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Egypt’s Revolution

As the anniversary of Egypt’s January 25th revolution approaches, the direction of the country remains uncertain.

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By Marc Lynch, Michael Wahid Wahid Hanna, Thanassis Cambanis
Published on Jan 21, 2016

Source: Project on Middle East Political Science

Five years after Egypt’s revolution, the country faces challenges on numerous fronts. Looking back at developments since the onset of the Arab Spring and forward toward the country’s future, Marc Lynch discusses Egypt’s state of affairs Michael Wahid Hanna and Thanassis Cambanis.

This podcast originally appeared that the Project on Middle East Political Science.

About the Authors

Marc Lynch

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Marc Lynch was a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program where his work focuses on the politics of the Arab world.

Michael Wahid Wahid Hanna

Michael Wahid Hanna is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation and a nonresident senior fellow at the Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law.

Thanassis Cambanis

is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation.

Authors

Marc Lynch
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Marc Lynch
Michael Wahid Wahid Hanna

Michael Wahid Hanna is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation and a nonresident senior fellow at the Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law.

Thanassis Cambanis

is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation.

Political ReformDemocracySecurityMiddle EastNorth AfricaEgypt

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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