Publication

This brief cautions against exaggerating the possibility that the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya will set off a chain reaction throughout the Arab world or the wider Muslim world. The author argues that the activeness many expected to see from Islamic radicals has not been forthcoming so far. Despite this, authoritarian regimes in Central Asia are using the events in North Africa, especially in Libya, as an added argument in favor of a firm hand guaranteeing stable government in their countries.