An op-ed by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the February 16 edition of The Washington Post: "The future of a democratic Egypt".

An op-ed in The Hill of January 16 by Fawaz A. Gerges: "Old Guard threatens Egypt's revolution".

A commentary by Ezra Klein in the January 15 issue of The Washington Post: "The U.S. Government: An insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army".