On 27 January 2017, the United Nations University (UNU) will host The Arab Spring: Six Years On, a conversation with Professor Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, Professor of International History of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Visiting Professor at the Doctoral School of Sciences Po
Paris and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania.
Professor Mohamedou is well-positioned to discuss the topic as the author of Iraq and the Second Gulf War: State Building and Regime Security (2002) and Understanding Al Qaeda: The Transformation of War (2011), as well as Co-editor of Democratisation in the 21st Century: Reviving Transitology (2016). His research focuses on political violence and transnational terrorism,
the transformation of warfare, political liberalisation and transitions
to democracy, and contemporary Middle Eastern and North African
sociopolitical developments and conflicts.
In the early months of 2011, the Middle East and North Africa embarked on a historic process of sociopolitical transformation, the “Arab Spring”, which sent large-scale reverberations throughout and beyond the region. In rapid and unexpected succession, long-established and seemingly well-entrenched authoritarian regimes collapsed, opening the way for difficult and often-violent transitions.
Professor Mohamedou will join UNU Rector David Malone in an exploration of the current state and future prospects of the region. The conversation aims to answer the questions:
Six years later, how do the “Arab Spring” social movements continue to fare?
Where are these political transitions heading, and what shape have the power configurations and the social pacts taken?
What are the implications for the rest of the world?
The event is part of the UNU Conversation Series, which encourages the audience to engage with the speakers during the conversation and at the reception after.
Interested?
UNU Conversation Series: The Arab Spring: Six Years On
Date: 27 January 2017
Time: 6:30 pm
Venue: UNU Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan
The event will be in English only; Japanese interpretation will not be provided.
Advance registration by 26 January is required. Register