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Egyptian Democracy in Peril

June 21, 2012

It appears that Egypt has taken a wrong turn on the road to democracy. Constitutional crisis? Military coup? The situation in post-Mubarak Egypt is difficult to characterize. We asked veteran regional expert, David Ottaway, who served as Cairo bureau chief for The Washington Post, to help us make sense of what's happening and what might happen next.

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David Ottaway

Middle East Fellow;
Former Washington Post Middle East Correspondent

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Middle East Program

The Wilson Center’s Middle East Program serves as a crucial resource for the policymaking community and beyond, providing analyses and research that helps inform US foreign policymaking, stimulates public debate, and expands knowledge about issues in the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Read more

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