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ID116108
Title ProperPromise of the Arab Spring
Other Title Informationin political development, no gain without pain
LanguageENG
AuthorBerman, Sheri
Publication2013.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Two years after the outbreak of what has come to be known as the Arab Spring, the bloom is off the rose. Fledgling democracies in North Africa are struggling to move forward or even maintain control, government crackdowns in the Persian Gulf and elsewhere have kept liberalization at bay, and Syria is slipping ever deeper into a vicious civil war that threatens to ignite the Middle East. Instead of widespread elation about democracy finally coming to the region, one now hears pessimism about the many obstacles in the way, fear about what will happen next, and even open nostalgia for the old authoritarian order. Last June, when the Egyptian military dismissed parliament and tried to turn back the clock by gutting the civilian presidency, The Wall Street Journal's chief foreign policy columnist cracked, "Let's hope it works." (It didn't.) And Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's attempted power grab in November made such nostalgia commonplace.
`In' analytical NoteForeign Affairs Vol. 92, No.1; Jan-Feb 2013: p.64-74
Journal SourceForeign Affairs Vol. 92, No.1; Jan-Feb 2013: p.64-74
Key WordsArab Spring ;  North Africa ;  Democracy ;  Liberalization ;  Syria ;  Persian Gulf ;  Civil War ;  Egyptian Military ;  Mohamed Morsi


 
 
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