Elissa Miller

Elissa Miller is a Program Assistant at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. She graduated from Tufts University in 2014 with a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations.

Twitter: @elissafmiller

This individual is a guest contributor for mei.edu, and is not affiliated with The Middle East Institute.

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Dec 18, 2015

Oleg Svet and Elissa Miller

U.S. Should Prevent Egyptian Shift to Russia

Dec 18, 2015

Oleg Svet and Elissa Miller

Roughly five decades since the Soviet foray into the Middle East vis-à-vis the Czech arms deal with Egypt in September 1955, Russia is reasserting its influence in Egypt. The deal marked the beginning of a brief period that saw Moscow serve as the primary military supplier for a number of regional countries that formed an ‘anti-imperialist front’, such as Egypt, Iraq, and Syria. Recent developments in Russo-Egyptian relations are reminiscent of Moscow’s dealings with Cairo during the mid-1950s, with the Russians hopeful of a similar outcome. While these developments do not present an immediate threat to the United States, Washington should not dismiss this ongoing strategic leveraging.

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Elissa Miller

U.S. Should Prevent Egyptian Shift to Russia