The Arab Spring spread, partly due to social media but also due to more traditional methods of communication and information sharing, to the Middle East. Countries that have been impacted in one way or another include Syria, Bahrain, Yemen, Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia (Angel, n
The types of changes that the Arab Spring has instigated, however, remain largely unknown. In Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah has recently clamped down against terrorism, at least in legislative actions (Boghardt, 2013)
A relatively weak central government in Yemen has meant that the Arab Spring has had deleterious political consequences, leaving larger power vacuums than had previously existed (Hoffman, 2012). Al Qa'ida has been quick to take advantage of the situation in Yemen, whereas in the Maghreb, Al Qa'ida was taken more off-guard and lost touch with its target demographic (Cruickshank, 2011)
However, not all sources agree on how the Arab Spring has impacted terrorism and many believe that the Arab Spring may have increased extremism in several nations. Al-Qa'ida may have taken advantage of power vacuums and instability to further infiltrate the Maghreb (Gardner, 2011)
Yemen is a unique case study in the context of the Arab Spring. A relatively weak central government in Yemen has meant that the Arab Spring has had deleterious political consequences, leaving larger power vacuums than had previously existed (Hoffman, 2012)
Assad's government working inside the country to establish an alternative government in areas now liberated from Syrian forces. That brings the amount the United States has given to the opposition to nearly $45 million, mostly in computers and communications equipment, even as it opposes providing arms to rebel fighters" (Barnard 2012)
The Syrian government has received money from Al Qaeda and has in return supplied them with provisions and protection, thwarting the international aim of tracking down members of the terrorist group and prosecuting them for their involvement in world violence. Iran has lent its support, both economic and in terms of arms, to the Assad regime (Daftari 2012)
An unfortunate component of any war, civil or otherwise, besides the obvious depressive fact of the cost of so many innocent lives both young and old, is the destruction of antiquities and valuables related to the national heritage. For example, serious damage has been done to important historical cities including Hama, Homes, Aleppo, and Damascus (Edwell 2012)
As of 2013, the situation still looks no closer to finding a peaceful resolution. On the contrary, at the Arab League Summit in Doha, Syrian government officials made statements it clear that the government intends to seek United Nations support for military intervention against the rebels (Hallun 2013)
Over the next few weeks, protests occurred in all of the major cities of Syria which resulted in some 3,000 arrests; some of those who were arrested are still in custody and have not yet been given the benefit of a trial or any form of due process. Assad ordered his troops to open fire in Daraa, one of the locations were the protesters were focused (Phillips, page 37)
Even this was rejected and instead of creating any sweeping changes, Assad went on a campaign of terror. In the other countries involved in the Arab spring, the time difference between the initial protests and the eventual resignation or execution of the oppressive leader was a matter of months, or days in the case of Egypt (Reedy 2013)
Among the many crimes attributed to al-Asaad is providing aid and comfort to enemies of Syrian allies. The nation has been proven to be aiding Al Qaeda, a group with an unseemly amount of power (Shinkman 2012)
On the sixth of March, about a dozen children were arrested in Daraa for writing lines on walls which made statements of protest against the government. Following the arrest of the young people, things exploded into major upheaval when adults protested this abuse of power and demanded the children be released (Sterling 2012)
" (Morgan, 2011) This goes to say that even Yemen where literacy levels are already very low, even for the male population, the womenfolk have been able to gain awareness and have been able to communicate with the rest of the world regarding their needs and the needs of their regions. (Crawford, 2011) Libyan Example and Women's Role in the Revolt Salwa Bughaigis has played an important role in the revolution as it was here arrest as a part of a group who had arranged a sit in at the attorney general's office to seek accountability
Modern Egypt with its tourism booming and its economy unstable has not been able to come up with an indigenous solution, and it seems that women will have to take a backseat in this revolution until they openly protest as they did in the case of ousting their leader. (D'Amour, 2011 ) There is a positive aspect to this where women are still allowed to vote and are allowed to take part in politics
Now released, she insists, "There is no solution [to extremism] other than spreading the culture of coexistence and dialogue, skills that women master and possess." (Morgan, 2011) This goes to say that even Yemen where literacy levels are already very low, even for the male population, the womenfolk have been able to gain awareness and have been able to communicate with the rest of the world regarding their needs and the needs of their regions
The United Nations builds its philosophy loosely around the idea of deontology, with the belief that there is something approaching a universal right and wrong. The norms regarding the application of such a view to the concept of humanitarian intervention are, however, in a state of gradual but steady change (Finnemore, 2002)
There is an argument to make that the supremacy of sovereignty must also include an asterisk -- democracy is a requirement. When the modern concept of sovereignty was being developed in Europe, democracy soon followed and it is that model that has spread around the world (Philpott, 2008)
It is estimated that there are 2.5 million people inside Syria who need humanitarian aid today, and there could be as many as 4 million by early 2013 (Weaver, 2012)
Both economics and safety appear to be in jeopardy though. Safety There is a network of countries, called the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), formed in 1981 (Blanche "Club") which has recently sought to gather together a number of allies that can work to thwart the aims of organizations such as the Muslim Brotherhood