The Arab Spring: Three Years On

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In the three years since the Arab Spring began, the winds of change have buffeted the region every which way. Hope has turned to despair, which has in turn further transformed the region, in both positive and negative ways. These oscillating changes have affected most countries in the Middle East and North Africa in some form. In this rolling issue, we feature pieces that shed light on the complicated story of the Arab Spring, a tale that is far from finished.

Libya After Three Years: The Need for Reconciliation

Three years after the February 17th revolution, Libya is still plagued by myriad problems. Both 2013 and early 2014 have witnessed a slow deterioration both in...

Joseph Podrasky

Phoebe Bierly

February 17th, 2014

Winning the PR War in Bahrain

In the early 1980s, I lived and worked illegally in a “Blacks Only” township in defiance of South Africa's apartheid segregation laws. Getting...

Brian Dooley

February 16th, 2014

3 Years Later: Why the U.S. Must Act for Reform in Bahrain

Two and a half weeks after government representatives announced the failure of the third attempt at a National Dialogue in Bahrain, Fadhil Abbas Muslim’s...

Husain Abdulla

February 14th, 2014

History, Narrative, and Revolution in Egypt

Since February 2011, the Egyptian state has struggled to contain one of the most significant accomplishments of the January 25 revolution: a willingness to...

William Barnes

February 13th, 2014

The Dying Tide of Protests in Jordan

Three years ago, the Arab Spring came to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. With regular Friday protests in cities across the kingdom and active opposition...

Heather Hartlaub

February 5th, 2014