Early 2011 was a dramatic period in modern Egyptian history. The mainstream mediaa**s narrative on the Arab Spring portrayed popular uprisings as the driving force that swept away the regime of Hosni Mubarak and opened the door to democracy. But a closer examination indicates that the rules of the past still apply. Concentration of power, physical isolation from the outside world, and dependence upon outside forces for economic security remain the trifecta that drives Egyptian society and governmental development. - Ahmet Yükseltürk

In short, Egypta**s Arab Spring was a palace coup, not a revolution. - Ahmet Yükseltürk

By the most aggressive estimate only 750,000 people -- less than 1 percent of the population of densely populated Egypt a** took to the streets. In true revolutions such as that which overthrew Communism in Central Europe or the shah in Iran, the proportion regularly breached 10 percent and on occasions even touched 50 percent. - Ahmet Yükseltürk