Sizing Up the European Response to the Arab Spring
Add bookmark
Though those in the know had observed swelling youth grievance and increasingly vocal grumbling, the scale of this year’s wave of protests in the Middle East took nearly all by surprise. In Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, young protestors have rid themselves of kleptocratic autocracies. Significant reforms have been wrought in Algeria, Morrocco and Oman. In Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen, the situation remains fluid, and protests – and their accompanying crackdowns - continue. Virtually every...
