Content tagged with “Arab Spring”
In December 2010, the self-immolation of a street vendor in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia incited demonstrations and riots throughout Tunisia and catalyzed a wave of revolutions across the Arab world. In the...
Tags: aspen strategy group, Foreign Policy, Middle East, Arab Spring Welcome to the third annual Aspen Security Forum. We are delighted this week to welcome professionals in the field of homeland security and counterterrorism, as well as curious and informed citizens...
Tags: Homeland Security, Counterterrorism, Arab Spring, 2012 Aspen Security Forum, al-Qaeda Amid the constant stream of news coming from the Arab revolutions, Harvard Kennedy School professor Nicholas Burns, Foreign Policy Editor-in-Chief David Rothkopf, and Chairman of the Institute’s...
Tags: Middle East, Diplomacy, Arab Spring, 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival Members of the March 14 coalition this week announced the formation of a committee to reorganize and rejuvenate the group. The committee called for a new representative body that would grant civil...
Tags: March 14, Cedar Revolution, Arab Spring Frustrated with low living standards and poor public services, an anonymous group hacked Lebanese government websites this week, calling for immediate attention to these shortcomings. The group,...
Tags: Social Media, technology, corruption, Arab Spring Born from the flurry of protests that engulfed the country following the death of late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005, the March 14 Alliance celebrated its seventh anniversary this week....
Tags: Hezbollah, Hariri, March 14, Syria, Arab Spring 
