The Arab Spring

Mark L Haas

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