The results of the US congressional elections last week may negatively impact US foreign policy in the region, Egyptian experts in US affairs project.
Manar al-Shurbagui, professor of political science at the American University in Cairo, said the new power dynamic in Washington also bodes poorly for progress in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
Al-Shurbagui said the chairman-elect of the US House of Representatives foreign relations committee is a "Zionist" who supports military action against Iran. Foreign policy in general–except for Iraqi and Afghani affairs–will not be a priority for US President Barack Obama, she added.
Al-Shurbagui also said the landslide Republican victory will curtail Democratic power.
Mohamed Shaker, head of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs, echoed al-Shurbagui's premonition that, in light of the election results, Obama is unlikely to improve Mid East peace. Even if he does, Shaker added, he may not be around for a second presidential term.
