Egyptian Democracy in Peril
The deep divide between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood was confirmed at the ballot box. Regional expert David Ottaway analyzes the power struggle in a Post-Mubarak Egypt, and what to expect in the coming months.
The deep divide between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood was confirmed at the ballot box. Regional expert David Ottaway analyzes the power struggle in a Post-Mubarak Egypt, and what to expect in the coming months.
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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