The return of the army to the political scene raises many questions about the political future of Egypt
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The Muslim Brotherhood is provoking violence for its own political aims
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Ankara is the foreign capital that has expressed the angriest reaction to what it called a 'military coup' against a democratically elected president
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While Israel argued to keep US aid flowing to Egypt, even under Islamist rule, there is no doubt it is glad to see the back of Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood regime
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The Egyptian army sees itself as the last bulwark against external or internal threats that could collapse of the state. In their view, Mohamed Morsi became such a threat, and so had to be removed
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The Nour Party has adopted an intermediate position between the Muslim Brotherhood and the liberals. This stance, however, has brought the party fresh predicaments
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With the approach of massive opposition protests planned for 30 June to demand the president's ouster, the pro-Morsi camp braces itself for a counter-attack
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The weight of popular mobilisation against President Morsi's government will probably force concessions
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Despite concerns on democracy and human rights under Cairo's Muslim Brotherhood regime, the US, in renewing military aid on the quiet, has signalled that Egypt is too important to its interests to abandon
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Unprecedented political polarisation in post-revolution Egypt has led increasing numbers of activists to look to violent methods for achieving their goals
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Although support for the Brotherhood seems to be declining, the opposition NSF seems unable to capitalise on this fall
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Since the accession to power of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, scepticism has prevailed in relations between Riyadh and Cairo
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If Egypt's Salafists and Muslim Brotherhood are increasingly at each other's throats, it is only because the liberal opposition has resoundingly failed
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Military cooperation is the backbone of Egypt-US relations. And due to mutual interests, it is likely to continue – despite Egypt's new Islamist leadership
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Morsi's visit to Russia could allow Moscow to regain a foothold in the Middle East - and marks a step towards an Egyptian foreign policy that is not centred on the US
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Radical Islamist discourse has led to a rise in extremism among Copts, fueling violent incidents
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President Morsi has established good relations with Hamas and welcomed its leader to Cairo. However, an inter-Palestinian reconciliation should be based on a balanced relationship with both Hamas and Fatah
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Recent developments have strained relations between Egypt and Palestinian resistance faction Hamas
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Since the outbreak of the Arab Spring, Qatar has viewed Islamism as the dominant force in the region – hence the recent improvement in its ties with Egypt
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A climate of hostility has existed between police and protesters in the last two years. Taking serious measures to reform police is necessary to ease that climate
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