Arab Spring
noun
: a series of anti-government uprisings affecting Arab countries of North Africa and the Middle East beginning in 2010
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Before the Arab Spring in 2011, Turkey and Syria were enjoying a rapprochement after a near century of, at best, strained relations.
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Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The French Revolution followed a period of inflation, and in this century, the Arab Spring was triggered by a spike in food prices.
—Isabella M. Weber, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2025
First, the Arab Spring is not over and won’t be over until the problems of the region—economic prosperity and political inclusion—are properly addressed.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Syria had been plunged into a civil war in the wake of the Arab Spring protests of 2011.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The French Revolution followed a period of inflation, and in this century, the Arab Spring was triggered by a spike in food prices.
—Isabella M. Weber, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2025
First, the Arab Spring is not over and won’t be over until the problems of the region—economic prosperity and political inclusion—are properly addressed.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Syria had been plunged into a civil war in the wake of the Arab Spring protests of 2011.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Arab Spring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arab%20Spring. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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