The Arab Spring

David W. Lesch is the Ewing Halsell Distinguished Professor of History at Trinity University. He is the author or editor of fourteen books, including Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad, The Arab-Israeli Conflict: A History, and The Middle East and the United States: History, Politics and Ideology (with Mark Haas).Mark L. Haas is Professor of Political Science at Duquesne University. He is the author of The Clash of Ideologies: Middle Eastern Politics and American Security and The Ideological Origins of Great Power Politics, 1789-1989, and coeditor of The Middle East and the United States. His scholarly articles have appeared in such leading journals as International Security, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, Security Studies, and The Review of Politics.

Contents Map Preface A Note on the Text Part I Uprisings in the Arab World: Tyranny, Anarchy, and (Perhaps) Democracy Mark L. Haas and David W. Lesch 1 Lessons from a Small Place: The Dignity Revolutions in Tunisia, North Africa, and the Globe Julia Clancy-Smith 2 Revolution and Counterrevolution in Egypt Jeannie L. Sowers and Bruce K. Rutherford 3 The Libyan Spring: From Dream to Disillusionment Karim Mezran and Laurentina Cizza 4 Anatomy of an Uprising: Bashar al-Assad's Fateful Choices That Launched a Civil War David W. Lesch 5 How Saudi Arabia Has Dodged the Arab Spring Steve A. Yetiv 6 Jordan and the Arab Spring Curtis R. Ryan 7 Iraq and the Arab Spring: From Protests to the Rise of ISIS Ibrahim Al-Marashi Part II Non-Arab Countries and the Arab Spring Mark L. Haas and David W. Lesch 8 Iran and the Arab Uprisings Narges Bajoghli and Arang Keshavarzian 9 Turkey and the Arab Spring: The Rise and Fall of Democracy Promotion in a Revolutionary Era Mark L. Haas 10 Israel's Response to the Arab Spring: A Perfect Storm or an Opportunity for Change? Ilan Peleg 11 Russia and the Arab Spring Robert O. Freedman 12 US Policy After the Uprisings: Alliances, Democracy, and Force Jeremy Pressman 13 Conclusion: The Arab World at the Intersection of the National and Transnational James L. Gelvin About the Contributors Index