Three years after the Arab Spring
2011 began with high expectations for new freedoms and prosperity across much of the Arab world. Three years on, there is a palpable sense of disappointment and frustration.
Dr. Terence Ascott, CEO of Middle East satellite TV broadcaster SAT-7, offers a country-by-country overview of what has happened
Beginning in the January, a wave of uprisings swept away dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen and triggered unrest in many corners of the region. What has happened since, however, reflects the differing histories, societies and interests of the centres of power in the region.
