- Research Report: “The Arab Explosion: Questions and Options for NATO”, by Florence Gaub, Sandy Guptill, Karl-Heinz Kamp, Pierre Razoux and Rolf Schwarz.
The Arab world is in upheaval – we are witnessing a wave of protest spreading out to the entire Middle East and the North African region. The volatility and fluidity of this situation make it impossible to forecast developments or suggest outcomes in certain countries. What can be done, though, on the basis of the current situation, is to identify those questions with which NATO will sooner or later be confronted and to outline some possible steps the Alliance could take.
This snapshot analysis by the NDC Research Division, in bullet-point style, attempts to make key developments clear and might help to understand the broader picture.
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