The Impact of the Arab Spring on Africa: Thinking About Sudan as a Possible Arab Spring in the Making

January, 2013
IDA document: D-4827
FFRDC: Systems and Analyses Center
Type: Africa , Documents
Division: Intelligence Analyses Division , Global Dynamics and Intelligence Division
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Kringen, John A.; Gregerson, Brittany T. See more authors
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The Impact of the Arab Spring on Africa: Thinking About Sudan as a Possible Arab Spring in the Making
An unconventional analytical assessment of whether the explosive emergence of mass social mobilization fueled by social media -- of the kind associated with the Arab Spring -- will manifest in Sudan. Potential indicators and warning signs of such a development are posited and discussed.