The role of information communication technologies in the. Strategic forum april 2011 does the behavior of iran s armed forces during and after the 1979 revolution hold relevant lessons for current unrest in the middle east. The decline of nation states after the arab spring. Five years after the arab spring, most middle eastern countries have either devolved into chaos or restored autocracy in a bid for stability at the expense of regions burgeoning desire for freedom. This article sets out to examine the geopolitical implications of the arab spring for iran. Arab spring free download as powerpoint presentation.
Polyvocal, leaderless and using new styles of communication, the post arab spring voices do not seek power but seek to defy the state and push it to address the hitherto taboo topics such as. Turkeys foreign policy towards the middle east 3 historical analysis, y. Iran although not an arab country and saudi arabia were. Read or download iran s role in the arab spring of libya at shakespir, your free ebook reading partner. If the regime succeeds in crossing the nuclear threshold, the implications for the united states and its allies could be profound. In general, it has brought a growing sunnishia sectarian tinge to regional conflict, and iran finds itself on the wrong side of that fight in most. To answer this question a comparative analysis is made of arab countries during the arab. For years discussion of iran s nuclear program and how best to address the surrounding impasse focused on international relationschiefly, the extent to which the united states and the islamic republic could and should trust each other to reach a. Russias dramatic reemergence in the middle east and north africa is dictated first. Syrias case in the context of the arab spring has been sui generis. The bbcs persian and arabic language services, which reach millions, drew heavily on content created by ordinary citizens to cover events. The 201820 arab protests, also referred to as the new arab spring, arab summer or arab spring 2.
Turkeys role in the arab spring and the syrian conflict tpq. Of course, iran itself poses serious problems to the future of iraq as a viably sovereign, indivisible political entity. The iranian government suppressed the protests and stopped the mass demonstrations in 2009, with only very minor flareups in 2010. Whos reporting the protests converging practices of. In this essay, i propose to speculate on the current, more or less popular. Avicious circle of mutually reinforcing negative repercussions muriel asseburg protests, revolts and the fall of decadesold leaderships have brought about political openings and the chance, at least in some arab. Jul, 2017 these internal crises could lead to a new arab spring in which some of the gulf monarchies might fall. This volume focuses on interpreting the changing domestic and regional dynamics in the arab world and iran. Mar 14, 2017 the revolutionary uprisings that swept the arab middle east in the 2010s are sometimes compared to the revolutionary uprisings of 1848 in europe. The current phase of confrontation is part of a larger domestic transformation of iran and turkey under the influence of the arab spring. The arab spring has presented tehran with new opportunities but also new challenges in the middle east. Turkey the arab spring and beyond download ebook pdf.
Download pdf with the worlds attention focused on the dramatic events of the arab spring, iran continues to make progress on its nuclear program. Consequently, supreme leader khamenei called the events of the arab spring a natural enlargement of iran s islamic revolution of 1979 and credited his country for being the catalyst of this islamic awakening. The 2009 protests in iran and the 2011 arab uprisings took place in complex and fast evolving media ecologies. Regional actors, global powers, and middle east strategy, cohosted by aljazeera centre for studies ajcs and john hopkins university jhu in washington earlier this summer, has triggered wider debate about the nature and the promise of an emerging balance of power in the region. Pdf iran and the arab spring arang keshavarzian and. The roots and causes of the 2011 arab uprisings kamal eldin osman salih abstract. Libyas second revolution by maryjane deeb the uprising that wasnt supposed to happen. The arab gulf states and reform in the middle east is a useful introduction to the complexities of the gulf.
Then, the arab spring spread across the middle east and north africa. Yet the proponents of such a view are split over which iran it is that serves as the inspiration for events in tunisia, egypt, libya, and elsewhere. The international conference shaping a new balance of power in the middle east. Arab spring simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Apr 12, 2011 the ongoing peoples uprisings in the arab countries against autocratic rulers have provided iran with both challenges and opportunities in the middle east and beyond. The confrontation between the two bitter rivals iran and saudi arabia has engulfed several middle eastern countries and many regional and international islamic organizations, such as the league of arab states, the gulf cooperation council, and the organization of islamic cooperation oic. Qaddafi was a very strongheaded dictator and somehow he managed to bring everyone against him during the arab spring of libya. The 201112 protests in iran were a series of demonstrations in iran which began on 14 february 2011, called the day of rage. There have also been changes in countries which did not experience arab spring uprisings. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Iranian influence in the levant, egypt, iraq, and afghanistan. The arab spring has swept away the status quo and our interests in the.
