Egypt: Failing to Progress

Pragmatism shapes the relationship between the Egyptian army and the Brotherhood. [Note: Read part one here.] As mentioned in part one, the Egyptian army is both a military institution and a profit-oriented company. Because of that, it reasons in terms of costs and benefits. If a certain policy or a particular group is likely to engender a cost, the army will seek to oppose the policy or undermine (or at least...

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Did Anti-Morsi Protesters Violate a Principle of Legality?

Pragmatism shapes the relationship between the Egyptian army and the Brotherhood. [Note: Read part one here.] As mentioned in part one, the Egyptian army is both a military institution and a profit-oriented company. Because of that, it reasons in terms of costs and benefits. If a certain policy or a particular group is likely to engender a cost, the army will seek to oppose the policy or undermine (or at least...

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The Coup D’état in Egypt

Pragmatism shapes the relationship between the Egyptian army and the Brotherhood. [Note: Read part one here.] As mentioned in part one, the Egyptian army is both a military institution and a profit-oriented company. Because of that, it reasons in terms of costs and benefits. If a certain policy or a particular group is likely to engender a cost, the army will seek to oppose the policy or undermine (or at least...

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Egypt Must Prove Democracy to Itself

Pragmatism shapes the relationship between the Egyptian army and the Brotherhood. [Note: Read part one here.] As mentioned in part one, the Egyptian army is both a military institution and a profit-oriented company. Because of that, it reasons in terms of costs and benefits. If a certain policy or a particular group is likely to engender a cost, the army will seek to oppose the policy or undermine (or at least...

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The Return to Tahrir Square

Pragmatism shapes the relationship between the Egyptian army and the Brotherhood. [Note: Read part one here.] As mentioned in part one, the Egyptian army is both a military institution and a profit-oriented company. Because of that, it reasons in terms of costs and benefits. If a certain policy or a particular group is likely to engender a cost, the army will seek to oppose the policy or undermine (or at least...

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