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Stranger in a Strange Land: T hucydides' S tasis and the A rab S pring
Author(s) -
Litsas Spyridon Nikolaou
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
digest of middle east studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.225
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1949-3606
pISSN - 1060-4367
DOI - 10.1111/dome.12028
Subject(s) - rab , phenomenon , microbiology and biotechnology , philosophy , epistemology , biology , gtpase
The article reviews the A rab S pring, projecting an alternative point of view. Although it lies in the spectrum of international politics analysis, still it maintains an internal approach regarding the A rab troubles. I support the idea that the A rab S pring can be examined as a S tasis phenomenon, deriving from the T hucydidian analysis. Nevertheless, while it is a phenomenon that affects the evolution of the I slamic nucleus, it is also an international event that may turn into a large‐scale crisis for neighboring subsystems accordingly.