A Decade Later: Taking Stock of the Arab Uprisings and Turkey’s Role

This article attempts to understand the outcomes of crackdown on Arab revolts and lessons learned thereof. There is no doubt that were corrupted shortly after their start used serve interests counterrevolutionaries. The economic, social, political problems, which triggered riots in 2011, have not been mitigated a decade later. In this respect, Turkey’s respect for popular demands, attractiveness its democratic model, it proactive foreign policy concerned Gulf states leading them view Turkey as country they had contain. However, post-2016 efforts restore balance power through use hard prevented Saudi Arabia United Emirates from developing new regional blueprint under Trump administration. Right now, there are indications all powers engaging fresh strategic assessment.