Arab Society in Revolt: The West's Mediterranean Challenge

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The Arab Spring of 2011 will be remembered as a period of great change by the Arab states of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean. Facing fundamental transitions in governance, these countries are also undergoing profound social, cultural, and religious changes. The European Union and the United States, caught unprepared by the uprisings, now must address the inescapable challenges of these transformations. Arab Society in Revolt explains and interprets the societal transformations occurring in the Arab Muslim world, their ramifications for the West, and possible policy options for dealing with this new world.

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"To conclude, the book succeeds in providing a thorough and thoughtful guide for anyone wishing to understand the rationale, as well as the possible consequences at the regional and international levels unleashed by the Arab Spring. By looking at recent developmentsin both US and EU policies, it is highly recommended for young scholars doing in-depth research on these specific topics." International spectator

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Cesare Merlini is a nonresident senior fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings and chairman of the board of trustees of the Italian Institute for International Affairs in Rome. Olivier Roy is a professor at the European University Institute in Florence, directing the Mediterranean program at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, and a senior researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research.