New Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi moved to solidify his power yesterday, dismissing two of the top military leaders and rescinding a June military declaration that had given the military final authority on declaring war and naming generals.
The move was, it seems, coordinated with members of the military, as the two senior military officials who were dismissed will remain on as senior military advisers to Morsi. The move suggests that Morsi has built sufficiently strong ties with at least parts of the Egyptian military apparatus that he felt confident to make such a move. What this all means for the direction of Egyptian military and foreign policy, however, remains to be seen.
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