From the perspective of economics, the military intervention in Egypt was the result of “Path Dependence” during the transition of the state system. The soldier became the primary beneficiary in the original allocation of political resources. They took advantage of all kinds of social resources, and engaged in activities which would gain maximized revenue in the political and economic fields for a long time. From the Nasser to the Mubarak periods, the civilmilitary relations in Egypt had experienced two stages: the military power under the oneparty dictatorship and the sharing of political power between military and technocrats under the presidential system. The military’s authoritarian government once defended national independence and promoted the modernization process effectively in Egypt. However, under the military intervention and the authoritarian rule lurked enormous institutional hidden trouble and political risks. The political practice in the era of the Republic of Egypt clarified that the establishment of a democratic civil military relations is an important prerequisite for the political democratization and stability in the postMubarak era in Egypt. It is necessary to base this on the history and reality of Egypt, and take efforts to break the vicious cycle of path dependence of military intervention during the institutional transition through the reconciliation of interest groups of all parties.

the process of political modernization in Egypt; military intervention；path dependence；civilmilitary relations； military political system