January 28, 2011 | View Online
Time to Rethink U.S.-Egyptian Relations
Widespread Protests in Egypt and Elsewhere Require Coherent Regional Strategy
By Brian Katulis |
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Egyptian antigovernment activists clash with riot police in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, January 28, 2011.
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The battles unfolding in Egypt’s major cities are likely to continue without clear resolution for some time—most struggles for freedom against an old order take a long time to reach a new point of clarity. But even though the fighting is just the latest episode in rapidly escalating protests, it also is a watershed moment that could lead to fundamental change in the country.
The United States must make fundamental changes in its bilateral relationship with Egypt and its broader policies across the Middle East and North Africa as widespread protests continue across the region. Read on...
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