With Core Issues Unresolved, the Arab Spring Is Far from Over

The challenges that led to the Arab Spring are more severe than they were six years ago. As long as oppressive regimes fail to address these issues, their hold on power will not go unchallenged.

by Matthew DeMaio

It has been six years since protesters took to the street across the Arab world, demanding human dignity and political and economic rights. Since then, only Tunisia has made a relatively successful transition into representative democracy. Abdel Fateh al-Sisi has returned Egypt to a system of autocratic and repressive rule. In Bahrain, …