Egypt\’s Strategic Shift

13 mins 3 yrs

President Sisi’s refusal to support a US-Israeli initiative to transfer the Gaza population to Sinai is a departure from the more subservient policies of his recent predecessors. This stance can be seen as a strategic move to reclaim moral and political authority in the Arab world. It also signals to the US and Israel that Egypt’s cooperation should not be taken for granted, thereby recalibrating Egypt’s geopolitical value.

GEW Assessment Report Middle East