Download pdf the arab spring the end of postcolonialism. The arab spring of oman and the arab spring of libya. The iransaudi arabia conflict and its impact on the. Iran and the arab spring naysan rafati t he events of the arab spring, it has been argued, have their precursors in iran. As protest and revolution shake the arab world, this series of films document the arab awakening, offering fresh. Saudi arabia and the arab spring ren rieger gulf research center context, the decisive factors are geographic proximity, the nature of the concerned states political system, and the quality of the particular regimes relations with the kingdom and iran. Project muse the arab gulf states and reform in the middle. Instead, that spring has given way to a winter of economic stagnation and political violence that has plunged syria, libya and yemen into bloody civil war, has led to widespread unrest in egypt, iraq and bahrain, and threatens to destabilize arab governments from morocco to saudi arabia. It hypothesizes that in spite of the initial shortterm benefits of the arab spring, in the longterm it. The us found itself a bystander in the region during the arab spring, failing to anticipate it, but given its. This pioneering explanation of the arab spring will define a new era of thinking about the middle east. It will be regularly updated with new publications. Free download of irans role in the arab spring of libya by iakovos alhadeff.
The iranian factor in the emerging balance of power in the. The arab gulf states and reform in the middle east between. Click download or read online button to get turkey the arab spring and beyond book now. According to bbc, the iranian government holds the belief that the protests were infused by irans revolution of 1979. The term arab winter refers to the events across arab league countries in the mideast and north africa, including the syrian civil war, the iraqi insurgency and the following civil war, the egyptian crisis, the.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook. The iranian leadership has gone so far as to tout the recent developments in the arab world as a victory for the islamic revolution of 1979, with egypt and tunisia walking in iran s proverbial. Thi s researc h articl e attempts to scrutinize the nature and cause s of the ara b uprising s which too k people by surpris e globall y throughou t 2011 and int o 2012. Jun 26, 20 this article examines the iranian ruling elites as well as oppositionist views of the arab spring, explaining why iran has not followed its arab counterparts in engaging a revolutionary and violent confrontation with the islamic republic regime. The arab world and iran a turbulent region in transition. Iran s leaders assert that the political structure of the middle east is heavily weighted in favor of the united states and its regional allies and against those. The role of information communication technologies in the arab spring. The advent of the arab spring has challenged iran s capacity to exert its influence in its turbulent neighbourhood.
In the era of the arab spring, 1 saudi arabia has been one of a very small group of relatively unaffected arab countries. The arab winter is a term for the resurgence of authoritarianism, absolute monarchies and islamic extremism evolving in the aftermath of the arab spring protests in arab countries. The question that guides the research in my thesis, then, is the following. Click download or read online button to the arab spring the end of postcolonialism book pdf for free now. This article examines qatars activist foreign policy role in the arab spring and probes whether such a role is sustainable in future in view of the constraints qatar faces at home, in the gulf. The protesters were angry that their countries did not give them many rights. Fears of iranian influence among shia in the arab gulf states and the threat of revolutionary movements in other gulf states. Following the 1848 metaphor, turkey emerged as the most vocal albeit unsuccessful supporter of the revolutionary forces during the arab spring, whereas iran and russia gradually emerged as the most decisive and successful supporters of the. Prospects for democratization in the middle east postarab spring.
May 26, 2015 the arab spring intelligence failure is a cautionary tale when approaching other issues requiring objective assessments, such as iran s intentions regarding nuclear weapons, russias next moves in. May 20, 2019 in addition to the study of the critical junctures that led to and defined the arab spring, this paper will consider the relationship of elites to nonelites during the turbulent times and the exogenous factors that limit the policy options arab spring countries faced. Needless to say, the events of the past five yearsparticularly the arab spring and the subsequent descent into chaoshave had a profound impact on the regional political system. Iran and the arab spring tehran bureau frontline pbs. Smashwords irans role in the arab spring of libya a book. Will these momentous events enhance irans foreign policy opportunities, or will they ultimately lead to further isolation and strategic loneliness for iran. Irans role in the arab spring of libya in epub, pdf. Irans role in the arab spring of libya, by iakovos alhadeff. As a hypothesisgenerating work, this study aims to provide specific hypotheses regarding constructive thirdparty roles for turkey in the arab spring that can be. When the arab spring began, iran had been on a winning streak in the middle east cold war. However the emphasis is on the libyan arab spring and the toppling of the libyan dictator muammar qaddafi in 2011. Which features of society can explain the largescale protests in the arab spring. The arab spring intelligence failure is a cautionary tale when approaching other issues requiring objective assessments, such as iran s intentions regarding.
