The Reasons and Economic and Political Consequences of Arab Spring

Abstract

A great many states have economic and polit ical interests in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This area has suffered from instabilit ies, autocratic regimes, economic hardships and radical movements as well as rich natural resources. In this study, the reasons and political and economic consequences of Arab Spring were studied. As far as we are concerned, this study is supposed to contribute to the related literature at a time when the democratic government was toppled with a coup d'etat in Egypt and ongoing civil war in Syria.