Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Polarization in the Arab world may be the result of political systems that have opened themselves up to political debate, but not given healthy ways in which to translate political debate into political outcomes.
Trust in democracy and its institutions are essential to the democratic process making recent campaign rhetoric in the United States regarding rigged elections all the more troubling.
Five years after the onset of the Arab Spring, much of the Middle East is in crisis. However, it may be too early to deem the uprisings a failure.
President Obama’s recent trip to Saudi Arabia has come at a time of strained ties, raising questions about the state of U.S. relationships in the region.
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.
American voters are more concerned about economic issues in the 2016 presidential election.
International actors in the Middle East have widespread effects on the political and economic development of the 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.
Across the Middle East, large gender gaps exist in levels of political activity, voter turnout, and the likelihood of being elected.