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Unlike the revolutionary wave at the end of the Cold War, though, ''none'' of the revolutions ultimately established democracy. [[note]]Tunisia, where it all began, looked promising for a while, but the seizure of almost absolute power by President Kais Saied in 2022 brought those hopes to an end.[[/note]] Indeed, a phenomenon sometimes called the "Arab Winter" followed, with the resurgence of authoritarianism and sectarianism instead of democracy and liberalism, especially in areas that delved into civil war. However, social changes are taking root across the [[UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast Arab World]] as people begin to question, and some regimes have made changes to prevent damage; comparisons to Europe's UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848 have begun to appear in the literature.

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Unlike the revolutionary wave at the end of the Cold War, though, however, ''none'' of the revolutions ultimately established democracy. [[note]]Tunisia, where it all began, looked promising for a while, but the seizure of almost absolute power by President Kais Saied in 2022 brought those hopes to an end.[[/note]] Indeed, a phenomenon sometimes called the "Arab Winter" followed, with the resurgence of authoritarianism and sectarianism instead of democracy and liberalism, especially in areas that delved into civil war. However, social changes are taking root across the [[UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast Arab World]] as people begin to question, and some regimes have made changes to prevent damage; comparisons to Europe's UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848 have begun to appear in the literature.
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Unlike the revolutionary wave at the end of the Cold War, though, ''none'' of the revolutions ultimately established democracy. [[note]]Tunisia, where it all began, looked promising for a while, but the seizure of almost absolute power by President Kais Saied in 2022 brought those hopes to an end.[[/note]] Indeed, a phenomena coined as the "Arab Winter" followed, with the resurgence of authoritarianism and sectarianism instead of democracy and liberalism, especially in areas that delved into civil war. However, social changes are taking root across the [[UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast Arab World]] as people begin to question, and some regimes have made changes to prevent damage; comparisons to Europe's UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848 have begun to appear in the literature.

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Unlike the revolutionary wave at the end of the Cold War, though, ''none'' of the revolutions ultimately established democracy. [[note]]Tunisia, where it all began, looked promising for a while, but the seizure of almost absolute power by President Kais Saied in 2022 brought those hopes to an end.[[/note]] Indeed, a phenomena coined as phenomenon sometimes called the "Arab Winter" followed, with the resurgence of authoritarianism and sectarianism instead of democracy and liberalism, especially in areas that delved into civil war. However, social changes are taking root across the [[UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast Arab World]] as people begin to question, and some regimes have made changes to prevent damage; comparisons to Europe's UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848 have begun to appear in the literature.
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* The ''Series/{{Castle}}'' episode "[[Recap/CastleS4E15Pandora Pandora]]" states that Dr. Nelson Blakely's used his "linchpin theory" (finding a small event that will set dominoes falling on a larger one) to start the Arab Spring.

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* The ''Series/{{Castle}}'' ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'' episode "[[Recap/CastleS4E15Pandora Pandora]]" states that Dr. Nelson Blakely's used his "linchpin theory" (finding a small event that will set dominoes falling on a larger one) to start the Arab Spring.
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In December of 2010, a young merchant [[SelfImmolation immolates himself to death]] in protest of the thuggish policies of the Tunisian dictatorship. [[DisasterDominoes This soon leads to]] protests and, eventually, the dictator's resignation and exile...and the beginnings of a revolutionary wave not seen since the end of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar.

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In December of 2010, a young merchant [[SelfImmolation immolates himself to death]] in protest of the thuggish policies of the Tunisian dictatorship. [[DisasterDominoes This soon leads to]] protests and, eventually, the dictator's resignation and exile... and the beginnings of a revolutionary wave not seen since the end of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar.

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