Les effets divergents du printemps arabe sur la coopération euro-méditerranéenne en Tunisie et au Maroc by Jean-Yves Moisseron, Sébastien Abis, Julien Velud, Frédéric Teulon

“…The «Arab Spring» with all of its diversity of rationales and local expressions is leading to important changes in the dynamics of the European-Mediterranean partnership, going so far in some countries as to raise fundamental questions and diverging pathways to Euro-Mediterranean integration. …”
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L’Union du Maghreb ou l’invincible espoir by El Mehdi Lamrani

“…Thus, in the light of the Arab Spring, the crisis of European institutions and the emergence of the Union for the Mediterranean (UPM), we reflect on the importance and relevance of an Arab Maghreb Union. …”
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Les protestations populaires à l’assaut des régimes autoritaires : une « révolution » pour les sciences sociales ? by Vincent Geisser

“…The purpose of this study is to show that the ongoing collapse of authoritarian regimes did not start with the 2010-2011 Arab Spring. Previous social protests in the 2000s were probably early signs of possible substantial changes across the Maghreb and the Arab world. …”
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WHAT DRIVES THE CHANGES IN THE GULF OIL MONARCHIES? by N. Kjurchiski

“…Located in a troubled and unstable region of the Middle East with the oil prices declining after the events of the “Arab spring” and election of Donald Trump as president of theUnited States, Gulf oil monarchies are under pressure from inside and outside to undergo significant changes. …”
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Evolution of the Other in Modern Conflict: a Constructivist Experience of Cconflict by D. Chernobrov

“…Emerging new phenomena, such as terrorism, new/ asymmetric warfare, popular uprisings (e.g. Arab Spring), and the controversial notion of globalization, tend to be placed in realist frames of balancing, interest and state politics. …”
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE INTERNET FOR POLITICS by V. P. Terin

“…Thus the author believes that such problems as determination of the driving forces of the Arab spring and real reasons for the USA refusal to sign new telecommunications treaty at the ITU conference in Dubai deserve special analysis taking into account the role of the information and communication technologies.…”
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American Assistance to Israel: Origins, Structure, Dynamics by D. A. Degterev, E. A. Stepkin

“…The main point of critic of U.S. foreign assistance to Israel, as well as an assessment of the influence of the «Arab Spring» and the global economic crisis on aid flows are provided.…”
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US AND IRAQI KURDS’ RELATIONS BETWEEN 1945 AND 2011: AN INTEREST-BASED POLICY - 1945 VE 2011 YILLARI ARASINDA ABD VE IRAKLI KÜRTLERIN ILIŞKILERI: ÇIKAR EKSENLI BIR POLITIKA by Sefa Mertek

“…This article focuses on the US and Iraqi Kurds’ relations from the beginning to Arab Spring with the perspective of realism. Relations between the US and Iraqi Kurds were examined within three time periods, characterized by touchstone events in history, namely the Second World War, the Gulf War and the Iraq War. …”
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Les services de Santé Sexuelle et Reproductive en Tunisie. Résultats d’une recherche qualitative auprès des jeunes usagers by Atf Gherissi, Francine Tinsa

“…In addition, this study needs to be updated to explore the potential effects of the Arab Spring on youth SRH perceptions and behaviors.…”
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Les nouveaux modes de gestion de la proximité euromaghrébine by Jean-Robert Henry

“…Whereas the European Union’s Mediterranean politics has been deadlocked and slow to react to the “Arab spring”, national strategies have more and more a free hand to compete with each other. …”
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THE SECURITY ASPECT OF TURKEY-UNITED STATES RELATIONS: IN SEARCH FOR A NEW MODEL by I. A. Svistunova

“…The beginning of "the Arab spring" was met in Ankara and Washington with overlapping interest in changing conservative regimes and promoting "Turkish model". …”
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Asygnosis and asygnotic networks by Edward M. Roche, Michael J. Blaine

“…After developing the concept in detail of asyngnosis and asyngnotic networks, we apply it to current issues including unpredictable events that takes place without direct control such as the rise of spontaneous terrorism, and other social and political phenomenon such as the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street. Finally, the paper suggests areas of future research in a number of disciplines that might help develop the concept further, test assumptions, and lead to new insights into this emerging phenomenon.…”
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RUSSIAN-SAUDIAN POLITICAL INTERACTION by G. G. Kosach, E. S. Melkumyan, A. O. Filonik

“…The authors state there are both periods of “crises” and detente in the development of Russian-Saudi political interaction that were marked by events in Chechnya and former Yugoslavia in 1994-2000, “Arab Spring” 2011, the post-September 2015 era, the Russian anti-terrorist campaign in Syria. …”
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SOCIAL PROTEST MOVEMENTS IN THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN by S. B. Druzhilovsky

“…Again loudly declared himself to speak in support of popular uprisings in several Arab countries during the «Arab Spring». Under the influence of these events in Iran have again begun a protest against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. …”
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“NEW PERIPHERY” AS A FACTOR FOR STRENGTHENING THE POSITIONS OF ISRAEL IN THE MIDDLE EAST by Y. I. Kostenko

“…It looks at the importance of the "new periphery strategy" for Israeli efforts to advance the Arab-Israel peace process, and its potential role as the Arab Spring brings about greater Islamization of the Arab Middle East. …”
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THE PALESTINIAN PROBLEM IN THE MIDDLE EAST POLICY OF THE USSR / RUSSIA by T. V. Nosenko, V. A. Isaev, E. S. Melkumyan

“…Against the backdrop of the Arab Spring and the Civil War in Syria, Palestinian issues have become secondary in the agenda of Moscow, which, however, can lead to a new surge of violence and tension. …”
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SOCIAL PROTEST IN INDIA by S. I. Lunev

“…Thus, social protest became the major cause of the Arab spring is. Social wave overwhelmed Western Europe and the USA. …”
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Long-term trends in the socio-economic development of Arab countries by V. A. Meliantsev

“…This and other factors, including geopolitical ones, as well as the increasing number of so-called “failing states” in the region have brought about an increase in socio-political tensions, which is comparable, and even exceeding the level that existed a decade ago, when the Arab Spring phenomenon arose.Under pandemic and global crisis, the economic and social situation in a number of Arab countries is markedly getting worse. …”
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The Role of Leaders in Formulation of the Foreign Policy Identity in Egypt by I. E. Ibragimov

“…The article analyzes the main trends in the foreign policy self-perception of Egypt in order to confirm the hypothesis that the foreign policy identity of Egypt had not evolved a discontinuity even in the conditions of dramatic events, whether it is the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Peace treaty with Israel or the events of the Arab Spring.…”
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New Trends in Israel Regional Policy (2009-2019) by T. A. Karasova

“…The changes taking place inside the region could be considered as internal factors. They include Arab Spring; prospects for settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; the growth of the Islamic radicalism and terrorism, new terrorist groups such as ISIS, and the civil war in Syria.The main changes of Israeli regional policy include toughening approaches to resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, in particular, de facto abandonment of the «two states for two peoples» formula. …”
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