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Egypt: Persistent Issues Undermine Stability

Jul 4, 2013 | 10:01 GMT

Egypt: Persistent Issues Undermine the Government
A protester carries a poster of ousted Egyptian presidents Mohammed Morsi and Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square.

(GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)

Summary

Egypt's crisis goes much deeper than the recent political chaos. With the leader of the Supreme Constitutional Court taking over the presidency at the behest of the military, the new government will likely represent a coalition of interests facing many of the same challenges that brought about Mohammed Morsi's downfall. Egypt's population has grown well beyond the means of the state to support its needs, and even a strong state will struggle to ensure sufficient supplies of basic staples, particularly fuel and wheat.

No matter who rules modern-day Egypt, significant social and economic challenges will remain....

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