Summary:

Join members of the USC Middle East Studies Program faculty for an assessment of where things stand and their predictions of the directions the Arab uprisings may take in the coming year.

Description:

Speakers:
• Dr. Laurie Brand, School of International Relations
• Dr. Fayez Hammad, School of International Relations and Department of Political Science
• Dr. Rym Kaki, School of Public Policy, Planning and Development
• Dr. Jeff Nugent, Department of Economics

The last year has witnessed unprecedented revolutions and political transformations in many Arab countries.

Join members of the USC Middle East Studies Program faculty for an assessment of where things stand and their predictions of the directions the Arab uprisings may take in the coming year.

As Tunisians and Egyptians mark the first anniversary of their revolutions, the Arab world enters the second year of what has been a dramatic period of uprisings and demonstrations against authoritarian regimes that have been in place for decades.

While Libya's Qaddafi is gone, external military involvement was necessary to uproot his regime, and it is unclear what type of government the future holds.

In Syria, the revolt is becoming increasingly militarized as a brutal regime daily kills scores of its own people, and some inside Syria are calling for foreign intervention.

Yemen and Bahrain are still witnessing unrest, while it remains unclear whether the minor steps toward reform taken in Jordan and Morocco will end calls for further changes.

All of these developments have implications for other actors in the region as well as for US and European policy.