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08/21/2009
CCAS Professors Speak About Mubarak's Visit to Washington on NPR
In conjunction with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s visit to Washington in August, NPR’s Diane Rehm hosted a show entitled “Egypt and the United States.” CCAS Assistant Professor Samer Shehata and Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Michele Dunne—who is also an adjunct professor at CCAS—were joined by Vice President for Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution Martin Indyk and Director of the State Department’s Office of Egypt and Levant Affairs Nicole Shampaine.
The guests discussed a variety of issues regarding the relationship between Egypt and the United States over the course of the hour-long show, including the different type of relationship Mubarak is enjoying with the Obama Administration versus the Bush Administration, Mubarak’s influence vis à vis the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, the inevitable end of Mubarak’s presidency and the positioning of his son Gamal as successor, and Egypt’s concerns about Iran.
Listeners also called and emailed questions in to the show about such topics as U.S. foreign aid to Egypt, human rights abuses in that country, and women’s rights in the Middle East.
To listen to the show, please click here.
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