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In this video from Al Jazeera English, foreign affairs specialist Michael Binyon explains how history and geography will influence future uprisings in the Middle East.

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—Big Think blogger Mark Seddon on the prospect of an Algerian revolution

—Big Think blogger Gregory Johnsen on the Yemeni opposition party's disarray.

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