United States Security Assistance to Egypt
Abstract
Egypt ranks second only to Israel in terms of the amount of foreign aid it receives from the United States. Approximately $2.1 billion in military and economic assistance is provided by the United States to Egypt annually. The majority of that aid ($1.3 billion) is for security assistance programs. With the collapse of the Soviet Union's hegemony over Eastern Europe and the emergence of the new democracies in that region, there is now more demand than ever for the limited funds the United States has budgeted for foreign assistance, At the same time, the pressing U.S. budget deficit is making it difficult to free additional dollars for that purpose. Recently, Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas) questioned the priority in foreign aid funds that Egypt along with four other countries have enjoyed for the past several years. He proposed a 5 percent cut in aid to those countries to free up funds for Eastern Europe and other regions of the world. This paper focuses on the U.S. security assistance program for Egypt, and specifically on the following question: Should the U.S. security assistance program to Egypt be reduced?
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 23, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA437027
Entities
People
- Scott P. Van Cleef
Organizations
- National War College