The SAIS Review of International Affairs

Tag: Egypt

The Second Wave?

Post author By Dr. Joshua Krasna
Post date April 3, 2019

It is clear that while the momentum of the Arab Uprisings of 2011 had been arrested – and, in Egypt, Syria, and Bahrain, reversed or crushed – the root causes that brought them about still exist and have, in most states, not been addressed and are “burning embers under the ashes.”

Tags Arab Spring, Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen

Book Reviews Civil Society Middle East

How Exceptional is Jordan?

Post author By Dr. Joshua Krasna
Post date January 30, 2019

Hardly a year goes by without learned assessments that under the pressure of internal and regional challenges, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s luck may run out. However, this “weak man” of the Middle East continues to be one of the region’s islands of relative stability.

Tags Arab Uprisings, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria

Civil Society Middle East Policy & Politics Security & Conflict

The Egyptian Uprising: A Case Study in Intifadat and the Difficulty of Lasting Change

Post author By The SAIS Review
Post date April 16, 2013

SAIS graduate Jennifer Fishkin contradicts several assumptions about the Egyptian uprising, evaluates the prospects for change, and discusses the consequences for today’s regime in Egypt in this provocative paper.