Paul Salem

Salem is president of The Middle East Institute. He is the author and editor of a number of books and reports including, most recently, Escaping the Conflict Trap: Toward Ending Civil Wars in the Middle East (ed. with Ross Harrison, MEI 2019).

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Why the Arab Spring Failed—And Why It May Yet Succeed

December 17, 2020, marked ten years since Mohammad Bouazizi immolated himself in a small town in Tunisia. His death on January 4, 2011, unleashed a chain of events that led to national protests and uprisings...

By Paul Salem
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