With the continuing trouble in the Arab world (Saudi Arabia only just averted an uprising), Libya looks like it’s heading towards civil war and Syria could be heading that way too. There’s been plenty of ranting about the Libyan uprising, which Gadaffi would easily be able to put down, but what is the west doing [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Egypt’
April 29, 2011 by Karl Craig-West · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Politics
Social Tagging: Egypt • Gadaffi • Libya • Syria
Filed under: Politics
Social Tagging: Egypt • Gadaffi • Libya • Syria
After all the protesting and now the military coup, I’m not convinced that democracy in Egypt will be happening any time soon. There is a number of barriers to full western-style parliamentary democracy that will be hard for the Egyptian military to deal with. The first challenge is who to hand power over to. Although the military is [...]
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