„Arab Spring“ in Syria and Egypt – Comparative Analysis

Abstract

The article discusses the processes of the "Arab Spring", starting in December 2010 in Tunis, how the protest march affected region’s countries, were after the revolutionary process, the ruling regimes have lowdown (Tunisia, Egypt, Libya). The focus is on the impact and role of the regional actors which were involved in the Syrian civil confrontation.                 

Further in the article is compared the processes in Egypt and Syria before "Arab spring". Resemblance and differences are separated from each other and also in detail reviewed the methods and reactions of both states against the protests.                

The last part of the article is devoted to discussing the details of supporting the regime ofSyria president Bashar Al-Assad.Namely the main factors which maintained the viability of the ruling elite, the role of the multi-confessional armed forces in the state and their financial and economic interests. Also what led to the unification of reviving Sunni and Alawi militaries on concrete locations, which has become one of the main factors for the regime’s enforcement.            

The final part summarized the factors, how the privileged castes established by autocratic regimes on ethnic, religious and political soil; are leading country  to the civil war and bloodshed when internal and external political challenges emerging.