The Arab Awakening

Several weeks after president Zine Abidin Ben Ali was forced to leave Tunisia from a democratic uprising, after the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak on February 11, the uplifted scientists opened a celebration in Egypt . Since protests in Jordan and Yemen are continuing, the wave of revolution may continue to wipe out the Arab world. Nature and her sister publication Nature Middle East have paid close attention to this situation, the role of scientists and the influence on research.

The reason for Arab Spring, or what is called "Awakening of Arabia" is the reason for many long-term gatherings. For decades Arab people have been faced with freedom of speech, human rights violations, poor economic management, corruption and repression of political opposition. Justice and human dignity are not a priority in most states. At the same time, this region of 300 million people has produced an unprecedented population of young people, and about two-thirds of the population is under 29 years of age. This young army is annoyed by dreams, suffering from a 25% unemployment rate, greater personal freedom, and a desire for innovative tools for social media: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube

"Arabic awakening" or "Arab Spring" held on December 18, 2010 is the latest and most popular of modern political events as news, reports and research on the subject ruled by 2011 It may be regarded as a problem. A great revolutionary wave of the Arab world gained particular attention as all the events of the Arab world were issued perfectly and regularly by the mass media and millions of people around the world were enthralled. Therefore, "Arab Spring" is not a gathering of rebellion, uprising, armed conflict.

Israel and Europe are increasingly aware of the reasons for the incident, the reasons for better understanding of the possible outcome, as the agonizing wake of the Arab continues to protest the second year of regime change and the civil war became. In their direct, common community. Director of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung office in Israel in the spring of 2012, state II. Mr. Michael Mertes, I decided to make plans to bring top-notch scholars, practitioners, and policy makers to join in a coherent and interdisciplinary way. From spring 2012 to the summer of 2012, we cooperated closely and incorporated our own ideas into the program. This will ultimately be two expert seminars on the Middle East governance crisis, the impact on democracy, development and security.