Iran’s security forces have little incentive to ease up on protesters
Will forces remain loyal to the regime? That might depend on their business networks.
It’s been 10 years since the Arab Spring. Why did people protest then — and not now?
Stephanie Dornschneider - February 15, 2021
Egyptians are facing much the same conditions: military rule, harsh repression and economic difficulties. Here’s what makes the difference.
This may be the largest wave of nonviolent mass movements in world history. What comes next?
Zoe Marks, Tore Wig, Sirianne Dahlum, Sooyeon Kang, Erica Chenoweth, and Christopher Wiley Shay - November 14, 2019
Social media has made mass protests easier to organize — but, perhaps paradoxically, harder to resolve.
In 2011, Egyptians quickly tired of protest. Here’s why that matters for Sudan and Algeria.
Thoraya El-Rayyes and Neil Ketchley - September 4, 2019
New research suggests demonstrations eroded popular support for democracy during the Arab Spring
How the death of Egypt’s former president shows changing politics
Elizabeth Nugent - June 28, 2019
The Egyptian government’s widespread violence toward the Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition parties is strengthening them.
How will the African Union respond to the military overthrow in Sudan?
Emmanuel Balogun and Anna Mwaba - April 24, 2019
It has not responded consistently to unconstitutional changes in government.
Lessons for Algeria from the 2011 Egyptian uprising
Anna Jacobs and Adel Abdel Ghafar - March 13, 2019
Bouteflika promises not to run again, but the Algerian deep state remains.
Will Venezuela’s military back — or abandon — Maduro? Here are the 4 things it will consider.
Eva Bellin and David Pion-Berlin - February 1, 2019
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Eight years after Egypt’s revolution, here’s what we’ve learned about social media and protest
Korhan Koçak and Killian Clarke - January 25, 2019
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Egypt banned the sale of yellow vests. Are the French protests spreading?
Dawn Brancati and Adrián Lucardi - January 8, 2019
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