In the three short months since his was elected president of Egypt, Mohammed Morsi has recalibrated Egypt’s regional and international foreign policy. Morsi is attempting to find a middle way between regional and international axes. But is that approach sustainable, and can he revive Egypt’s role as a leader in Arab and Middle Eastern politics?
While his first foreign trip was to Saudi Arabia, Morsi also visited Iran and sought to include it in regional conflict management. Though he wants to maintain close relations with the West, he first went to China. He has put Egypt at the forefront of diplomatic efforts to address the Syrian crisis, and he indicated to the United States that Egypt’s peace treaty commitments are linked to unfulfilled U.S. promises to bring about justice and self-rule for the Palestinians.
