The events of Spring 2011 across the Arab nations captured the world's attention, redefined the politics of the Middle East and North Africa, and reshaped the US position towards the region. Spanning Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain and many other countries, anti-government protests forced leaders to step down and caused the Global Peace Index to plummet. But what does this mean for the United States?"

1. The Arab Awakening

2. Egypt's Facebook Faceoff

3. Washington Post article by CIMA (Center for International Media Assistance) author, Jeffrey Ghannam: In the Middle East, This is Not a Facebook Revolution

4. In Tunisia, act of one fruit vendor unleashes wave of revolution through Arab world

5. Wadah Khanfar: A Historic Moment in the Arab World on TED TALKS

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