byIbrahim Sharqieh,Suzanne Maloney,Khaled Elgindy,Michael Doran,Jonathan Pollack,Bruce Jones,Kenneth Pollack,Daniel Byman,Sarah Yerkes,Shibley Telhami,Stephen Grand,Pavel Baev,Mer Taspinar,Salman Shaikh,Akram Al-Turk,Shadi Hamid,Bruce Riedel,Ruth Santini
Even the most seasoned Middle East observers were taken aback by the events of early 2011. Protests born of oppression and socioeconomic frustration erupted thr...