Closer Look: Holding Out Hope for a Country

On July 3, the Egyptian military announced it was ousting the democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, according to the desires of the country's people. It was also suspending the constitution and called for a new one to be framed.

Egypt's first attempt to build a democracy after the overthrow of the Mubarak regime has thus failed. Democracy may be imperative but its success is difficult.