Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
While many in the West continue to view China as a pillar of authoritarianism, its internal social and political dynamics are shifting rapidly.
The recent popular uprisings in the Arab world sought to dismantle authoritarian political regimes and address profound societal inequities. However, they also triggered fundamental questions about the relationship between citizens and the state, as well as the rights and obligations of citizenship.
This conference brought together leading scholars and practitioners from the United States, Europe, and the Arab world to examine the complex dynamics underway within al-Qaeda.
After the major uprisings of 2011 in Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen, many assumed that the movements emerged spontaneously directed by tech-savvy, young revolutionaries. However, citizen activism in the Arab world was already adapting to changing internal political and social dynamics in the preceding years.
Gilles Kepel, William McCants, and Karim Sadjadpour assess the shifting dynamics of the Arab revolutions and their potential future trajectory.
A number of challenges face young people in Morocco, including high unemployment and a corresponding lack of economic opportunities.
Three years after the Arab world was rocked by the uprisings that brought down longstanding autocratic regimes in Tunisia and Egypt, the region remains embroiled in a transformational struggle for the future.
In a landmark step, Tunisia’s Islamic and secular political forces reached accord on a constitution that provides a foundation for Tunisia’s transition to democracy. But while progress has been made, the country still faces serious economic and political challenges ahead.
Three years after the Arab uprisings began in Tunisia and Egypt, Arab practitioners and experts will join Carnegie scholars for a day-long conference to examine the political, religious, and social trends shaping the future of the region.
The spillover of Syria’s war into Lebanon and Iraq, combined with the widening involvement of Iran and Saudi Arabia, has spawned dire predictions of sectarian conflict engulfing the entire Middle East.