The American Interest Policy, Politics & Culture
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Egypt?  Preparing for the end of the Hosni Mubarak era.
Published on September 1, 2008  When it happens, it will rock
the world, at least briefly: octogenarian Hosni Mubarak,
President of the largest Arab country for over a quarter
century, will leave office, either by his own decision or that
of Providence, probably within the next three years. So far, few
in the West have paid much attention. But Egyptians certainly
are getting ready, and we should do so as well.  The question is
not so much one of stability. Few expect a succession in Egypt
to be violent. And Egypt’s basic strategic orientation (allied
with the United States, at peace with Israel, working o