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Egipt wobec głównych osi rywalizacji międzynarodowej na Bliskim Wschodzie po Arabskiej Wiośnie
Egypt Towards the Main Axes of International Rivalry After the Arab Spring

Author(s): Michał Lipa
Subject(s): Politics, Islam studies, International relations/trade, Geopolitics
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: Foreign policy of Egypt; United States; Russian Federation; Saudi Arabia; Middle East; international relations;

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to analyse Egypt’s foreign policy toward the principal axes of rivalry in the Middle East after the Arab Spring. One of them is a global rivalry; the other is a regional one. In the first case, attention should be paid to both – the United States, seeking to preserve the status of a global superpower, and the Russian Federation, trying to transform its status from being a regional power into a global power. The second type is the Saudi-Iranian rivalry for hegemony in the Middle Eastern region. In this context, Egypt seeks to diversify its allied relations, which results from the strong sense of subjectivity of the Egyptian state.

  • Issue Year: XV/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 51-66
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish