The Statesmanship of Anwar El Sadat

Abstract

Few leaders have faced more daunting challenges than Anwar el Sadat when he ascended to Egypt's presidency in 1970. This courageous statesman appraised his country's dismal situation and then acted in a manner designed to assure Egypt's survival and its leadership role in the Arab community. The author will review the facts and assumptions made by President Sadat in the early 1970s, and identify the primary threat to Egypt's national interests. Next, he will briefly list Sadat's foreign policy objectives, the resources and power he could bring to bear, and his plan to accomplish those objectives. Finally, the author will touch on the lessons in statecraft that can be gleaned from the events surrounding the October 1973 war between Egypt and Israel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA440651

Entities

People

  • Michael R. Mcantee

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Battles
  • Canals
  • Case Studies
  • Foreign Policy
  • Middle East
  • Military Equipment
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • New York
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Suez Canal
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design