'Counter-revolution' under way in Arab world, French historian says
2015-09-12 4 Dailymotion
What went wrong with the Arab Spring? Jean-Pierre Filiu, a historian, author and professor of Middle Eastern studies at Sciences Po here in Paris, says what we are witnessing today is a counter-revolution whose brutality surpasses anything even he, as a historian, had imagined.
In his new book, "From Deep State to Islamic State: The Arab counter-revolution and its jihadi legacy", Filiu explains how power-hungry Arab dictators, backed by loyal security elites, turned a people's revolution against the people.
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