Protestos na Europa

A "Segunda Revolta Árabe": quem ganha e quem perde com a crise no Egito?

Feb. 1, 2011
Commentary No. 298

The Second Arab Revolt: Winners and Losers


Immanuel Wallerstein

The Arab Revolt of 1916 was led by Sharif Hussein bin Ali for Arab independence from the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans were evicted. The great revolt however was co-opted by the British and the French. After 1945, the various Arab states gradually became independent members of the United Nations. But in most cases their independences were co-opted by the United States as the successor to Great Britain as outside controller, with a minor continuing role of France in the Maghreb and Lebanon.

The second Arab Revolt has been brewing for some years now. It got a substantial shot in the arm from the successful uprising of Tunisian youth this past month. When courageous young people risk their lives to rise up against a supercorrupt authoritarian regime and actually succeed in deposing the president, one has to applaud. Whatever happens next, it was a good moment for humanity. The question always is, what comes next?

Fotos dos recentes protestos no Egito contra o governo o ditador Hosni Mubarak, que governa o país de forma autoritária a três décadas com apoio de grandes potências como os EUA, Inglaterra e França. Além disso, o governo de Mubarak mantém uma postura nitidamente favorável a Israel no Oriente Médio, o que fez com que seu governo se tornasse cada vez mais impopular, já que Israel continua com a política de inviabilizar o Estado Palestino e assentar novos colonos isralenses nas terras palestinas.