| ID | 116107 |
| Title Proper | Mirage of the Arab Spring |
| Other Title Information | deal with the region you have, not the region you want |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jones, Seth G |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | As popular demonstrations swept across the Arab world in 2011, many U.S. policymakers and analysts were hopeful that the movements would usher in a new era for the region. That May, President Barack Obama described the uprisings as "a historic opportunity" for the United States "to pursue the world as it should be." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton echoed these comments, expressing confidence that the transformations would allow Washington to advance "security, stability, peace, and democracy" in the Middle East. Not to be outdone, the Republican Party's 2012 platform trumpeted "the historic nature of the events of the past two years -- the Arab Spring -- that have unleashed democratic movements leading to the overthrow of dictators who have been menaces to global security for decades." Some saw the changes as heralding a long-awaited end to the Middle East's immunity to previous waves of global democratization; others proclaimed that al Qaeda and other radicals had finally lost the war of ideas. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 92, No.1; Jan-Feb 2013: p.55-63 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol. 92, No.1; Jan-Feb 2013: p.55-63 |
| Key Words | Arab World ; US Policymakers ; Barack Obama ; United States ; Hillary Clinton ; Middle East ; Arab Spring ; Democratic Movements ; Global Security ; Al Qaeda |