Social media is important, but it does not bring down governments. Governments can shut down the Internet. Governments can control media access. If they do what the Tunisians did and try and negotiate with the opposition, then the media's still… — Ilan Berman Copy Share Image
Demographics don't lie, economies don't lie. When the median age of your population is twenty-four-years-old and a quarter of the working population's unemployed -… — Ilan Berman Copy Share Image
The fundamental truth is that the guys with the guns matter more than most. — Ilan Berman Copy Share Image
If history's any judge, you might have democratic leanings in a revolution but that doesn't necessarily mean that the revolution is going to end… — Ilan Berman Copy Share Image
One of the things that makes me the most nervous is that the Middle East has historically had a sense of predictability. You may… — Ilan Berman Copy Share Image
Social media is important, but it does not bring down governments. Governments can shut down the Internet. Governments can control media access. If they… — Ilan Berman Copy Share Image
