Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Over the course of five years, the uprising in Syria against President Bashar al-Assad has turned into an intractable war destabilizing the entire region.
The Arab Spring uprisings have spurred a new discussion of political theory among academics in the Middle East.
Jordan has largely weathered the regional tumult of the Arab Spring, but underlying economic class disparity and uneven development across the country remain pressing issues.
Recent events in Syria threaten to plunge the region into a broader conflict.
Countries that underwent Arab Spring uprisings have taken divergent paths in the five years since the protest movement swept the region.
The conflict in Yemen has produced a humanitarian disaster, but possibilities remain for bilateral negotiations between warring parties.
Without a credible partner on the ground, Western governments are struggling to develop a strategy to combat the spread of the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Libya.
The post-Qaddafi power vacuum in Libya has made the country a ripe environment for the spread of the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
Across the Middle East, large gender gaps exist in levels of political activity, voter turnout, and the likelihood of being elected.
Years of unrest in Egypt have possibly left the country in a worse position than it was before the Arab Spring.