Arab Spring
In six of the twenty-two states of the Arab League, the Arab Spring dramatically transformed the political environment and led to major political changes. In Tunisia, Libya and Yemen, popular protests forced the authoritarian rulers out of power. In Egypt, this occurred twice. In Bahrein and Syria the demonstrations evolved into civil uprisings. In Syria, the civil uprisings against the regime of Bashar al-Assad led to a full-scale civil war. Civil wars also arose in Libya and Yemen, as a result of the Arab Spring.