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Yasmine Farouk, Nathan J. Brown, Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen, …
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In The Media
Egypt Five Years Beyond the Uprising
Years of unrest in Egypt have possibly left the country in a worse position than it was before the Arab Spring.
Published on Jan 28, 2016
Source: BYURadio
The ouster of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak seemed to herald a new era in the political history of the Middle East. However, five years later Egypt’s outlook is increasingly bleak. Speaking with BYURadio’s Julie Rose, Michele Dunne assessed the current situation in Egypt.
About the Author
Michele Dunne
Former Nonresident Scholar, Middle East Program
Michele Dunne was a nonresident scholar in Carnegie’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on political and economic change in Arab countries, particularly Egypt, as well as U.S. policy in the Middle East.
- Islamic Institutions in Arab States: Mapping the Dynamics of Control, Co-option, and Contention
- From Hardware to Holism: Rebalancing America’s Security Engagement With Arab StatesResearch
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Robert Springborg, Emile Hokayem, Becca Wasser, …
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