March 13,2012
Armed to the teeth with U.S. weapons, technology and training, Egypt’s military is the most formidable in the Middle East. This could become a major problem for the region, however, if the economic bog into which the country has been rapidly sinking triggers riots and political chaos. In the analysis below, Larry Amernick, savvy editor of The Amernick Letter, offers a fresh perspective as Egypt seeks to break with the West and forge a new, Islamic identity. RA