The army and its role in political development is one of the important ways to understand political behavior a country. In Egypt from the time of coming to power of Free Officers in the year 1952, the military officers have continuously ruled this country. Army as a pow More
The army and its role in political development is one of the important ways to understand political behavior a country. In Egypt from the time of coming to power of Free Officers in the year 1952, the military officers have continuously ruled this country. Army as a powerful organ controls military power as well as major economic resources and now it is at the head of government and plays an important role in the political scene of Egypt. The present paper by following these developments raises this question that what has been the impact of Egyptian army in historical context of Egypt on domestic politics of the country. The paper concludes that the army from the year 1952 till recent political developments, despite having different behavior and varied role is a strong institution in domestic political scene of Egypt. Therefore, the paper focuses on the role of army in domestic equation and the consequences of the increasing power and role of military in domestic politics. The paper after examining the present developments of Egypt gives its findings. The method used in the paper is descriptiveanalytical.
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The end of the Cold War and the emergence of “unipolar configuration” have generated considerable debate about how to explain a great power balancing position absence which was against the United States power. The concentration of almost hegemonic power in a More
The end of the Cold War and the emergence of “unipolar configuration” have generated considerable debate about how to explain a great power balancing position absence which was against the United States power. The concentration of almost hegemonic power in a country always triggers a counter- balancing coalition of other great powers. This is an iron law of balance of power theory. But why any counterbalancing power is not rising against the United States? Why other powers have not responded against almost hegemonic power of the United States despite what is anticipated by balance of power theory? The paper is of the view that in a nuclear world the goal of balance- i.e. the survival of states-can be achieved under a unipolar system and this configuration prevents the formation of a balance of power system.
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