Flash Points: Lessons for the next Arab Spring

Plus: Thailand’s Obama moment. JULY 5, 2023  |  [VIEW IN BROWSER](     Sponsored by [Georgetown University School of Foreign Service]( [A demonstrator waves an Egyptian flag on a rooftop overlooking Cairo’s Tahrir Square on July 7, 2013.]( A demonstrator waves an Egyptian flag on a rooftop overlooking Cairo’s Tahrir Square on July 7, 2013. Mohamed el-Shahed/AFP via Getty Images [1]( [Lessons for the Next Arab Spring]( Ten years after Egypt’s coup, Washington has yet to learn that authoritarian stability is an illusion. By Shadi Hamid   [2]( [Thailand’s Obama Moment]( Pita Limjaroenrat could be Southeast Asia’s most significant liberal leader in a generation. But can he actually form a government? By Jack Detsch, Ashley Ahn   [3]( [How China’s Panda Diplomacy Opened Hearts, Minds, and Borders]( Beijing’s strategy isn’t always black and white—except when it is. By Christina Lu   A closer look at the bigger picture. [Subscribe to FP](.   [4]( [Will Disunity Drive the Tories Out of Downing Street?]( A new book charts the troubled path of the U.K. Conservative Party in the wake of Brexit. By Jamie Maxwell   [5]( [How Campaign Promises Crashed Ghana’s Economy]( Ghana’s economic troubles long preceded the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to its politicians’ penchant for overspending. By Audrey Donkor   foreignpolicy.com/subscribe Geopolitics matters [Get a closer look at the big picture. Access FP's daily reporting and analysis of global politics, plus magazine packages that go deeper than the headlines.](foreignpolicy.com/subscribe) [SUBSCRIBE TODAY](foreignpolicy.com/subscribe)   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( You’re receiving this email at {EMAIL} because you signed up for FP's Flash Points newsletter. [MANAGE YOUR EMAIL PREFERENCES]( | [VIEW OUR PRIVACY POLICY]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE]( Reach the [right online audience]( with us. Foreign Policy is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2023 Graham Digital Holding Company LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 655 15th St NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20005.