The Foreign Service Journal, May 2012

Cover 1
Contents 5
Focus on the Arab Spring 13
An Arab Spring Primer 13
The Arab Media’s Shaky Awakening 19
Women and the Arab Spring 24
Tunisia’s Identity Crisis 27
Marginal No Longer: New Openings in the Maghreb 31
Feature 37
Understanding Economics: A Top Dozen Wonkisms 37
AFSA News 39
Representative Van Hollen: A Defender of the Foreign Service 39
News Briefs 41
Proposed AFSA Bylaws Amendments 42
V.P. State—Making the FS Truly Family-Friendly 43
V.P. FCS—Much Ado About Nothing? 44
V.P. Retirees—Serving AFSA's Current and Future Retirees 45
AFSA Hosts Deputy Secretary Nides 46
Traveling with Our Pets 47
Book Notes: Dissent in the Time of Hysteria 48
FSJ Editor Speaks at Texas Tech University 49
GLIFAA Celebrates 20th Anniversary 49
Classifieds 50
Departments 7
President’s Views—Time for FSOs to Stand Up for the Foreign Service 7
Reflections—Skylab Descends 66
Letters 8
Cybernotes 9
Marketplace 10
Books 53
In Memory 56
Index to Advertisers 64

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