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Chapter 16 The Arab Uprisings

Chapter 16 The Arab Uprisings. The “Arab Spring”. Media term for popular uprisings that swept North Africa and the Arab world in 2011 with long-term consequences for the region and the world.

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Chapter 16 The Arab Uprisings

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  1. Chapter 16The Arab Uprisings

  2. The “Arab Spring” • Media term for popular uprisings that swept North Africa and the Arab world in 2011 with long-term consequences for the region and the world. • Began Dec. 17, 2010 in Tunisia when fruitseller Mohammed Bouazizi set himself on fire to protest his treatment by police.

  3. Major protests Minor protests Djibouti Mauritania Somalia Saudi Arabia Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan, Oman, Egypt, Yemen, Iraq, Sudan, Bahrain, Libya, Kuwait, Morocco, Lebanon, and Syria.

  4. Protests Began…

  5. Commonalities • Most took place in autocratic countries that claim commitment to democratic goals. • Significant wealth gaps between: • Rich and Poor • Urban and Rural • Old and Young • Dismantling of state service institutions • Anti-government information and feeling shared through social media

  6. Regional Outcomes • Leaders of Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen resigned • Leader of Libya killed • Leaders in Sudan and Iraq promised to step down • Leaders in Jordan, Kuwait and Morocco reformed their governments • Yemeni protest organizer Tawakel Karman receives Nobel Prize. Time magazine names “The Protester” its “Person of the Year” for 2011

  7. International Relations • Tepid US response alienated leaders and protesters alike • Traditional allies on different sides • Interventions in region affect relations between countries outside region

  8. Global Significance • Not reducible to left-right politics • Inspired protests against global financial crisis • Widespread use of new technologies to organize • Activities covered in many different kinds of media to global audience • Upset longstanding international relations in the region

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