Post by peterd on Feb 16, 2013 12:51:03 GMT -8
The course of Egyptian politics and society in the post-revolution era hangs in the balance between stability and chaos. With a democratic transition process mired in turbulence and violence, observers of Egyptian affairs remain fixated on the internecine competition between rival and overlapping factions - liberal, secular, leftist and Islamist - angling to challenge the fledgling Freedom and Justice Party (FJP)-led government of President Mohammed Morsi and its Muslim Brotherhood progenitor.
Lost amid the caustic rhetoric and heated street battles are indications that a significant shift is afoot related to Egypt's foreign policy toward Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The fall of Hosni Mubarak has raised a number of questions regarding the future of Egyptian foreign policy. An avowed strategic ally of the United States and a quiet friend of Israel, the Mubarak regime had served as a mainstay of a regional alliance
www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MID-03-140213.html
Lost amid the caustic rhetoric and heated street battles are indications that a significant shift is afoot related to Egypt's foreign policy toward Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The fall of Hosni Mubarak has raised a number of questions regarding the future of Egyptian foreign policy. An avowed strategic ally of the United States and a quiet friend of Israel, the Mubarak regime had served as a mainstay of a regional alliance
www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MID-03-140213.html