Arab Winter: Difference between revisions

The term "Arab Winter" refers to the events across [[Arab League]] countries in the Mid-East and North Africa, including the [[Syrian Civil War]],<ref name="Fear and Faith in Paradise" /><ref name="Arab Winter"/> the [[Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)|Iraqi insurgency]] and the [[Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)|following civil war]],<ref name="The Jerusalem Post" /> the [[Egyptian Crisis (2011–14)|Egyptian Crisis]],<ref name=euronews>{{cite web |url=http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/08/egypt-and-tunisia-s-new-arab-winter/ |title=Egypt and Tunisia's new 'Arab winter' |work=Euro news |accessdate=October 23, 2014|date=2013-02-08 }}</ref> the [[Libyan Crisis (2011–present)|Libyan Crisis]] and the [[Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)|Crisis in Yemen]].<ref name="Yemen’s Arab winter">{{cite web|url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-s-arab-winter-1470341500 |title=Yemen's Arab winter|work=Middle East Eye |accessdate=October 23, 2014}}</ref> Events referred to as the Arab Winter include those in [[Egypt]] that led to the removal of [[Mohamed Morsi]] and the seizure of power by General [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]] in an anti-[[Muslim Brotherhood]] military coup.<ref name="euronews.com" /> Political developments, particularly the restoration of authoritarianism and suppression of [[civil liberties]] in Egypt since [[2013 Egyptian coup d'état|July 3, 2013]], have been described as constituting a "military winter" that functioned in opposition to the goals of the Arab Spring.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.thenation.com/article/175121/coup-egypt-arab-winter |title=The Coup in Egypt: An Arab Winter?|journal=The Nation|date=July 5, 2013|accessdate=November 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Huffington Post |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/21/egypt-arab-spring_n_4568523.html |title=In Egypt, Arab Spring Gives Way To Military Winter|work=The World Post|date=January 21, 2014 |accessdate=November 1, 2014|last1=Jones |first1=Sophia }}</ref> Various militias and tribes have started fighting in Libya after a breakdown in negotiations.<ref name=Yom /> The [[Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon|arenas of Lebanon]] and [[Bahraini uprising of 2011|Bahrain]] were also identified as areas of the Arab Winter.<ref name=rivlin /> [[Libya]] was named as a scene of the Arab Winter, together with [[Syria]], by Professor Sean Yom.<ref name=Yom>{{cite web|title=Lecture Explores Past and Future Arab Spring |date=October 10, 2014 |url=http://daily.swarthmore.edu/2014/10/10/lecture-explores-past-and-future-arab-spring/ |work=The Daily Gazette |accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref> The [[Northern Mali conflict]] was often described as part of the "[[Islamism|Islamist]] Winter".<ref>"In Mali AQ achieved to infiltrate and take over [[Tuareg rebellion (2012)|Tuareg insurgency]]. If AQ succeeds to keep the Arab Spring countries destabilized, this will lead to a viral reproduction of [[Azawad]] scenario. AQ is the "Islamic Winter"." [http://securityobserver.org/the-role-of-al-qaeda-in-mali-a-lesson-for-arab-spring-future/]</ref> Political changes which occurred in [[Tunisia]], involving a change in government, as well as an [[ISIL insurgency in Tunisia|ISIL insurgency]], were also indicated by some as a possible "heading towards Arab Winter".<ref name="euronews.com" />{{clarify|date=September 2015}}

 

 

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