U.S. Policy: How Important is Egypt?

The article focuses on the U.S. government's foreign policy on Egypt, which is viewed as an important country for U.S. national security interests, but has since been less strategically important compared to previous decades. Topics discussed include the role played by Egypt in the Middle Eastern politics including its contribution to the so-called Arab Spring of 2011 and the existing policy of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama.