Assessments

The military remains the ultimate arbiter of political power in Egypt.

When the uprisings of the Arab Spring came, Col. Gamal Abdel Nasser's successors used the unrest to force President Hosni Mubarak out, and then they stepped back. It is interesting to consider whether they would have been content to retain their institutional position under a Muslim Brotherhood-led government.

The Next Phase of the Arab Spring

Highlights

Egypt

Politics

Military & Security

When the uprisings of the Arab Spring came, Col. Gamal Abdel Nasser's successors used the unrest to force President Hosni Mubarak out, and then they stepped back. It is interesting to consider whether they would have been content to retain their institutional position under a Muslim Brotherhood-led government. 

ASSESSMENTS

The Next Phase of the Arab Spring

Keep Reading