Egyptian Revolution: New Problems Instead of Democracy

... to the pre-revolutionary period. Egyptian Pinochet? In foreign policy Sisi’s most notable step has been the upgrading of relations with Russia. In the meantime ordinary Egyptians pin great hopes on the country’s new leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a fact not lost on Sisi himself (or the people around him) who puts the stake on big infrastructure projects and economic liberalisation. However, whether he will become an Egyptian Pinochet is a big question. Today he is seen above all as the ...