Egypt’s chaotic political circus is back on the road. On Sunday night, Mohammed Morsi called for the reinstatement of the country’s parliament, 3 weeks after its dissolution by the SCAF. For some, the move represents a bold challenge to the military’s authority. In a piece for New Statesman, however, I argue that the contents of Morsi’s decree itself are less radical than they first appear: Morsi’s decree rejects the SCAF’s most recent political manipulations, but at this stage continues to comply with […]

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A coup d’état is the sudden, illegal deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to depose the extant government and replace it with another body, civil or military. A coup d’état is considered successful when the usurpers establish their dominance. As the polls closed on the final round of Egypt’s presidential election, an 11th hour decree by the ruling junta re-drew the rules of the political game. Prior to the vote, conventional wisdom […]

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