The Arab Spring left the political situation in the Middle East more ..... than before. Egypt is now under authoritarian, military rule. ISIS militants gained footholds in Libya and Syria. Syria is in the midst of a brutal civil war that has sent countless refugees fleeing to Europe. Tunisia, where the Arab Spring began, still hopes to develop a more open and democratic society.

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

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The Arab Spring left the political situation in the Middle East more ____ than before. Egypt is now under authoritarian, military rule. ISIS militants gained footholds in Libya and Syria. Syria is in the midst of a brutal civil war that has sent countless refugees fleeing to Europe. Tunisia, where the Arab Spring began, still hopes to develop a more open and democratic society.

A	stable
B	unstable
C	democratic
D	wealthy

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The most obvious change has been the redefinition of political space in Arab societies. This has been shown again and again in the years since 2011, from the recent protests in Lebanon and Iraq, to the Hirak movement in Algeria.

Detailed explanation-2: -In many Arab countries, these systems failed to provide sufficient public goods or equity. Political systems privileged elites who monopolized wealth and used the instruments of the state not to promote the public good, but to repress and oppress the citizenry.

Detailed explanation-3: -Egypt’s geography and population size have led to their dependence on international wheat imports. China’s domestic efforts to alleviate the drought had serious repercussions in Egypt, where food riots spurred further civil unrest. These food riots weakened government legitimacy and destabilized the country.

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