#egypttbd

Interesting question: Should US aid be withdrawn from Egypt when successful democratic transitions often rely on economic factors? #egypttbd

Ted Piccone: in Latin America, there's a more modern form of authoritarian democracy. #EgyptTBD

Kemal Kirisci: A larger challenge is integrating political Islam into democracy, has implications outside of Egypt. #EgyptTBD

Audience Q: What institution in #Egypt could provide stability if not the military? #EgyptTBD

There was little debate on parliamentary/presidential system in #Egypt ahead of constitution vote. It needs to happen @BrookingsFP #EgyptTBD

A must read report on Egypt's military coup & the role US played http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/07/2013710113522489801.html … #EgyptTBD @BrookingsFP @shadihamid @Coup_Egypt

#EgyptTBD Now is not the worse, Keeping Morsi is the real worse.He was taking Egypt to the unknown .

Any transition to democracy is going to have some volatility. It's part of the game. #EgyptTBD

.@shadihamid: US should have suspension of aid, then reinstate after free/fair elex. #EgyptTBD

Hocam dogru soylemis.."@ZLGold: Kemal Kirişci: Lesson of Turkish history: coups have not helped advance democracy. #EgyptTBD @BrookingsFP"

As I noted at #EgyptTBD event, majority of coups happen in presidential, not parliamentary systems. New constitution should go w- latter.

Attending Egypt and Beyond: Military Intervention and the Democratic Process. #EgyptTBD (@ The Brookings Institution) http://4sq.com/14LFNjy 

Piccone: what concerns me most is rule of law in #Egypt, we recognize who is freely/fairly elected.#egypttbd

.@shadihamid: The US still has leverage with Egyptian military, it should be used. #EgyptTBD

Ted Piccone: In any move to democracy, there will be volatility,there'll be protests. #EgyptTBD

Kirisci: in Egypt, a coup happened and it will have implications for development of democracy. #EgyptTBD

Kemal Kirisci: in Turkey, military considered a modernizing force. #EgyptTBD

Ted Piccone: Political crises are inevitable. In next constitution, there needs to be thought about what to do in such crises. #EgyptTBD