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The Arab Spring and its Global Impact: Challenges and Opportunities

The Arab Spring, a social and national movement that began in 2010-2011, was a significant uprising against corruption, high costs of living, and the need for democracy. Despite challenges, it ushered in a wave of non-violent contestation using social media and the internet, leading to geopolitical shifts in the region. The movement highlighted the gap between diplomacy and popular aspirations, with consequences affecting international relations and human rights. Influences of US, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia reshaped regional dynamics and initiated steps towards democracy in Palestine. The text explores the initial successes, failures, and international reactions to the Arab Spring, pondering on its long-term implications on global politics.

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The Arab Spring and its Global Impact: Challenges and Opportunities

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  1. Arab spring

  2. Origins and geography • Social and national movementwhichstarted in 2010-2011. • Named “arabic spring” to make a reference to the peoplespringfrom 1848. • Thismovementstarted in Tunisiato conteste the power of Ben Ali • One slogan : Erhal : Get out • Then in Egypte • In Lybia, Bahrein, Yemenfailure. (UN, Solidaritywithmonachies in persian golf) • Violences in Syria

  3. Causes, way of contestation and domino effect • Expression of liberty • Corruption • Cost of life, jobless • Need of democracy…. • But without help from other countries • Example of the failure of Iraq and Lebanon war with the help of US or France

  4. contestation • Way of contestation • Non violence • No leadership • Use of facebook, internet • Dominoeffect. • Rebuildgeopolitics : Palestine, economy, oil…

  5. Common points • Demography : transition achieved • Educated population. • Political regimes : autoritair , old leader, nepotism • Gap between diplomacy and international support ( in the name of economical interest) and aspirations of population (Olivier Roy) • Influence of US in the decline • Role of Turkey as mediator between Israel and Syria • Saudi-Arabia and Syria in Lebanon • Democracy is not imported but is coming from inside !

  6. consequences • Financial sanctions to the dictators • Intervention in Libya • Immigration problems in Libya… • In Italy… • Reconsideration of Schengen agreements.

  7. Diplomatic configuration • Egypt got closer to Iran • Work for Palestine • Is not that closed to US • Reconfiguration of human rights council in United Union • Less dictatorship

  8. Palestine • Hamas and Fatah signed agreements in Cairo • First step to the constitution of a State of Palestine • Syria is weaker so can not fight the Hamas • Bahrain which finance political parties in Palestine is also weaker • US is disagreed with this agreement even if it proposes the creation of a State of Palestine • Opening of Rafah on May 28th.only Access to Palestine whichis not controled by Israel.

  9. International reactions • UN : sanction to Libya • Arab league : accept a mediation by Hugo Chavez • NATO : attack in Libya are assimilated to a crime against humanity • South Korea launched tracts on north Korea about the Arab Spring • US : position of army near the Libyan coast • EU : sanction on Libya, embargo

  10. Questions ? • A new mediterrean Union ? • A democracy from “inside” ? • Risk of fundamentalism ? • The decline of the big power ? US, France ? • The raise of new mediators ? Syria ? Turckey?

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