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Spring Goes to Winter: A Very Twenty-First Century Revolution in the Middle East
Rucheka JainRUSI Newsbrief, 6 April 2018
Middle East and North Africa
The Arab Spring of 2011, a time of hope and optimism especially for the region’s young people, has become an Arab Winter. To turn the tide, young people must rally behind a unifying cause and not be discouraged by incremental, imperfect reforms.
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