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| Preface: Why Should You Read This Book? | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: Understanding the Arab Awakening | |
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| The Dynamics of the Arab Spring | |
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| Arab Public Opinion: What Do They Want? | |
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| Democratization 101: Historical Lessons for the Arab Spring | |
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| Islamists and the Brotherhood: Political Islam and the Arab Spring | |
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| The Impact of New Media: The Revolution Will Be Tweeted | |
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| The Impact on the Peace Process: Peacemaker or Peacebreaker? | |
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| The Arab Militaries: The Double-Edged Swords | |
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| The Economic Dimension: The Price of Freedom | |
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| Terrorism: Al-Qaeda and the Arab Spring | |
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| Countries in Transition | |
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| Democratizers? The Pursuit of Pluralism | |
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| Iraq: The Roller Coaster of Democracy | |
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| Egypt: The Prize | |
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| Tunisia: Birthplace of the Revolution | |
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| Libya: From Revolt to State-Building | |
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| The Palestinians: Between National Liberation and Political Legitimacy | |
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| The Imperative of Reform | |
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| Reform: Convincing Reluctant Regimes to Change | |
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| Making Reform Credible: The Critical Piece of the Puzzle | |
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| Saudi Arabia: The Elephant in the Living Room | |
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| Jordan: An Imperfect State | |
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| Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and the UAE: The Nervous Bystanders | |
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| Bahrain: Island of Troubles | |
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| Morocco: The Model for Reform? | |
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| Algeria: Whistling Past the Graveyard | |
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| States in Crisis | |
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| States in Civil War: Challenges for the United States | |
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| Yemen: The Search for Stability and Development | |
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| Syria: The Ghosts of Hama | |
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| Other Regional Actors | |
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| Regional Actors: The Changing Balance of Power in the Middle East | |
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| Israel: A Frosty Response to the Arab Spring | |
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| Iran: The Bogeyman | |
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| Turkey: An Interested Party | |
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| The External Powers | |
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| External Powers: Riding the Tsunami | |
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| Europe: Muddling Through | |
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| Russia: Moscow Does Not Believe in Change | |
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| China: Unease from Afar | |
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| The International Order and the Emerging Powers: Implications of the Arab Awakening | |
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| The United States: A New American Grand Strategy for the Middle East | |
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| Appendix: Political, Social, and Economic Indicators of the Middle East | |
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| Notes | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Index | |