Exam 14: The Middle East and North Africa: Things Fall Apart

None of the MENA's monarchical regimes (in Jordan, Morocco, and the GCC countries) was ousted during the Arab Spring. What factors might explain why these regimes have been relatively stable compared to those in Yemen, Libya, Syria, Egypt, and Tunisia?

In what Arab territories does Israel maintain settlements? Are Israeli or Arab policies mostly to blame for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Which Middle East countries are best prepared to face the challenges of globalization? Explain.

What do scholars believe are some of the main impediments to the spread of democracy in the Middle East and North Africa?

The first two countries in which leaders were overthrown during the Arab Spring were

Which of the following is an important consequence of the Arab Spring?

Which of these definitions is incorrect?

What trends suggest that the MENA is "falling behind" in the global economy, i.e., not becoming more competitive, not fully using its human capital, and not transforming its economic structures?

Describe some of the significant political divisions and interstate alliances in the Middle East since 2011.

Has the Arab Spring lived up to its promises? In what ways has it changed some countries for the better? What were unintended negative consequences? What does this tell us about our ability as IPE scholars to predict how complex social trends will unfold in the future?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Is it fair to say that the United States has betrayed its own stated values and principles in the MENA since 1990?