Can Trump Cut a Deal With Egypt?

Mar 30, 2017
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Eric Trager

Eric Trager was the Esther K. Wagner Fellow at The Washington Institute.

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Washington has a strong hand to ask for real concessions on issues such as aid priorities and prosecution of Americans, as well as clarification of Russia's reported military deployments.

The relationship between Egypt and the U.S. will look sunnier on Monday, when President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi visits President Trump in Washington. Under the Obama administration, Mr. Sisi's authoritarianism made him persona non grata. The key question: Can Mr. Trump translate the warm welcome into a "good deal" for America?...

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