Revolt in Syria

The phenomenon of what is known as the “Arab Spring” started in Tunisia in 2011. Since then it has spread, with dictatorships and monarchies falling apart under the mass peaceful protests of people. The Arab Spring was welcomed in many Arab countries. The dynamics of the Arab Spring are quite different in each country wherein it took place. It is difficult to predict the future of these nations. But the fact that must be acknowledged is that the Arab Spring did not bring about any permanent revolutionary change in its wake, as most of the old political and social institutions remained untouched. A number of reasons can be cited for the fragility of this phenomenon. The fruits of the Arab Spring were temporary and, in some places, it soon reverted back to an Arab Winter. The fate of Syria in the wake of the Arab Spring is the best testimony to this fact. In Syria, the war between the regime and its opponents is still raging, causing the death of tens of thousands of people.