlantic; senior fellow, Brookings Institution; assistant research professor of Islamic studies, Fuller Seminary; co-founder, Wisdom of Crowds, a podcast, newsletter