What went wrong with the Arab Revolutions

Why have most of the Arab revolutions not resulted in a smooth transition to peace, stability, and development, and instead descended into violence and civil wars as in Yemen, Libya, and Syria? This discussion will address the major issues that are shaping Middle East politics today, most importantly, the Iran-Saudi cold war, terrorism, counter-revolutions, external intervention, and the Israel-Palestine conflict. It will propose solutions to the current chaos that is engulfing the Middle East region and provide insights into how the region can transition to peace and stability.

About the speaker

CAAR Visiting Fellow, Dr. Ibrahim Fraihat, is a senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution’s Doha Center and an affiliate scholar at Georgetown University. He is the author of the recently released book Unfinished Revolutions (Yale University Press, 2016).

Dr Fraihat’s visit to Australia is supported by the Australian Government through the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.