It’s been five months since the revolution that ended the 30-year tenure of Hosni Mubarak, but the upheaval in Egypt is far from over. Large protests have become routine if not habitual in Egypt. In late June, 1,000 civilians criticizing the slow pace of reform were injured in clashes with riot police in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. More recently, on July 8 tens of thousands of Egyptians descended on the square in hopes of “sav[ing] the revolution.”

Lately, the demonstrations have largely focused on demands for ancien regime accountability—namely, to prosecute former regime officials more quickly and provide financial compensation to families of those killed during the revolution. But the rallies could just as easily focus on the deteriorating security situation, which seriously threatens the revolution.