‘The Day the Revolution Died’: After Protests, Egypt’s Military Makes Its Move -- Noah Rayman, Time
The Egyptian military issued a 48-hour ultimatum for President Mohamed Morsi to put an end to the massive showdown ongoing in the streets of Egypt between the opposition and Morsi’s supporters. The move was interpreted by many as the first stage of a coup, with the country’s military intervening against an elected Islamist government which has controversially held sway during Egypt’s current short fling with democracy. Here is what experts, journalists, and local bloggers are saying about the situation.
Steven Cook, Middle East expert at the Council on Foreign Relations, says the military has always been angling to retain power.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
In Egypt, the generals are taking back the reins of power -- Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz
Analysis: Army coup in Egypt would be a case of history repeating itself -- Ariel Ben Solomon, Jerusalem Post
Is Egypt's military about to overthrow an elected president? -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
Kerry’s Middle East Folly Has a Price -- Jonathan S. Tobin, American Thinker
Foreign media portrayals of the conflict in Syria are dangerously inaccurate -- Patrick Cockburn, The Independent
France Embraces the War on Terror -- James Jay Carafano, National Interest
China’s young adults: Directionless, unhappy, but unlikely to rebel -- Lara Farrar, McClacthy News
Will These Youth Protests Spread to Asia’s Corrupted Democracies? -- Robert E. Kelly, The Diplomat
Obama in Tanzania, sees Africa as next global economic success -- Gabriella Schwarz and Jessica Yellin, CNN
France should remember its own history before complaining too much about American espionage -- Shashank Joshi, The Telegraph
Pinochet dictatorial legacy lingers in Chile's presidential race -- Steven Bodzin, Christian Science Monitor
When the U.S. doesn’t need Canadian oil -- Jeffrey Simpson, The Globe and Mail
American power in the 21st century will be defined by the ‘rise of the rest’ -- Joseph S. Nye Jr., Washington Post
The U.S. is coasting on the fumes of past greatness, following the Roman road to ruins -- Victor David Hanson, NRO
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