Yep. The threat Egwene poses to the world is far worse than anything the Shadow can do. Since her main goal is to keep herself in power, gain control of everything and everyone that could possibly decrease her power, and bring back the "glory days" of the White Tower when the Amyrlin Seat could force - excuse me, "manipulate" - any king or queen to do as she wished, she rivals the Dark One as a threat.

Unlike the Dark One, who is limited by his so-called prison and has a Creator-chosen Rand to impede him, Egwene is limited by nothing. There is no one that can stand against her (if they try, she crushes them, bullies them, or comes up with some asinine 'wisdom' that any five-year old could spout to impress women who are hundreds of years old but can't seem to muster the sense to tie their own shoes). The ONLY thing limiting her is her own conscience, which is negligible at best since she manages to justify her every action as being "necessary". The girl (and she is a girl, not a woman) takes narcissism to new heights and displays a great many signs of having Narcissistic Personality Disorder (a thing that seems to be shared among dictators and "leaders" who are so convinced that they are the only ones who could possibly know everything that they refuse to even consider views that don't fit with what they want and try to crush or dominate anyone with a dissenting opinion).

If anyone ever did manage to strip her of the power she clings to, I think we'd be looking at another Lanfear, for all intents and purposes, only far more effective. Although I don't think she would ever turn to the Shadow (that would hinder her ability to make everyone believe in her 'righteous' anger), I think she would become a worse nightmare than she already is. She would do everything in her power to destroy whoever caused her fall and would blackmail/bully/manipulate/use friend and foe alike to get her position back, then convince herself that it was in the world's best interest to eliminate anyone who could possibly pose a threat to her power.



It is extremely scary. And it's only going to get worse once the Shadow is defeated. Cadsuane was worried that Rand being victorious while in a bad mood would be worse than the if the Dark One was freed...she should go to Tar Valon and have a look at the Amyrlin if she wants to see a victory that's worse than defeat. The world is screwed for at least several hundred years now thanks to Egwene's tyrannical rule.