Arab Spring

The nature of narcotics trafficking in North Africa and the Sahel has changed in recent years in significant ways.

The sixth anniversary of The Arab Spring has come and gone, but not many people noticed. One of the main reasons was its utter failure to create either a stable, democratic, or secular Arab world.

Twelve academics at the American University of Cairo admit that the events of 2011, now called the Arab Spring, caught them unprepared

While not democracy in the American image, the Arab Spring has the potential to bring Islamists into conflict with jihadists.

The pressures on Yemen are centrifugal rather than centripetal, by which the power of the center is weakened to the benefit of poles of regional power. These centrifugal forces could make it difficult to recreate a central state that can reach across the country

Chavista strategists have decided its best course of action is to run Chavez for president for a fifth time, only this time by proxy.

Sudan is the Sub-Saharan country that most resembles those of North Africa, with its shared religion, culture, and language. Will the Arab Spring blow south?

Social media's role in mobilization and narrative.