— Middle East · 75 minutes
The Arab Spring: From Revolution to Regional Collapse
From a spring of hope to a winter of chaos
What began with a young street vendor setting himself on fire in Tunisia became the most dramatic wave of political upheaval the modern Middle East had ever experienced.
The Arab Spring promised democracy, reform and freedom. Instead, many countries descended into civil war, state collapse and the rise of extremist movements. Drawing on first-hand reporting from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and other countries at the heart of these historic events, Itai Anghel follows the extraordinary chain of events that transformed the region.
Through exclusive documentary footage and on-the-ground analysis, the lecture examines why hopes for democratic change gave way to instability, sectarian conflict and jihadist movements, and how those revolutions continue to shape today's Middle East.
An essential guide to understanding one of the defining geopolitical turning points of the 21st century.