The self-immolation of a young Tunisian worker in mid-December 2010 proved the unlikely spark for a tidal wave of protest. In a matter of weeks, the familiar status quo was swept away, galvanizing every corner of the Middle East. In The Arab Uprising, George Washington University professor and ForeignPolicy.com editor Marc Lynch retells the story of the revolutions that have so far brought down the governments of Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, and sketches the dramatic consequences still to come.
