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* Egypt foreign policy :@personal:
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Either because the US is withdrawing from policing the high seas, or because of increasing challenges to US hegemony in each of the world's regions, Egypt will increasingly find itself in a position where world trade passing through the Suez policed by regional powers: India, KSA, UAE, Turkey, Italy and France. At its visible maximal, Egypt's regional influence and participation in securing world trade will stretch from Bab al Mandeb to the Sicily Straights. This requires two Egyptian fleets and bases in Libya, Sudan and Eritrea, in addition to bases in Egypt: Suez, Port Said, Alexandria and Alamain.

Following this foreign policy, Egypt's military should start looking at itself as a marine power and an African police force, with a focus on mechanized infantry than on armor and supporting fire.


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