Egypt: The Revolution is Incomplete (Essay‪)‬

Editor's Note: Fresh on the heels of a visit to Egypt where he met with a wide range of politicians and opinion-leaders, the author provides us with his first-hand impressions and those of his Egyptian hosts. One thing appears certain: that almost nothing is certain.--The Editor For decades, Egypt was politically predictable and unchanging. As in past centuries, it seemed again to be ruled by Pharaohs who wielded huge power over a passive public. During the past sixty years, Gamal Abdal Nasser, Anwar Sadat and Husni Mubarak, all former military officers, one by one presided over a system that seemed to have some of the trappings of democracy that was actually a facade, with no real accountability to the public. Since January 2011, that has changed. But the process of change has not yet run its course, and the precise outcome is unpredictable.