Abstract
The aim of this contribution was to identify a group of factors with the strongest impact on the Egyptian Foreign Policy making and implementation during the study period (2010-2013). I argued that domestic factors were more dominant in influencing the Egyptian Foreign Policy Executive elite and its policy responses and initiatives during 2011-2013.
The paper dealt with two different political regimes that governed Egypt during this very short period: one headed by the Supreme Council of Armed Forces SCAF (Jan 2011-June 2012) and the other controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood with continued influence of the Military (from June 2012-July 2013). It examined the Egyptian foreign policy during that period toward two case studies: Turkey and Palestine.
The paper was classified under the headings: "Arab Spring", "Foreign Policy and Legitimacy" and "Neoclassical Realism (NCR)".