The eternal promise of the Arab Spring

January 20, 2021 08:38 am

For any regime, gradual change is surely preferable to the prospect of an abrupt upheaval that threatens to replace those in power with a power vacuum.

The Arab spring ten years later

December 21, 2020 07:52 am

As 2021 begins, the geopolitical terrain in the Arab world will continue to shift. The outcome will depend on whether or when the goal of democracy mobilizes Arab populations once again.