Arab Spring
noun
: a series of anti-government uprisings affecting Arab countries of North Africa and the Middle East beginning in 2010
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Middle East efforts In Bulgaria, Mladenov held the position of defense minister for a year, before serving as foreign minister from 2010-13, during the uprisings in the Middle East known as the Arab Spring when Syria also descended into civil war.
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Veselin Toshkov, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
In its early episodes, Season 2 just doesn’t seem to be about anything in the way that Season 1 was about bad Western actors profiteering off the Arab Spring and the UK’s diminished role in world affairs.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
But Turkey’s relationship with the UAE soon collapsed during the Arab Spring protests over Erdogan’s support for political Islamists the Emirati government opposed.
—Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Silence was the surest survival strategy – until Syrians rose up during the Arab Spring and Assad’s brutal crackdown on protesters led the country into a decade-long civil war.
—Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
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Veselin Toshkov, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
In its early episodes, Season 2 just doesn’t seem to be about anything in the way that Season 1 was about bad Western actors profiteering off the Arab Spring and the UK’s diminished role in world affairs.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
But Turkey’s relationship with the UAE soon collapsed during the Arab Spring protests over Erdogan’s support for political Islamists the Emirati government opposed.
—Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Silence was the surest survival strategy – until Syrians rose up during the Arab Spring and Assad’s brutal crackdown on protesters led the country into a decade-long civil war.
—Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Arab Spring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arab%20Spring. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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