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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=203876
Does Tunisia Mark a New Phase in Arab Politics?
(Jerusalem Post) Barry Rubin - In Tunisia, a popular uprising fueled by unemployment, economic suffering and long-term discontent has overthrown the dictator, but not necessarily the dictatorship. Is this going to spread? Does it mark some new phase in Arab politics? Probably not. Tunisia is a very distinctive country. It has been the most Europeanized state in the Arab world, with the lowest proportional support for Islamism among its population. In Tunisia, the opponents' lack of leadership and organization is likely to mean that the same elite and the army will remain in control of the country.