Analysis of last month’s demonstrations continues to dominate coverage of Egypt in the foreign press. Egypt is at a “turning point” where the protests could be the start of a more sustained expression of discontent if changes are not enacted, writes Abukar Arman in Modern Democracy. James M Dorsey concurs in a piece for Eurasia Review, but says that the impact of lessons learned from years of pent-up frustration in the region is best seen in Iraq, Sudan and Algeria. In each country, protests are the inevitable result of widespread unemployment, bloated government bureaucracies, and corruption. Repressive measures taken to silence protestors only add fuel to the flames, he says. Meanwhile, a CGTN podcast (listen, runtime: 19:57) gives an overview of what’s driving the demonstrations, in a bid to understand whether they are likely to continue.

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