“Arab Spring” fallout

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Bachar al-Assad: fighting for his political survival

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Intersec November 2012 issue

The Middle East and North Africa Forecasting Division at Exclusive Analysis highlights key risks in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region following the “Arab Spring”

Egypt
Growing divisions threaten stability


Following the removal of President Mubarak in February 2011, Egypt has entered a new phase of civil unrest. Protests to maintain pressure on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) regularly take place on Fridays in Tahrir Square, while smaller groups occasionally demonstrate outside government buildings. Foreign personnel and commercial assets are unlikely to be targeted during protests, and the risk of collateral property damage or death and injury to bystanders during protests is lower than had been the case under Mubarak...

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