Under Washington's cautious eye, Cairo strengthens its ties with Moscow and Beijing Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (right) at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9, 2025. (Credit: Yuri Kochetkov/AFP)
For the past five years, Egypt has been trying to forge increasingly close ties with China and Russia, expanding its cooperation with both powers in military, economic and political fields. This strategic shift has accelerated since 2022, under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who has introduced new high-level agreements, ambitious infrastructure projects and unprecedented joint military exercises.While U.S. officials expressed concern in private, their public response remained measured. This shows that Egypt continues to maintain an important role as a central player in the regional balance, despite its increasingly assertive autonomy. “Egypt builds its relationship with major powers based on a network of calculated interests,” said Nadia Helmy, a specialist in Chinese and Asian affairs at Beni Suef University. “This...
For the past five years, Egypt has been trying to forge increasingly close ties with China and Russia, expanding its cooperation with both powers in military, economic and political fields. This strategic shift has accelerated since 2022, under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who has introduced new high-level agreements, ambitious infrastructure projects and unprecedented joint military exercises.While U.S. officials expressed concern in private, their public response remained measured. This shows that Egypt continues to maintain an important role as a central player in the regional balance, despite its increasingly assertive autonomy. “Egypt builds its relationship with major powers based on a network of calculated interests,” said Nadia Helmy, a specialist in Chinese and Asian affairs at Beni Suef University....
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