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Morsi’s Unsustainable Autocracy

Khalil al-Anani examines how Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s personality, worldview and career in the Muslim Brotherhood have influenced his recent actions as president.
A protester who was injured during overnight clashes between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, is detained by the Republican Guard in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, December 6, 2012. Egypt's Republican Guard restored order around the presidential palace on Thursday after fierce overnight clashes killed seven people, but passions ran high in a struggle over the country's future. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Is President Mohammed Morsi an autocrat or a theocrat?

He may be neither or both.

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