Naval Postgraduate School
Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School and co-author of Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East; former Director of the American Research Center in Egypt
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Robert Springborg
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FROM Robert Springborg
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Egypt at a Crossroads…Once Again NOTE: This discussion was recorded while events in Egypt were developing — and just before President Morsi's ouster from office. Egypt is bracing for increased violence between massive crowds for and against Mohamed Morsi, elected just one year ago. The President has refused to step down, tanks are in the streets of Cairo, and Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood claims there has been a military coup. Was it "invited" by the millions who are protesting his rule? Has the US given its tacit approval? What are the potential consequences for democracy in Egypt and, more broadly, in the rest of the Middle East?
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US, Regional Perspectives on Egypt's Upheaval Hours after the announcement that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had turned over power to the country's military, the party was still going on. But many questions remain. Can the military be trusted to institute democracy? What will be the role of the US? What's the reaction in the rest of the Arab world, where dictatorships still hold power? We hear what the Obama Administration says the US will expect from Egypt's interim government and get perspective on what's next for Egypt and the region.
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The 'Day of Departure' in Egypt? Yesterday's bloody violence has been replaced by uneasy calm as tens of thousands of protesters have gathered following Friday prayers. Pro-Mubarak forces have disappeared and the Army has increased its presence, as the growing crowd demands that Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak resign before the end of the day. It's being reported that the Obama White House is trying to negotiate Mubarak's departure, at the same time creating an interim government that would then give way to democratic elections. Is there any chance for a constitutional democracy? We get updates from Cairo and Washington.
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