The arab spring and its effect on turkishiranian relations. In this landmark book, hamid dabashi argues that the revolutionary uprisings that have engulfed multiple countries and political climes from morocco to iran and from syria to yemen, were driven by a delayed defiance a point of rebellion against domestic tyranny and. Economic protests also took place in the gaza strip. However, not many of the protesters demands were met. Jun 20, 2016 this essay explains why iran, a traditional ally of qaddafi, attacked qaddafi during the arab spring of libya more the present booklet examines two incidents of the arab spring. The conflicting perspectives are not likely to be reconciled by pragmatic concerns. Six years later, little remains of the hopes that the west saw in the arab spring. By 2011, the arab spring created opportunities for iran with the weakening of regimes and the onset or expansion of insurgencies in countries like syria, yemen, and iraq.
Nov 03, 2018 whats happening in the middle east today can be traced back to the 2011 arab spring, which sparked a desire for democratic change among ordinary people and, among governments, a countervailing. Therefore, the current leadership argues that the revolution should no longer be exported actively, but that iran should serve as an example. This booklet examines two incidents of the arab spring. Irans role in the arab spring of libya, by iakovos. Joint training activities were carried out for the pflp in lebanons beqaa valley on the eve of the arab spring by hezbollah, overseen by iran, with a reported 4,000 highly trained pflp fighters hosted in a military base in qusayra, lebanon. Speculations on the political sequence of preislamism, islamism and postislamism. The arab spring the end of postcolonialism download the arab spring the end of postcolonialism ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Click download or read online button to get the decline of nation states after the arab spring book now. Arab spring intelligence failure holds warning for u.
Although there is increasing economic, social, and political pressure on the state, the kingdom remains immune from the surprisingly widespread political upheavals. Global fellow at the wilson center in washington, dc and professor of international relations, sabanci university. Thus, iran s achievement is pointed up in areas such as producing the highest rate of. How has the arab spring changed the strategic environment for u. Users can either download particular bibliographies in pdf or other formats or download the full set in a single zip archive see the file inventory on the right. The events of the arab spring, it has been argued, have their precursors in iran. A bumpy road ahead pdf by hassan hakimian, director of the london middle east institute and reader, economics department, soas underscores the underlying importance of the economic conditions facing the new republics, such as egypt and tunisia, which are emerging as a result of the arab spring. This is when russias resurgence in the region became clearly evident, culminating with the first major combat deployment of the russian armed forces in 2015 in a war theatre located far beyond the postsoviet neighbourhood. Pdf iran and arab spring wise men center for strategic. Pria 26 tahun itu memutuskan untuk bekerja menjadi pedagang kaki lima, penjual buah dan sayuran di sidi bouzid, kirakira 300 km jauhnya di selatan ibu kota tunisia. In spite of its title, this book is less about reform in the gulf states and more about the recalibration of their security strategy and threat perceptions in response to the arab spring and irans continuing ascendance as a regional player. The main winner would be tehran, for which the current crisis, along with the boycott imposed on qatar, has opened a path to a takeover of bahrain and iran has already, in effect, taken over baghdad, damascus, beirut, and sanaa.
Turkey and irans preferences in syria are reflections of the government systems they want to have in their own countries. The us found itself a bystander in the region during the arab spring, failing to. Dec 06, 2017 it has taken three long years for the iraqi army to claim almost total victory over sunni islamists, after receiving important help from iran. Egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the strongest military state in north africa region. While the iranian government authorities attempted to appropriate the arab spring, claiming it was a continuation of the iranian revolution of 1979, the events revived popular longing for. Its chapters discuss an array of countries, events, actors, and issues from an examination of the arab spring and the tunisian democratic transition, to an exploration of the role of. In reality, iran not only stayed outspoken over the arab uprising by publicising its islamic awakening scenario, but also used the.