Is There a Conspiracy Against Egypt?

 

From Hidden Players to Exposed Strategies

Whenever Egypt faces a crisis, one question inevitably returns:

“Is there a conspiracy against this country?”

Responses vary — some dismiss it as mere paranoia, others consider it undeniable truth.

But between total denial and blind conviction lies a third path:

Objective, critical analysis.

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Conspiracy as a Tool, Not an Emotion

History offers plenty of examples where “conspiracies” were not theoretical but formal policy:

The Sykes–Picot Agreement (1916): a British-French accord that redrew the borders of the Middle East.

(Source: British National Archives, FO 371/2768)

The Balfour Declaration (1917): a pledge to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine — disregarding the rights of its native population.

(Source: British Foreign Office, 2 November 1917)

These were not abstract ideas.

They were signed agreements, executed through coordinated strategy.

American intellectual Noam Chomsky frequently highlights how Western foreign policy has long depended on systematic intervention in the Global South — not for ideology, but for interests.

(Source: Chomsky, "Hegemony or Survival", 2003)

From this perspective, the real question becomes:

Not “Is there a conspiracy?”

But rather:

“What tools are being used? Why? When? And who benefits?”

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From Dividing Lands to Dividing Minds

After the failure of direct domination, world powers shifted to a new method:

internal fragmentation.

Egypt has long been viewed as a strategic pillar in both the Arab and African worlds.

A 2019 report by the RAND Corporation classified Egypt as a "key regional balancer.”

(Source: RAND, “The Future of Strategic Partnerships in the Middle East”, 2019)

To weaken Egypt, destabilization had to be redefined — less military, more psychological and structural.

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1. Fueling Internal Division

Support for political Islam, even when it contradicts liberal Western values.

Promotion of narrow ethnic or cultural identities, undermining a shared national consciousness.

(Source: U.S. National Intelligence Council, “Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds”, 2012)

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2. Eroding Public Trust

Systematic campaigns to cast doubt on core institutions:

the military, judiciary, educational system.

Media strategies that magnify failure without context, ignoring comparative data or achievements.

(Source: Institute for Strategic Dialogue, “Information Disorder in the Middle East”, 2021)

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3. Economic Pressure as Leverage

Implementation of harsh financial conditions tied to international aid or loans.

Structural reforms that often preserve dependency rather than encourage sovereignty.

(Source: World Bank, “Middle East and North Africa Economic Update”, April 2018)

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Conclusion

This is not about attributing every national challenge to external forces.

It is about recognizing the global context,

and acknowledging that Egypt’s geopolitical centrality makes it a consistent target for interference —

covert or overt.

The “conspiracy” is not a fantasy.

It is a mechanism of influence — tested, refined, and applied.

The real question is:

Are we alert enough to see it, and prepared enough to confront it?