Former Yemeni Ambassador Abdullah Alsaidi analyzes democratic transitions in Yemen, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Syria, arguing that it is too early to decree the failure of the Arab Spring.
Author: Abdullah Alsaidi
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Responding to the concerns of minorities would have ensured the success of the 1848 revolutions– this is the most important lesson for today’s Arab revolutionaries.
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The author investigates the similarities between the Arab Spring and the revolutions that swept Europe in 1848.
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It seems that the longer and more violent the uprising, the more likely that state institutions, including the armed forces, will succumb to exhaustion and collapse.
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The 23rd Arab Summit was held March 29 in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Mustafa Abduljalil, chairman of the Libyan National Transitional Council, handed over to Jalal Talabani, the president of Iraq, the chairmanship of the conference.Ironically, the previous summit in 2010 (the 2011 summit was not held due to upheavals in the region) was […]
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Turkey’s experience with reform and its secular state offer lessons for rising Arab Islamist parties.
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A UN representative left the Yemeni capital on October 3rd without securing an agreement on the peaceful transfer of power. In the absence of a political solution on the horizon, Yemen is now a step closer to civil war.
