The Arab uprisings of 2019 are stages in a political struggle that is likely to continue.
detailsA new wave of Arab uprisings suggests that the authoritarian bargain of the past may be collapsing.
detailsResignation of premier and football victory provide respite to protesters grief over slain comrades
detailsLebanons protesters succeeded in one of their demands: the resignation of the countrys embattled Prime Minister. After the seismic protests, what is the best way forward?
detailsAmid much discussion of the challenges facing the Chinese economy, the line-up of usual suspects typically excludes the most worrying scenario of all
detailsIraqi Shia have lost faith in their government because it has failed to meet their basic needs in any of these three categories. After the fall of Saddam Hussein and the rise of new governance models
detailsA regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
detailsNearly a decade after the Arab Spring fizzled, a new wave of protest has swept over the Middle East and North Africa. What is different this time, and will the protesters get what they want?
detailsFollowing mass uprisings in Algeria and Sudan this summer, protesters have now taken to the streets in Lebanon and Iraq to demand better economic conditions and an end to mis-governance.
detailsIt is tuk-tuk vs. Land Cruiser at the heart of Iraqs uprising — and the scrappy tuk-tuk, for now, is winning.
detailsAt least 19 dead and untold wounded. A half-dozen subway stations attacked with firebombs. Hundreds of supermarkets vandalized and looted.
detailsthe protests launched in most of south and middle cities of Iraq. A protestations continued six days
detailsTehran may be good at winning influence, but it is bad at ruling after that.
detailsHaving lost touch with public sentiment, officials in Paris, Hong Kong, and Santiago failed to anticipate that a seemingly modest policy action (a fuel-tax increase, an extradition bill, and higher metro prices, respectively) would trigger a massive socia
detailsPolitical parties behind Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi pressure him to not resign.
detailsThe crisis in Lebanon has been simmering for months
detailsMuddled governance, harsh crackdowns, and outside interference threaten to overturn the fragile freedom that Iraqis have won at great cost.
detailsSpot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa
detailsThousands of Iraqis demonstrating against unemployment, government corruption and poor services
detailsRights group and activists claim that more than 60 people had been arrested by Egyptian security forces
detailsThe value of heroism is again on the rise, especially in countries where undemocratic regimes can no longer be relied on to deliver economic prosperity
detailsAmmar al-Hakims National Wisdom Movement, which once supported Adel Abdul Mahdi for the premiership, has turned against the prime minister, organizing protests against his government.
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