Domestic Factors and Leaders in Foreign Policy Making: The Cases of Nasser and Morsi

Öz

It has been a general assumption that leaders have been key players in the making of Egypt’s foreign policy. This article tries to detail this assumption and illustrates that individual formulation and implementation of foreign policies following the revolutions of 1952 and 2011 cannot be sufficiently clarified in the absence of domestic level explanations. What is found in this study is that various domestic factors paved the way for Nasser to increase his effectiveness on Egypt’s foreign policy, whereas they created a different environment for Morsi in which he was declared an unwanted man during his short tenure and had lesser influence on foreign policy.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Egypt
• Nasser
• Morsi
• Foreign Policy
• Domestic Level of Analysis

Dış Politika Yapımında Liderler ve Yerel Etkenler: Nasır ve Mursi Örnekleri

Öz

Liderlerin Mısır'ın dış politikasının oluşturulmasında kilit oyuncular olduğu genel bir varsayımdır. Bu makale bu varsayımı detaylandırmaya çalışmakta ve 1952 ve 2011 devrimlerinden sonra dış politikaların bireysel olarak formüle edilmesi ve uygulanmasının yerel düzeydeki açıklamaların yokluğunda açıklığa kavuşturulamayacağını göstermektedir. Makalede, çeşitli yerel faktörlerin Nasır'ın Mısır'ın dış politikası üzerindeki etkinliğini artırmasına zemin hazırlarken, Mursi'nin kısa görev süresinde istenmeyen bir adam olarak ilan edildiği ve dış politika üzerinde daha az etkiye sahip olabildiği bir ortam oluşturduklarının tespiti yapıldı.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Mısır
• Nasır
• Mursi
• Dış Politika
• Yerel Analiz Seviyesi

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