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Reforms and development in the wake of the Arab Spring protests in Morocco have addressed some surface issues but have failed to resolve underlying structural problems.
Source: Project on Middle East Political Science
Carnegie’s Marc Lynch discusses reform in the wake of the Arab Spring protests in Morocco and the political future of the country with Merouan Mekouar.
This interview originally appeared at the Project on Middle East Political Science.
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Marc Lynch was a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program where his work focuses on the politics of the Arab world.
Merouan Mekouar
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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