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'''Arab Spring''' refers to movements toward [[democracy]] in Arab countries. It first appeared in media, probably prematurely, in 2005, to refer to assumptions that a democratic [[Iraq]]i government, formed as a result of the [[Iraq War]], would spread.<ref>{{citation
Although there have been other uses, the term '''Arab Spring''' is now taken to refer to the sequence of protest movements that started with a successful uprising in Tunisia which had begun in December 2010. The subsequent protest  movements in other Arab countries were mainly motivated by a wish to put an end to what was perceived as government oppression, corruption and incompetence. Many sought to go so by introducing a  measure of democratic accountability. They had little else in common apart from  confidence inspired by the  the Tunisian success.  
| url = http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Arab_Spring
| title = Arab Spring
| publisher = [[Sourcewatch]]}}</ref> The term, however, best refers to popular, apparently spontaneous, actions in 2010 and 2011 that have led to new governments in [[Tunisia]] and [[Egypt]]It also includes increasingly intense protests in a number of countries, such as [[Bahrain]], [[Jordan]] and [[Syria]], and an active civil war in [[Libya]].  


==Overview==


==Background: the Arab condition==
==The development of national movements==
==Civil war in Libya==
==International reactions==
 


==References==
==References==
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Although there have been other uses, the term Arab Spring is now taken to refer to the sequence of protest movements that started with a successful uprising in Tunisia which had begun in December 2010. The subsequent protest movements in other Arab countries were mainly motivated by a wish to put an end to what was perceived as government oppression, corruption and incompetence. Many sought to go so by introducing a measure of democratic accountability. They had little else in common apart from confidence inspired by the the Tunisian success.

Overview

Background: the Arab condition

The development of national movements

Civil war in Libya

International reactions

References