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Dr. Oleg Svet is a security sector assistance analyst at Group W. He wrote his dissertation on the role of security assistance in the buildup of the Iraqi military. From 2010 to 2011 he served as a strategic planner for the Spokesman of U.S. Forces-Iraq.
The United States Should Prevent an Egyptian Shift to Russia
Roughly five decades since the Soviet foray into the Middle East vis-à-vis the Czech arms deal with Egypt in September 1955, Russia is reasserting its influence in Egypt. The deal marked the beginning of a brief period that saw Moscow serve as the primary military supplier for a number of regional countries that formed an ‘anti-imperialist front’, such as Egypt, Iraq, and Syria.
