TIME: Top 10 Autocrats in Trouble

For years, Egypt has not been on the Middle East radar of most Americans — despite the fact that Washington has been a longtime benefactor of the regime in Cairo. But Egypt, once the dominant force in the region, is at the heart of the news once again as President Hosni Mubarak struggles to cling to power in the face of unprecedented protests. The authoritarian leader has led Egypt since the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981. [more...]