US Democratic vice-president nominee Tim Kaine had a blueprint for rebuilding the relationship between the US and Egypt, Al-Monitor reminds us. In 2014, he presented his plan to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, asking for “bold and courageous policy initiatives.” Kaine had said El Sisi “should narrow the definition of terrorism and announce ambitious security sector modernization” adding that he should “release political prisoners … pardon nongovernmental organization workers convicted under Morsi and invite all Egyptians who renounce violence back into the political process.” On the economy, Kaine said El Sisi should “pursue difficult but practical reforms, and engage the international financial institutions” and “needs to create a business-friendly environment to invite investment and tourism to return.” He also said that, ideally, Egyptians would “not be stuck with the same old choice between the statist establishment and the Muslim Brotherhood.”