1. Arab spring

2. Origins and geography
Social and national movement which started in
Named “arabic spring” to make a reference to the people spring from 1848.
This movement started in Tunisia to conteste the power of Ben Ali
One slogan : Erhal : Get out
Then in Egypte
In Lybia, Bahrein, Yemen failure. (UN, Solidarity with monachies in persian golf)
Violences in Syria

3. Causes, way of contestation and domino effect
Expression of liberty
Corruption
Cost of life, jobless
Need of democracy….
But without help from other countries
Example of the failure of Iraq and Lebanon war with the help of US or France

4. contestation Way of contestation Non violence No leadership
Use of facebook, internet
Domino effect.
Rebuild geopolitics : Palestine, economy, oil… 

5. Common points Demography : transition achieved Educated population.
Political regimes : autoritair , old leader, nepotism
Gap between diplomacy and international support ( in the name of economical interest) and aspirations of population (Olivier Roy)
Influence of US in the decline
Role of Turkey as mediator between Israel and Syria
Saudi-Arabia and Syria in Lebanon
Democracy is not imported but is coming from inside !

6. consequences Financial sanctions to the dictators
Intervention in Libya
Immigration problems in Libya…
In Italy…
Reconsideration of Schengen agreements.

7. Diplomatic configuration
Egypt got closer to Iran
Work for Palestine
Is not that closed to US
Reconfiguration of human rights council in United Union
Less dictatorship

8. Palestine Hamas and Fatah signed agreements in Cairo
First step to the constitution of a State of Palestine
Syria is weaker so can not fight the Hamas
Bahrain which finance political parties in Palestine is also weaker
US is disagreed with this agreement even if it proposes the creation of a State of Palestine
Opening of Rafah on May 28th.only Access to Palestine which is not controled by Israel.

9. International reactions
UN : sanction to Libya
Arab league : accept a mediation by Hugo Chavez
NATO : attack in Libya are assimilated to a crime against humanity
South Korea launched tracts on north Korea about the Arab Spring
US : position of army near the Libyan coast
EU : sanction on Libya, embargo

10. Questions ? A new mediterrean Union ? A democracy from “inside” ?
Risk of fundamentalism ?
The decline of the big power ? US, France ?
The raise of new mediators ? Syria ? Turckey ?