Publication

This paper discusses the political system that exists in Egypt under President Abd al Fattah al Sisi, who ousted President Morsi in 2013 and was elected to office in 2014. More specifically, the author 1) compares President Sisi's political system to the one under former President Mubarak, arguing that while both are autocrats, there are significant differences between their regimes; 2) contends that President Sisi's form of authoritarianism is in some ways similar to certain Latin American political systems, where voters delegate authority to a president unchecked by institutional powers; 3) discusses how this political system results in erratic, inconsistent and ineffective policymaking; 4) addresses what the future might hold for Sisi's regime in light of the author's argument that his political system is inherently unstable; and 5) looks at the implications of the fragility of Sisi's form of authoritarianism for states supportive of Egypt.