In this new and fully revised edition Pinar Bilgin provides an accessible yet critical analysis
of regional security in the Middle East, analysing the significant developments that have …

Democracy promotion is an established principle in US and EU foreign policies today, but
how did it become so? This comparative study explores the promotion of democracy …

Muhammad bin Salman Al-Saud and Muhammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the respective
princely strongmen of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have torn up the old rules. They have …

The massive mobilization known as the Hirak (movement) which gathered millions of
protesters in weekly demonstrations against the Algerian regime throughout 2019 …

The Arab uprisings dramatically changed the political landscape, but what was their effect
on support for democracy? The results of public opinion surveys conducted as part of the …

North Africa has gone through dramatic events since the eruption of the Arab uprisings in
Tunisia in late 2010. Despite sharing similar characteristics that were central to the …

This article focuses on how the Lebanese government and political establishment reacted to
two waves of protest movements that used slogans decrying the country's sectarian system …

This article aims to analyze the implications of the Arab uprisings on the Rentier State
Theory (RST). Initial conceptualization of rentier state was based on the impact of externally …

Since independence, intra-Maghrebi relations have been marked by a pattern of bilateral
rivalry between Morocco and Algeria, which has conditioned the construction of the …

The author explores the practice and effects of the European Union's democracy promotion
efforts vis-à-vis its authoritarian neighbours in the Middle East and North Africa. She argues …