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May 25, 2023
Middle East and North Africa
The Arab League
Founded as a loose confederation of states in 1945, the Arab League has struggled to overcome dysfunction and disunity among its members.
May 11, 2023
Syria
Syria Is Normalizing Relations With Arab Countries. Who Will Benefit?
The Assad regime and Arab capitals will reap the greatest rewards, but ordinary citizens and certain foreign governments involved in Syria’s war have less to gain.
May 18, 2023
Syria
Syria Returns to the Arab League, G7 Summit in Japan, UN Discussions on North Korea, and More
The Arab League summit marks the return of Syria and its president, Bashar al-Assad; Japan hosts the leaders of the Group of Seven democracies in Hiroshima, Japan, with concerns over China and Russia…
March 9, 2023
Israel
What to Know About the Arab Citizens of Israel
Arabs represent one-fifth of Israel’s population. Systemic discrimination, outbreaks of communal violence, and the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict continue to strain their ties with Israel’s Jew…
April 13, 2023
Economics
IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, NRA-ILA Leadership Forum, UN in Libya, and More
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group wrap up their joint spring meetings, where the focus is on restructuring debt for low-income countries; expected Republican presidential candi…
December 3, 2020
Middle East and North Africa
The Arab Spring at Ten Years: What’s the Legacy of the Uprisings?
Ten years on, the lives of people in Arab Spring countries have improved in certain aspects but worsened in others. CFR.org visualizes the changes in Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen…
May 12, 2023
Ukraine
The President’s Inbox Recap: U.S. Strategy in Ukraine
Ukraine’s spring offensive may create a diplomatic opening to end the war.
March 20, 2019
Algeria
An Algerian Arab Spring?
Is the Arab Spring back, as some protesters, activists, and analysts have declared? The uninspiring answer is a qualified maybe.
September 19, 2011
France
The Arab Springs
Related Reading:The New Arab Revolt: What Happened, What It Means, and What Comes Next, CFR ebook
December 17, 2020
Middle East and North Africa
Arab Dignity Is Real. So Is Arab Failure.
Ten years after the start of the Arab Spring, it’s time to accept that the revolution may never return.