Europe faced with the Arab revolutions
Published : Friday 11 November 2011 - Élisabeth Guigou

The democratic revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East offer Europe a historic opportunity to build on new foundations in its relations with its south.Admittedly, the Arab Springs will be long and probably cross stormy periods before democracy takes root lastingly. But the courage of the peoples -especially in Tunisia, Egypt and Syria- bears witness to a deep desire for change. Will this change take place to the benefit of the Islamic parties at the risk of seeing the latter dominate new power arrangements? The risk exists undoubtedly, higher in Egypt than in Tunisia. However, it should be noted that the Revolutions were not started by the Islamists: ...