Why a Coup in Egypt, and Why Now?
By Barbara F. Walter Last week’s puzzler posed two questions. First, why has the number of coups in Sub-Sahara…
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Will the Egyptian Coup Affect Other Islamist Groups?
Guest post by Brent Sasley In the aftermath of the Egyptian military’s overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood government,…
Friday Puzzler: Amidst a Decline of Coups, Egypt
By Barbara F. Walter Wednesday’s coup in Egypt runs counter to the trend of an apparent decrease in…
Friday Puzzler: Obama’s Surprising Silence on Morsi’s Grab For Power
By Barbara F. Walter One of the puzzles surrounding Egyptian President Morsi’s very undemocratic move to expand his…
Friday Puzzler: Why Did the Governments in Egypt and Libya Respond So Differently to the Embassy Attacks?
By Barbara F. Walter On September 11, 2012, US embassies in Egypt and Libya were attacked. While the…