Arab Spring 2.0? Making Sense of the Current Protests Sweeping the Middle East

In recent weeks, the protests sweeping across Iraq and Lebanon have led observers of the Middle East to surmise that the region may be experiencing a second Arab Spring. Indeed, the unrest in Lebanon and Iraq comes on the heels of protests in Egypt and Jordan earlier this fall, and joins a protest movement in Algeria that has continued since February. What lies behind the latest round of social unrest? How do the protests in Iraq and Lebanon compare to one another, and to protests in North Africa? And what distinguishes the latest wave of demonstrations from the 2011 uprisings? INSS research fellows Dr. Sarah Feuer and Orit Perlov sit down to discuss the significance of the current upheaval, possible trajectories moving forward, and implications for Israel.