Standing Against Barbarism
Both the Syrian regime and the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen aim to bury the aspirations of the Arab Spring.
Gilbert Achcar is an emeritus professor at SOAS, University of London. His most recent books are The New Cold War: The United States, Russia and China From Kosovo to Ukraine and Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective.
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