https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/03/cmon-give-the-arab-spring-a-chance/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 02:12:09 -0400<![CDATA[What do such cases have to say about the Arab Spring? That the problems so evident in Egypt and other transitioning countries today are entirely normal and predictable, that they are primarily the fault of the old authoritarian regimes rather than new democratic actors, and that the demise of authoritarianism and the experimentation with democratic rule will almost certainly be seen in retrospect as major steps forward in these countries&#8217; political development, even if things get worse before they eventually get better.]]>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:45:37 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/03/cmon-give-the-arab-spring-a-chance-n98873