The Impact of U.S. Pressure on Egyptian Democratic Reform
…c reform in a speech in Cairo in June 2005. In January 2006, the United States went further: it canceled a meeting planned to launch negotiations on a free-trade agreement to express dissatisfaction with…
…llenges, as Islamist parties outperformed secular ones, revealing the weaknesses within the latter. Election outcomes highlighted the ongoing crisis in secular political frameworks across the region, con…