It's been 10 years since Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak was forced from power by millions of protesters. It’s considered one of the high points of what was then called the "Arab Spring." And we were ...

Across the Arab world in 2026, ideology is giving way to pragmatism, as publics prioritize stability, security, and economic ...

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: From Tunisia to Syria, the uprisings of 2011 showed how revolutions often give way to chaos or renewed authoritarianism, a lesson Jerusalem cannot ignore as Iran convulses. A ...

1 in 3 people in Middle East, North Africa say they've paid a bribe in last year 61% believe corruption has increased, 15% think corruption has decreased Five years after the Arab Spring revolution ...

Khalil Shikaki is the world’s foremost pollster and interpreter of Palestinian public opinion. A senior fellow of Brandeis’ Crown Center for Middle East Research, he has directed the Ramallah-based ...

Marc Lynch, The New Arab Wars: Uprisings and Anarchy in the Middle East (PublicAffairs, 2016). On May 19, 2011, President Barack Obama stood in the ornate Ben Franklin Room on the State Department’s 8 ...

One thing Algerians don't want, protesters say, is to be compared to the Arab Spring or share the fate of so many of their neighbors. Economic stagnation and unemployment has long beset the country of ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The real Arab Spring is blooming in Israel. Arab activists are using the Jewish state's robust democracy and independent ...