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The Zionist Model As An Ironically Workable Diplomatic Strategy For Post-Mubarak Egypt, Benjamin L. Zeskind

Benjamin L Zeskind

The fundamental question for post-Mubarak Egypt, and central focus of this comment, is whether the 2011 revolution will retune Egypt as a transcending advocate of democratic principles for countries undergoing similar transformations; or lead Egypt down the theologically repressive path toward failed statehood. Within the context of this question, this article further examines the interplay between the shortcomings of international human rights law, former President Hosni Mubarak’s politically oppressive regime and the development of civic-minded communal groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood that give Egypt the best chance for sustainable self-governance. This article proposes that by applying the early 20th …