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
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
There seems to be two reasons why these conflicts were initiated and continue. First, the primary architects of some of the turmoil is a group called the Muslim Brotherhood (de Borchgrave)
had worked for decades to establish in the Middle East has largely been compromised because of the Arab Spring uprisings. The intelligence gathering system was not necessarily used to spy on allies (Cotelesse), but they have been used to provide the warnings needed to prevent terrorist attacks from occurring in the West
S. At one time, but since the 1980's had become, if not an ally, at least much less of a problem (Hastings)
And its Western allies have concerned themselves with, but there is also the problem of financial security. Jordan has seen a recent increase in their GDP that far outstripped what they thought was possible (Malloch-Brown)
These economies may seem like a pittance when it comes to the much larger and much greater diversified economies of the West, but that has proven false in the past. A small economy that only produces a single good can be a large problem for larger economies (O'Sullivan)
The leader, Bashar Assad, has not agreed to any concessions despite the censure he has received from the Western nations that once supported him. The internal turmoil has meant the deaths of many of the dissidents, and it does not seem like there is to be any quick resolution (Platt)
The other issue is that among the citizens of these nations, there is very high unemployment. "MENA suffers from the world's highest jobless rates & #8230; unemployment remains largely a "youth phenomenon" -- reported at 40% in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia and nearly 60% in Syria and Egypt -- hence the potential for further social tensions" (Siddiqi & Smith)
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
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
There seems to be two reasons why these conflicts were initiated and continue. First, the primary architects of some of the turmoil is a group called the Muslim Brotherhood (de Borchgrave)
had worked for decades to establish in the Middle East has largely been compromised because of the Arab Spring uprisings. The intelligence gathering system was not necessarily used to spy on allies (Cotelesse), but they have been used to provide the warnings needed to prevent terrorist attacks from occurring in the West
S. At one time, but since the 1980's had become, if not an ally, at least much less of a problem (Hastings)
And its Western allies have concerned themselves with, but there is also the problem of financial security. Jordan has seen a recent increase in their GDP that far outstripped what they thought was possible (Malloch-Brown)
These economies may seem like a pittance when it comes to the much larger and much greater diversified economies of the West, but that has proven false in the past. A small economy that only produces a single good can be a large problem for larger economies (O'Sullivan)
The first domino to fall was Tunisia and its leader, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. One writer described Tunisia as "The East Germany of Northern Africa" (Parsons)
The leader, Bashar Assad, has not agreed to any concessions despite the censure he has received from the Western nations that once supported him. The internal turmoil has meant the deaths of many of the dissidents, and it does not seem like there is to be any quick resolution (Platt)
The other issue is that among the citizens of these nations, there is very high unemployment. "MENA suffers from the world's highest jobless rates & #8230; unemployment remains largely a "youth phenomenon" -- reported at 40% in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia and nearly 60% in Syria and Egypt -- hence the potential for further social tensions" (Siddiqi & Smith)
The demonstrators engulfed the towns and streets of the country as people moved around with signs being anti-corruption. (Achy, Touhtou, & Hachimi, 2012) Subsequent to the protests and movement, many organizations and novel protest clubs have started