Arab Winter
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Arab Winter refers to the period of renewed authoritarianism, civil conflict, and instability that followed the initial hopes and uprisings of the Arab Spring across several Middle Eastern and North African countries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arab Winter canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aftermath of the Arab Spring
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ political phenomenon ⓘ |
| appliesToCountry |
Bahrain
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Libya ⓘ Syria ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ Yemen ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
collapse of central authority in Libya
ⓘ
erosion of civil society space ⓘ foreign military interventions in the region ⓘ rise of jihadist groups ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
civil conflict
ⓘ
counter‑revolutionary movements ⓘ humanitarian crises ⓘ mass displacement of civilians ⓘ military coups in some states ⓘ political instability ⓘ regional proxy wars ⓘ renewed authoritarianism ⓘ state failure in some countries ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Arab Spring ⓘ |
| describesOutcomeOf | 2011 Arab uprisings ⓘ |
| follows | Arab Spring ⓘ |
| hasApproximateStartTime | early 2010s ⓘ |
| hasCause |
authoritarian regime resilience
ⓘ
militarization of uprisings ⓘ regional power competition ⓘ unresolved grievances from Arab Spring ⓘ weak state institutions ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
democratic backsliding
ⓘ
economic deterioration in several states ⓘ expanded role of security services ⓘ increased sectarian polarization ⓘ worsening human rights conditions ⓘ |
| hasMainRegion |
Middle East
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
Bahraini uprising of 2011
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahraini uprising crackdown
2013 Egyptian coup d'état ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian military coup of 2013
2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan civil war
Syrian Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian civil war
Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
surface form:
Yemeni civil war
regional refugee crisis ⓘ rise of ISIS ⓘ |
| termUsedBy |
academics
ⓘ
journalists ⓘ political analysts ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.