ED4BG 2011: The evolving transition process in North Africa and the Middle East

ED4BG 2011: The evolving transition process in North Africa and the Middle East

ED4BG 2011: The evolving transition process in North Africa and the Middle East

Warsaw was perhaps the most fitting venue for a debate on the "Arab Spring," participants at ED4BG's opening debate agreed. As pointed out by moderator Paweł Świeboda, of demosEuropa — Center for European Strategy, the changes in progress in the Arab world today in many ways mirror the upheavals in the former Soviet bloc 20 years ago. The questions are, will they lead to peaceful democratic transition, how best can the EU support the countries most affected, and how will events unfold in the foreseeable future with regard to irregular migrants and refugees?