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Egypt’s Second Transition and the World
By Ronald Meinardus To understand the unfolding politics of post 30 June…
The isolated tent city of Rabaa
A friend had to go to the police station by the Rabaa…
The murky waters of 30 June part 2: On revolutionary depression
The June 30 revolutionary alliance is made of very strange bedfellows and…
First the push, then the pull
Economies, like relationships, require a good feeling. The best relationships draw you…
Part two: A test of democracy for Egypt or a test of democracy for the west?
By Sinem Tezyapar Absence of democratic culture When Morsi came to…
The ballot box and the banks
In the wake of the contentious ousting, debate over the nature of…
Mob rule
By Philip Whitfield I don’t have to be here. Shouldn’t be, according…
The Cabinet dilemma
The newly appointed Egyptian prime minister is currently undergoing the most difficult…
Egypt in another transition, what to expect this time?
Indeed, Egyptian people together with the Egyptian state have proved to be…
“Revollusion”
By Dr Mohamed Fouad The following is not for the faint hearted,…