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The Decision-making Process
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is entrusted with conducting the country's foreign relations within the framework of the Egyptian Cabinet. It is also concerned with planning and implementing the country's foreign policy, and coordinating with the other ministries and institutions concerned. The Ministry also plays an essential role in collecting and evaluating political, economic, cultural, and scientific information that may affect foreign relations.
With the beginning of the new era, particularly after the July 1952 Revolution, the decision-making patterns in the Ministry underwent clear modifications. Such modifications depended mainly on the nature of the relationship between the Presidential institution and the Ministry, and on the sort of issues with which the decision-maker is dealing. The adjustments made to the decision-making process also took into consideration the efficiency with which the Ministry will operate if it functioned independently without obtaining assistance or information from other institutions and ministries.
In light of the challenges that are currently facing the world, and the escalating number of conflicts in various vital regions, particularly in the Middle East, the decision-making process effectively progressed, allowing more consultations and discussions to be made before making any crucial decision. It has also projected the importance of consulting qualified experts before setting options or making decisions. Furthermore, a new method has been devised through which direct discussions were made with the public opinion regarding foreign policy issues, such as the Arab-Israeli conflict, regional disarmament, and other fundamental issues which are of importance to Egypt on the regional and international levels.
The Egyptian foreign policy has become a combination of institutionalized and democratic models of decision-making. The Egyptian political leadership has made way for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other institutions to participate actively in the decision-making process through genuine consultations, and through accepting suggestions as well as options proposed by those institutions to the leadership.
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