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- Author: Amy Hawthorne
- Publication Date: 01-2014
- Content Type: Policy Brief
- Institution: Atlantic Council
- Abstract: Three years into Egypt's post-Mubarak transition, the near-term prospects for democratization are bleak. The military-security alliance that ousted the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president, in July 2013 is consolidating power. Government repression against the Islamist opposition, and more recently against secular dissenters, is harsher and society is more polarized than in any point in recent memory.
- Topic: Security, Foreign Policy, Democratization, Diplomacy, Bilateral Relations
- Political Geography: Middle East, North America, Egypt
- Author: Karim Mezran, Mohsin Khan
- Publication Date: 05-2014
- Content Type: Policy Brief
- Institution: Atlantic Council
- Abstract: The popular uprisings that swept the Arab world in 2011 passed Algeria by. While there were sporadic street demonstrations calling for political change, principally in the country's capital Algiers, they quickly petered out due to lack of support from the general public. Unlike in Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia, the political power system in Algeria remained intact. The autocratic government of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has been the president since 1999, retained complete control, culminating in his reelection on April 17 for a fourth term despite his obviously failing health.
- Topic: Democratization, Governance, Social Movement, Popular Revolt, Reform
- Political Geography: Middle East, Libya, Arabia, North America, Egypt, Tunisia