Country Specific Timelines for the Arab Uprisings

A timeline of all the Arab Uprisings.
A timeline of all the Arab Uprisings.
The conflict with ISIS is reshaping regional dynamics in a way that will likely affect the course of Kurdish politics for years to come.
There is no sign that a military resolution or a sudden change in the military balance of power is possible; conflict in Syria is likely to continue.
The KCK-PKK’s essentialism regarding Islam has long targeted sheikhs and aghas, the traditional loci of powers in the Kurdish environment.
The downing of the Russian Su-24M bomber on November 24, 2015 led to a shift in relations between Moscow and Ankara.
The Russians flocking to Syria, a ‘lame duck’ American President, and a more daring Iran after the implementation of the nuclear deal with the west all imply that the ‘Islamic Alliance’ proposed hastily and clumsily by Saudi Arabia deserves more serious thought than it has hitherto been granted.
Before the onset of the Arab uprisings, Turkey had a functionalist approach to the region. It prioritized economic integration over the push to open up politics, in the belief that deepening economic ties would inevitably have a political spillover.
The main motivation behind the Geneva III talks was to get a deal irrespective of whether this deal was fair and sustainable.
In Syria, as well as over other issues in MENA, the Obama administration no longer has the appetite to support the Arab revolution