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@ Brookings Podcast: U.S.-Egypt Tensions a Year after the Revolution

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On the first anniversary of Hosni Mubarak’s fall from power, the U.S. and Egypt face new tensions in their longtime alliance in the Middle East. Expert Shibley Telhami says the relationship has been unsettled by the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and the changing role of the Egyptian military as Egypt struggles to establish democracy.

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