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This paper addresses the imbalance in civil-military relations in post-revolutionary Egypt, as well as short- and long-term prospects for a de-militarization of the country. The author argues that prospective civilian oversight of the military remains elusive because of an insufficient understanding of the military’s self-perception and institutional interests by key political actors in the country. He further contends that although an orderly retreat of the military from Egypt’s political and economic realms remains unlikely in the short term, a de-militarization of the country cannot be avoided if the Egyptian democracy is to flourish in the long-term.