United States expressed concern and avoided labeling it a coup

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The United States expressed concern over the 2013 Egyptian military's ouster of President Mohamed Morsi while carefully avoiding formally calling it a coup, a stance that had significant implications for its foreign aid and diplomatic posture toward Egypt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic response ⓘ
foreign policy stance ⓘ
actor United States government ⓘ
aimedAt balancing legal constraints with strategic interests ⓘ
maintaining leverage over Egyptian authorities ⓘ
concerns 2013 Egyptian military ouster of President Mohamed Morsi ⓘ
consequence criticism from human rights organizations ⓘ
criticism from some U.S. lawmakers ⓘ
debate over U.S. commitment to democracy promotion ⓘ
preservation of most U.S. aid to Egypt in the short term ⓘ
controversy consistency of U.S. democracy rhetoric and practice ⓘ
whether the 2013 ouster met the definition of a coup ⓘ
countryInvolved Egypt ⓘ
United States ⓘ
describedAs avoidance of formal coup designation ⓘ
carefully worded diplomatic position ⓘ
diplomaticTool private diplomatic engagement with Egyptian authorities ⓘ
public statements of concern ⓘ
eventInvolved 2013 Egyptian military ouster of Mohamed Morsi ⓘ
expressedPosition call for restraint and non-violence in Egypt ⓘ
concern about democratic process in Egypt ⓘ
support for an inclusive political process in Egypt ⓘ
keyIssue continuation of U.S. military aid to Egypt ⓘ
legal implications of labeling an event a coup under U.S. law ⓘ
legalContext U.S. laws restricting aid after a military coup ⓘ
motivatedBy concern about access to the Suez Canal ⓘ
concern about counterterrorism cooperation with Egypt ⓘ
concern about regional stability in the Middle East ⓘ
concern about relations with Israel ⓘ
desire to maintain strategic relationship with Egypt ⓘ
policyInstrument diplomatic posture toward Egypt ⓘ
foreign aid to Egypt ⓘ
region Middle East and North Africa ⓘ
relatedActor Barack Obama administration ⓘ
Egyptian military ⓘ
Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
President Mohamed Morsi ⓘ
linked to: Mohamed Morsi

U.S. Congress ⓘ
U.S. Department of State ⓘ
relatedConcept coup designation and foreign aid conditionality ⓘ
realpolitik in U.S. foreign policy ⓘ
relatedPolicyArea U.S. Middle East policy ⓘ
U.S. democracy promotion policy ⓘ
U.S. military assistance policy ⓘ
relatedTo Egyptian Revolution of 2011 ⓘ
post-Arab Spring politics in Egypt ⓘ
timePeriod Obama presidency ⓘ
tookPlaceIn 2013 ⓘ

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2013 Egyptian coup d'état → internationalReaction → United States expressed concern and avoided labeling it a coup ⓘ