POLI 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Camp David Accords
20 Sep 2013
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1970s- shift to egyptian foreign policy; modernization, infrastructure, reshaping investments; best for egypt as a state instead of pan arabism; Camp david accords between israel and egypt; broke with norm in arab world at the time; rational state perspective; boosted trade with wested and attracted foreign assistance as well as helping economy. Mubarak- reactive foreign policy; responding to pressures from outside or changing dynamic roles in the region; egypt not being so powerful in the region before; keeping things as they were before and not taking too many risks. Before revolution: egypt adopted approach with close ties with israel and. Usa- push peace process; encourage other arab states to support peace process. Revolution of 2011- concerns in the west about effect in egyptian foreign policy; may undermine american influence in region due to possible shift in leaders. Rulers since revolution didn"t change egyptian foreign policy- still ties with. Israel and usa; continuity lies in makeup of egyptian state.
