A New Report Links Climate Change, the Arab Spring, and Mass Migration
The study pinpoints a particular area and time period where climate change had a profound impact: countries affected by the Arab Spring between 2010 and 2012.
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Could Fresh Faces Prevail in Lebanon’s Elections?
Ahead of elections next week in Lebanon, it's looking like corruption as usual.
Field Notes: Selling Dried Fruit in Yemen
Sanaa, Yemen: Despite political unrest during the early months of protest during the Arab Spring, a Yemeni man keeps his shop open, selling nuts and dried fruit.
Morocco’s Political Crisis Threatens to Boil Over Into the Region at Large
A fish vendor's death late last year gave rise to popular anger over poor governance in the North African nation. That could have implications beyond just Morocco.
Morocco Protests: The Arab Spring Is Dead, Long Live the Arab Revolution?
Don’t mistake the current demonstrations in Morocco for what happened in 2011.
The Hard Lives of Non-Believers in the Middle East
Despite the Arab Spring's secular influence, the Middle East is still one of the most dangerous places on Earth to be an atheist.
From ‘Facebook Revolution’ to ‘Twitter Jihad’
Five years on, researchers weigh in on how we got from Tunisia and the Arab Spring to where we are now.
Is Climate Change to Blame for the Syrian Civil War?
Researchers say yes—human impacts on the climate made droughts leading up to the war two to three times more likely.
A Tunisian Activist Describes How Manning’s Leaks Helped Topple a Dictator
Sami ben Gharbia was one of the first recipients of the "Cablegate" files.
