Unlike his favourite dictator in Egypt, Trump is a weak authoritarian

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الصحف المصرية والعربية

Once upon a time, America's democratic values and ideals collided with the cold realities of war and dictatorship in Egypt. In July 2013, though, Barack Obama's idealistic rhetoric surrendered to the realities of geopolitics. The 44th President of the United States of America and his Vice President Joe Biden should have realised that conceding democratic values and principles would backfire on them one day. It is a striking irony that American values are adopted and promoted whenever favoured democratic elections are to be upheld, whereas political interests are prioritised — and democratic values are thrown under the bus — whenever it suits those in the White House. Today's oppressive President of Egypt was, in 2013, General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, the […]

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