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100 1 _aZUHUR Sherifa
245 _aEgypt :
_bsecurity, political and Islamist challenges /
_cSherifa Zuhur
260 _aCarlisle PA, USA :
_bStrategic Studies Institute, US Army War College,
_c2007
300 _ax, 151 p.
520 _aDiscussion of the importance of Egypt to stability in the Middle East and thus of the importance of stability and development within Egypt itself. Shows how authoritarian government continues to constrain political development and may even unintentionally be fostering extremism and terrorist groups. Recommends policy initiatives for the US government to pursue and notes that time is of the essence with a political turning point likely not later than 2011.
650 _aEGYPT
_xPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
650 _aEGYPT
_xINTERNAL SECURITY
650 _aEGYPT
_xTERRORISM
650 _aEGYPT
_xISLAMIC EXTREMISM
650 _aUNITED STATES
_xFOREIGN POLICY
_xEGYPT
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