The crisis is permanent - MENA after the Arab Spring w/ Gilbert Achcar

Thirteen years have passed since the Arab Spring and the great
hopes aroused in 2011 have been overwhelmed by counter-revolution
and civil war. And yet, the region is anything but restabilised:
Instead of the events of 2011 heralding a brief period of
democratic transition akin to earlier developments in East Asia and
Eastern Europe they instead, Gilbert Achcar argues, inaugurated a
long-term revolutionary process, based in a deep-rooted
socioeconomic crisis that is far from played out. In this talk
Gilbert assesses the dynamics of MENA region, the factors hindering
regional change, and he cautions against overly optimistic
readings, while nonetheless arguing that there remain reasons for
hope.