Winning the Transition
With brutal crackdowns in Syria, a bloody civil war in Libya, and Yemen teetering on the brink of chaos, many observers now wonder whether the region is capable of producing viable democracies. But many observers said the same thing about Indonesia – and were proved spectacularly wrong.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Is the Arab Spring turning into a gloomy autumn? With brutal crackdowns in Syria, a bloody civil war in Libya, and Yemen teetering on the brink of chaos, the number of skeptics is growing. Although Egypt and Tunisia’s pro-democracy movements achieved rapid regime change, uncertainties remain in those countries, too. After a brief period of hope, many observers now wonder whether the region is capable of producing viable, and economically vibrant, democracies.