Egypt's Defining Moment | Stratfor

We are now facing a defining moment of Egyptian history. Analysts are constantly proclaiming defining moments, but this is certainly one.

The Egyptian military has held power since 1952 when Gamal Abdul Nasser overthrew the Egyptian monarchy. From then until the unrest known as the Arab Spring, the military's power went unchallenged. After the fall of Hosni Mubarak and his replacement by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces -- a military junta -- it appeared that while Mubarak had fallen, the military regime remained in place. The military held elections and Mohammed Morsi, known as a moderate member of the Muslim Brotherhood, was elected president.

On the surface, this would appear to have meant that power had passed from the military into the civilian hands of the Muslim Brotherhood. But it was unclear whether Morsi -- the formal president -- held power or the military actually still had control.

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