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Egyptian protesters hold their national flag as they celebrate on an army tank outside Port Said’s security headquarters on March 8, 2013, following the withdrawal of police forces from their headquarters in the Suez Canal city that has been the target of protesters and transferred its protection to the military, the interior ministry said. © Image: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images, MPC Journal

28 June 201501022 James M. Dorsey

Study in Contrasts: Militaries in Political Transitions in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa

The Economist recently highlighted the contrast between post-revolt Asian societies and Middle Eastern and North African societies in the woes of