The Corner

The Pharaoh Is Gone, Long Live the Pharaoh?

The press is reporting that Hosni Mubarak has stepped down; power now lies with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and Vice President Omar Suleiman. It’s an open question whether the crowds will accept Suleiman: He is Mubarak’s “Mini-Me” and does not represent a break from the past.

My take on how we got here and which countries could be next.

Michael Rubin is Director of Policy Analysis at the Middle East Forum and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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