https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/09/what-these-arab-spring-nations-need-are-post-revolution-leaders/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 01:32:44 -0400<![CDATA[Much has changed in North Africa since the winter of 2011. But a lot more has not. To understand this, it&#8217;s worth looking at other countries that have undergone similarly radical changes. In post-Communist Europe, for example, countries that faced similar problems took very different paths after they elected democratic governments in 1990. Yet some fell into economic stagnation or political turmoil while others thrived.]]>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:00:31 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/09/what-these-arab-spring-nations-need-are-post-revolution-leaders-n99960