It Could Happen Here Weekly 249
Summary
Journalist and scholar Hassan Hassan discusses his book, "Counter Revolution in Egypt," arguing that Sisi’s regime is a new "Second Republic" distinct from Mubarak’s, unified by the fear of popular revolution. Hassan details how the security apparatus was consolidated after 2011, transforming the military into the apex ruler and dismantling civil society buffers. He explains his research methodology, which utilized declassified US documents and obituaries to map the opaque state structure. The episode concludes with an analysis of current economic austerity, severe political repression, and…
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