The Arab Spring: What has changed and what has not

Arabnews - Talmiz Ahmad - The dramatic developments across the Middle East over the last year, which have witnessed the toppling of four longstanding Arab regimes, ongoing civil strife in Syria, and heightened regional and international concerns pertaining to Iran, affirm that some very significant changes are taking place across the Middle East. However, a closer scrutiny would suggest that in the present scenarios there is more continuity than significant breaks with the past.