Is this turning into one of those years in France, like 1968 or 1848, when there is greatupheaval and things are decided not in negotiations, but out in the streets?
As our special report in this issue argues, behind the political stagnation of the Arab world a great social upheaval is under way, with far-reaching consequences.
It bears significant responsibility for almost every major economic upheaval of the past 100 years, including the Great Depression, the 1970s stagflation, and the recent financial crisis.