Blame Media: Washington Faces Inevitable Predicament in Egypt - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mohamed Elmenshawy

Mohamed Elmenshawy

Oct 9, 2013

Anti-Mursi protesters cheer and hold up a poster depicting U.S. president Barack Obama with a beard at Tahrir square, where protesters gathered for a mass protest to support the army, in Cairo, July 26, 2013. Egypt's army is recasting the country's political drama, giving popular army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi the starring role in a change with echoes of the past that could undermine democracy in the Arab world. Picture taken July 26, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST M — Anti-Morsi protesters cheer and hold up a poster depicting US President Barack Obama with a beard at Tahrir Square, Cairo, July 26, 2013. — REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (2nd R) walks with Egyptian army officials before laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Cairo April 24, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Watson/Pool (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - RTXYY94

Debunking Five Myths of Washington’s Leverage in Egypt

Mohamed Elmenshawy

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talks to Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi (R) after his speech during the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, August 30, 2012. REUTERS/Majid Asgaripour/Mehr News Agency (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RTR379U8

Sectarianizing Foreign Policy In Egypt

Mohamed Elmenshawy

Anti-Mursi protesters cheer and hold up a poster depicting U.S. president Barack Obama with a beard at Tahrir square, where protesters gathered for a mass protest to support the army, in Cairo, July 26, 2013. Egypt's army is recasting the country's political drama, giving popular army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi the starring role in a change with echoes of the past that could undermine democracy in the Arab world. Picture taken July 26, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST M

US Uneasily Adjusts to 'New Egypt'

Geoffrey Aronson

Geoffrey Aronson

An Apache helicopter flies over Tahrir Square during a protest to support the army, in Cairo July 26, 2013. Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi is under investigation for an array of charges including murder, the state news agency said on Friday, stoking tensions as opposing political camps took to the streets. Confirming the potential for bloodshed, two men were killed in confrontations in Egypt's second city Alexandria and a further 19 were hurt, Mena news agency reported. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (

US, EU reset Egypt policies

Wael Nawara