Egyptian-Israeli Relations during the Government of Mohamed Morsi (2012-2013)

Ayrat Halitovich  Tuhvatullin; Vitaly Anatolievich  Epshteyn; Pavel Vladimirovich  Pichygin; Alina Petrovna  Sultanova; Alina Petrovna  Sultanova

Ayrat Halitovich Tuhvatullin Kazan Federal University
Vitaly Anatolievich Epshteyn Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA, MoscoW
Pavel Vladimirovich Pichygin Institute of Business and Business Administration
Alina Petrovna Sultanova Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev – KAI
Alina Petrovna Sultanova Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev – KAI

Keywords: Middle East, Arab-Israeli conflict, Egypt-Israel relationship, terrorism in Sinai, geopolitical studies

Abstract

The article highlights the details of the foreign policy of the Arab Republic of Egypt and its impact on the regional security of the state of Israel in between 2012-2013. After the Islamists came to power, they began to dominate expectations that the political force led by Mohamed Morsi would initiate an active anti-Israel policy, however, with active anti-Semitic rhetoric, the "Muslim brotherhood" was able to maintain peaceful relations with Israel. The purpose of this study was to characterize the relationship between M. Morsi's government and the state of Israel during the period 2012 to 2013while revealing the impact of various factors on the preservation of peace in the region, especially in the face of the conflict situation that intensified in neigh boring countries such as Libya and Syria. The main approaches to the study of the problem under consideration were analytical method and content analysis. It is concluded that the article can also contribute to the study of the history of the Middle East within the framework of Arab-Israeli relations against the deterioration of the political situation and the strengthening of religious radicalism in the region.

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Author Biographies

Ayrat Halitovich Tuhvatullin, Kazan Federal University

Kazan Federal University, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Historical and Social Studies Education, Institute of International Relations

Vitaly Anatolievich Epshteyn, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA, MoscoW

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA, Moscow), PhD in Sociology, Associate Professor, Department of World Economy and International Relations, Institute of Business and Business Administration

Pavel Vladimirovich Pichygin, Institute of Business and Business Administration

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA, Moscow), Master student of the program "International Relations and Integration Processes in Eurasia", Faculty of International Relations, Institute of Business and Business Administration

Alina Petrovna Sultanova, Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev – KAI

Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev – KAI (Kazan), PhD, Associate Professor in Comparative-historical, typological, and contrastive linguistics, Department of foreign languages, Russian, and Russian as a foreign language

Alina Petrovna Sultanova, Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev – KAI

Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev – KAI (Kazan), PhD, Associate Professor in Comparative-historical, typological, and contrastive linguistics, Department of foreign languages, Russian, and Russian as a foreign language

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