Despite mixed results, observers generally praised the Arab Spring as a revolutionary democratic moment for a region long ...

Fifteen years after the Middle East’s largest pro-democracy movement, the West still has not learned that supporting ...

On December 17, 2010, Tunisian vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire, triggering protests across the Arab world.

In the past 14 years, the Arab Spring has jolted several Arab countries, although its net impact remains contentious. Bouazizi's self-immolation spurred mass demonstrations in Tunisia, toppling, ...

China’s inroads in the Middle East demonstrate how the region is still a critical front in the era of US-China competition.

Suddenly, people all over the Arab world are feeling a sense of pride—and the West is paying attention. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...

In the wake of the Arab Spring and the global financial crisis, focus has been on the world’s new and so-called “disrupted society.” But I would avoid using such a negative phrase for Jordan; which is ...

Some declare the Arab Spring over and its revolutions a failure, with counter-revolutions ranging from political to violent. The news from the Middle East after the Arab Spring is often dismal. But ...

Nine years ago this month, residents of the small Syrian town of Douma were in full rebellion against the regime of President Bashar Assad. Throughout the preceding year, Assad had watched as popular ...

Something big is happening in China, and it started soon after the onset of the “Arab Spring” demonstrations and regime changes first in Tunisia and then in Egypt: the most serious and widespread wave ...

Read and hear stories from the Morning Edition series, The Arab Spring: One Year Later. The demonstrations that spread across the Middle East in 2011 unseated leaders in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya.

It was a difficult year for the Arab Spring. Egypt is in the throes of its worst political crisis since mass street protests ousted President Hosni Mubarak in 2011. And in Syria, the civil war worsens ...