Egypt's Lost Spring: Causes and Consequences: Causes and Consequences

An Egyptian diplomat-turned-scholar provides a detailed analysis of events from the fall of Mubarak through the aftermath of the 2013 military move to oust Egypt's first democratically elected president.

• Answers a broad array of questions posed by those who continue to be puzzled by the tangled web of events that occurred during this period

• Approaches the cause of Egypt's rebellion from multiple angles, including the military, domestic political parties, political Islam, and the greater context of the Arab Spring

• Looks at why the Islamists came out victorious and what precipitated a shift in public sentiment that induced Egyptians to take to the streets in opposition to the leader they'd elected one year earlier

• Analyzes whether the military interference was premeditated and whether there was a conspiracy against the nation's first civilian administration