The Arab World

Bahrain protests and uprising in March 2011 during arab spring

Arab Spring: The Second Coming?

Events in Sudan and Libya suggest that the core dynamic in the Arab world has not changed: authoritarian military regimes and political Islam remain the key players, popular sovereignty remains a distant aspiration

Dr. Jonathan Spyer
Policy Papers 01.05.2019
The Arab World
CAIRO - JUNE 30: Unidentified anti Muslim Brotherhood/Morsi protesters in Tahrir Square shout slogans calling for Morsi's resignation on June 30 2013 in Cairo Egypt.

The Second Wave?

Much ink has been and is being spilt regarding whether or not current developments in Algeria and Sudan – the second and third most populous Arab states after Egypt – constitute the Second Wave of the “Arab Spring”. But what is clear is that the second and succeeding waves of Arab Uprisings will not look the same as that of 2011.

Dr. Joshua Krasna
Policy Papers 16.04.2019
The Arab World

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