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The article offers information on the U.S. foreign policy on Egypt and its importance to the U.S. diplomatic influence on Arab countries. Topics discussed include the political conditions in Egypt; the repressive policies of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sissi; and the threats posed by internal political rivalries in Egypt. Also mentioned is the U.S. military aid to Egypt and the national security in the country.

The article discusses the suspension of U.S. military assistance to Egypt since the 2013 coup d'etat that toppled Muslim Brotherhood president Mohamed Morsi. It notes that the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama has promised in April 2014 to resume deliveries of critical counterterrorism systems including 10 Apache attack helicopters. It talks about the ongoing Islamist insurgency as of July 2014, U.S.-Egypt ties with President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, and U.S. policy implications.

The article presents the author's views regarding the battle in Cairo, Egypt between the army, pro-democracy forces, and Islamists, with a focus on U.S. foreign relations with Egypt. The article discusses American foreign aid to Egypt, the current ruler army chief Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood organization, and U.S. foreign policy under U.S. President Barack Obama.

The article discusses U.S. foreign-policy elites' perceptions of threats to U.S. security, with a particular focus on U.S. military and political relations with Egypt and Syria. According to the author, U.S. strategy in these countries is based on erroneous beliefs surrounding their strategic importance to the U.S. and the ability of the U.S. to successfully intervene in Egyptian and Syrian politics. The author stresses the continued strength and security of America's position in global politics and expresses concern over the economic and human costs of such interventions. It is suggested that the principle of self-determination should form an important part of U.S. foreign policy.

The article discusses the political conditions in Egypt as of January 13, 2014 in context with referendum on Egypt's draft constitution on January 14-15, 2014. Topics discussed include support for growing jihadist violence in Egypt, political condition in Egypt after the regime of its former President Mohamed Morsi, and foreign policy of the U.S. towards Egypt. Other topic discussed include military assistance provided by the U.S. to Egypt.

The article presents the author's views on the implications the rule of the organization Muslim Brotherhood could have had on Egypt's national security as well as regional stability. Topics discussed include Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the uprising of 2011, and President Muhammad Morsi's foreign policy towards the war in Syria. Egypt's relations with Iran and the U.S. under the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood are also discussed.

The article discusses the need for the U.S. government to work with and put pressure on the Egyptian government to counter the growing threat from jihadists in Egypt. It states that the U.S. government should work with Egyptian government with a mix of economic developments, diplomatic pressure and intelligence sharing to prevent violence by jihadists, relative to the emergence of threats from the group due to permissive atmosphere for Islamist mobilization and the ruling of Muslim Brotherhood.

The article focuses on the political transition in Egypt which will be held during the constitutional referendum in the 2014 election. Topics discussed include the arrests of some leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood who plans to run for the 2014 election, the social and economic conditions of the country wherein its stock exchange has returned to normal and its curfew have shortened, and the decision of the U.S. to not cut its annual aid in the country as part of the U.S.-Egyptian relationship.

The editorial looks at politics and government in Egypt as of August 2013, focusing on the country's 2011 Arab Spring uprising and on the 2013 coup carried out by the Egyptian armed forces against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. It expresses concern about the coup, noting Morsi was democratically elected. It expresses confidence in the will of the Egyptian public to continue struggling for its ultimate goals of freedom and fairness. U.S. foreign policy toward Egypt is also discussed.

The article reports on the reasons why the administration of former U.S. President Barack Obama failed to introduce democracy in Egypt during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Also cited are the U.S. failure to guide the Egyptian military and the administration of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi towards democratization, and the role of regional powers like Israel and Saudi Arabia in Egypt's failed road to democracy.

The article focuses on the draft constitution in Egypt in 2014 which reflects leftist political parties' coalition that will make Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi to be thrown from his position. Topics discussed include the need for the U.S. to encourage Cairo to engage political and economic reforms, the impact of the draft constitution on the governing coalition in Egypt, and the economic condition of the country wherein its cash reserves have decline to $17.8 billion from $18.6 billion.

The article offers the author's insights on the state of Egypt. Topics discussed include the political crisis brought by the government of Muslim Brotherhood including selective application of law, failure of public services, and delegitimization of the state, economic deterioration of the country, and interest of the U.S. in supporting Egypt.

The article discusses Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, the Egyptian presidential candidate in the 2012 elections. Topics include his liberal Islamist sympathies, his ability to accommodate conservatives as well as leftists, his views on Egypt's foreign relations with the U.S., and his vision of Egypt as an Islamic democracy run by technocrats rather than religious extremists.

The article looks at politics and government in Egypt as of October 2013, in the aftermath of the July 2013 coup led by General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. It discusses policies and actions of the government on matters including public protests, nongovernmental organizations, and the Muslim Brothers political party, saying it is returning to practices of the era before the country's 2011 revolution against the regime of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. U.S.-Egyptian relations are discussed.

The article discusses the U.S. State Department's announcement on October 9, 2013 to withhold military equipment and cash aid set to be delivered to Cairo, Egypt until progress is made in restoring democracy within the country. Gulf nations including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates have made a pro-democratic stand by donating nearly $12 billion to Egypt in 2013.

The article looks at the political upheaval in Egypt as of August 2013. The author points out that though Western liberals might not have approved of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, elected in June 2012, people still must accept his leadership because he was democratically elected. Topics include the July 2013 military coup removing Morsi from power, its effect on Egypt's relations with the U.S. and Great Britain, and the political violence that is occurring.

The article discusses the situation in Egypt as of August 2013 which is said to be under military authoritarianism in the wake of bloody attack on protest camps in Cairo, Egypt. It cites changes Egypt underwent since the overthrow of Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak including the uncertainty of U.S. support for the new power and the Egyptian people's claim to their rights as citizens. It notes that the Muslim Brotherhood will almost certainly retrench some of its forces to operate underground.

The article discusses the role of the U.S. in the removal of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi from power. It notes how U.S. President Barack Obama took advantage of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood's political incompetence to encourage the Egyptian military to unseat Morsi. It cites an article in the "New York Times" on July 6, 2013 which detailed the involvement of the U.S. to remove Morsi and described the latter's last hours in office.

The article discusses military relations and foreign economic aid between the U.S. and Egypt as of July 29, 2013, with a focus on the response of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to the military overthrow of the government of the elected President Mohamed Mursi.