The Mirage of the Arab Spring

Deal with the Region You Have, Not the Region You Want

Seth G. Jones

ResearchPosted on rand.org 2013Published In: Foreign Affairs, v. 92, no. 1, Jan./Feb. 2013, p. 55-63

As popular demonstrations swept across the Arab world in 2011, many U.S. policymakers and analysts were hopeful that the movements would usher in a new era for the region. Although the United States can take some steps to support democratization in the long run, it cannot force change.

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  • Copyright: Council on Foreign Relations, Inc
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2013
  • Pages: 9
  • Document Number: EP-50289

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