The use of foreign aid as a tool of peace and a weapon of war is as old as foreign aid itself. But aid as a foreign policy tool has its limits. Those limits were tested again in 2013 when the Obama administration froze most U.S. military assistance to Egypt in an attempt to compel changes in democratic governance. In March 2015, after 17 months, the White House lifted the freeze. This whole episode demonstrates what happens when U.S. democracy policy collides headlong with U.S. security policy.BackgroundWhen long-time Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was swept out of office in 2011, he … Continue reading When Policies Collide: Security, Democracy and Re-Arming Egypt
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When Policies Collide: Security, Democracy and Re-Arming Egypt
The use of foreign aid as a tool of peace and a weapon of war is as old as foreign aid itself. But aid as a foreign policy tool has its limits. Those limits were tested again in 2013 when the Obama administration froze most U.S. military assistance to Egypt in an attempt to compel changes in democratic governance. In March 2015, after 17 months, the White House lifted the freeze. This whole episode demonstrates what happens when U.S. democracy policy collides headlong with U.S. security policy.BackgroundWhen long-time Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was swept out of office in 2011, he … Continue reading When Policies Collide: Security, Democracy and Re-Arming Egypt