Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi

El-Sisi: Egypt’s Antihero And The Broader Regional Implications

In this Wednesday, April 24, 2013 file photo, Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi reviews honor guards during an arrival ceremony for his U.S. counterpart at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo. El-Sissi, born in 1954, appointed commander in chief of the Egyptian armed forces since August 2012, replacing Field Marshall Mohammed Hussein Tantawi. (AP/Jim Watson)
“You can’t make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can’t make peace without Syria.”   –   HenryKissinger