Despite the lessons of the past, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is relying on fighter planes, mass arrests and death sentences to battle Islamist militants in a crackdown that could in fact prolong instability.Unlike former President Hosni Mubarak, whose more subtle approach induced even his most diehard militant opponents to opt for a tru

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