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Egypt and the Politics of Token Reforms

Egypt and the Politics of Token Reforms

Abstract This paper discusses two main challenges the current regime in Egypt faces to realize stability in the short or medium term: its ability to reconstitute the political process to make it more inclusive and more participatory and its success…
The Arab Spring and Western Policy Choices

The Arab Spring and Western Policy Choices

Emad El-Din Shahin Of the several uprisings and pro-democracy revolutions sweeping through the Arab region, only two — Tunisia and Egypt — have been successful so far in toppling despotic rulers and embarking on a transitional process to establish a…