ABSTRACT
The public uprisings that have been sweeping across the Arab region since January 2011 came to represent a major juncture in the history of the region as well as in international history at large. These democratic winds of change, which succeeded in overthrowing dictatorships that for decades many thought unshakable, equally represent an imperative juncture in the traditional relationship between many Arab countries and the West in general. Importantly, they pose endless questions on future scenarios for strategic, political, and economic relations between the two parts.
