The Broader Effects of the Middle East Protests

First it was Tunisia. Then Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, and now Lybia. Civil unrest has gripped Middle Eastern and North African states – many of which have been under authoritarian rule for decades. Yet while domestic in nature, the implications of these protests extend beyond state boundaries.

Here, GEG Global Leaders Fellows Dr Ousseni Illy (Burkina Faso) and Dr Omobolaji Olarinmoye (Nigeria) reflect on the effects of the recent uprisings on their respective home countries in what is the first instalment of a brief GEG commentary series on the ongoing civil unrest in the Middle East . Their brief commentary may be found here.