What happened to the Arab Spring?

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In 2011, the social and economic realities of the Middle East caught up with the static political system and led to what has come known as the Arab Spring. Four years later, how has the Arab Spring affected the social and economic realities of the region? Join our Chair, former BBC special correspondent Allan Little to discuss some of the issues. Panellists include Dr Anthony Gorman, Co-Programme Director of International Relations of the Middle East, University of Edinburgh; Kate Nevens, Head of the Middle East & North Africa, Saferworld; and and Dr Vida Hamd, Policy Officer for Political and Humanitarian Affairs at the Embassy of Netherlands in Beirut.