... security forces. No acceptable alternative to the hasty reforms had been proposed. As a result, both the Algerian and Syrian cases led to civil war and massive casualties. In Algeria, this time is referred to as the “black decade.”
In the meantime, the Arab world has made progress towards integration into the global economy, even though market reforms in most countries, where the public sector retained its dominant role, faced ubiquitous resistance from a bloated and corrupt bureaucracy, as well as ...
... right of determination. As a counter measure, the Moroccans destroyed the camp, put demonstrators in jail. The slogans of the Arab Spring are self-determination, respect for human life, democracy, economical and social rights. As a result, the neighbouring ... ... by France and the indifference and tacit support of many Gulf kingdoms. There is a looming necessity for more change in the Arab world. The rise of the Islamic State is only one consequence of ignorance and short-sighted policies conducted in the Arab ...
... has brought the Saudis a number of nasty surprises, the main one being the advance of the Islamist president
Mohammed Morsi to Tehran
and his Qatar bias. Qatar, wittily labeled by a commentator "a disproportionally great power", used the Arab Spring to unleash previously unseen political activity, among other things through its Al Jazeera TV channel and claim a strong leadership role in the swiftly changing Arab World.
Photo: AP Photo/Larry Downing
Petr Stegniy:
Syrian Issue Cannot Be Resolved Through Force
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Possible Future of The Arab Spring
During the Cold War, conflicts in the Middle East tended to be localized. Despite the Arab-Israeli Wars and inter-Arab rivalries, the region as a whole, from Morocco to Iran, remained relatively stable. This changed on December 17, 2010 ...
