List of Arab Spring articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Libya’s Bad Peace Deal Is Worse Than No Peace Deal
The international community's attempt to bring peace to Libya treats the symptoms and ignores the root causes of the conflict.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Sisi’s Regime Is a Gift to the Islamic State
How extreme repression in Egypt is producing a new generation of terrorists.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 This Tunisian Wants His Nation to Know Its Torturers
Tunisians have never received a public accounting for the crimes of the old dictatorship. Gilbert Naccache says that must change.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 There’s Still Hope for the Legacy of Tunisia’s Arab Spring
It's time for Obama to follow the example of how the United States supported democrats around the world .
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Tunisia’s Illiterate Democracy
Will the Arab Spring's lone success story continue if its citizens can't read?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Libya’s New Peace Deal Has a Serious Flaw
Against all odds, the U.N. has helped Libya's factions sign a peace deal -- but a major one is refusing to sign.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Morocco Is Running Out of Time
Unemployment and stagnation are fueling extremism — and the king's gradual reforms aren't cutting it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Assad Goes on Spinning as Syria Burns
As the country collapses, state media remains bizarrely upbeat. But there's a logic to the madness.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Tunisia Braces for the Backlash
In the wake of the worst assault in the country's modern history, some wonder whether Tunis has paid too little heed to growing extremism in its midst.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Victory Over the Islamic State in Libya
The Islamic State has been kicked out of Derna -- by another group of extremists. What's next for the beleaguered Libyan city?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Egypt’s Quiet Social Revolution
The generation that launched the Tahrir Square revolution in 2011 is changing the country again.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Wake-Up Call for NGOs
On the margins of the Oslo Freedom Forum, Tunisian activist Amira Yahyaoui offers a sharp critique of the professional human rights community.
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457979644 cropped Why Technology Hasn’t Delivered More Democracy
New technologies offer important tools for empowerment — yet democracy is stagnating. What’s up?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Sisi’s Islam
Egypt’s president is taking control of the country's mosques — and risks driving his enemies underground.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A New Law Sends an Ominous Signal in Tunisia
Lawmakers in Tunis want to ban criticism of the armed forces, muzzle journalists, and impose draconian punishments. Is the revolution still alive?
