The Impact of the Global Pandemic on MENA Countries’ Stability
The Impact of the Global Pandemic on MENA Countries’ Stability
Author(s): Mariusz RzeszutkoSubject(s): Regional Geography, Security and defense, Health and medicine and law, Geopolitics
Published by: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach
Keywords: Arab Spting; Arab awakening; Second Arab Spring; Middle East uprising; MENA; global pandemic; COVID-19;
Summary/Abstract: The article aims to analyse the situation in the MENA and neighbouring countries one decade after the so-called Arab Spring. The purpose of this study also is to analyze the importance of the COVID-19 pandemic, which hampered the development of protests in the region by providing governments with a wide range of tools for public restraint and control. These measures effectively and in a relatively short period of time have significantly reduced public and opposition activities, hampering the momentum that could lead to a ‘second Arab Spring’. The study uses a qualitative method – a document analysis approach – to synthesize information from various sources to ensure the validity of the information obtained.
Journal: De Securitate et Defensione. O Bezpieczeństwie i Obronności
- Issue Year: 8/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 64-82
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English