Five Years In: The Legacy of the Arab Spring Part 1

This panel explored the most notable effects of the Arab Spring on political and governance issues in the MENA region. Panelists differentiated between developments that are passing phenomena and those that will have a lasting impact on the region’s political fabric. Speakers: Shadi Hamid, Senior Fellow, Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution Amy Hawthorne, Deputy Director for Research, Project on Middle East Democracy Paul Salem, Vice President for Policy and Research, Middle East Institute Robin Wright, Wilson Center-USIP Distinguished Fellow Moderator: Marina Ottaway, Middle East Fellow, Wilson Center