ANALYSIS-After The Crisis, A Worldwide Rise In Unrest? -- Reuters
In authoritarian states, protesters want more freedom
* Financial adjustments bring anger in Western economies
* Vicious cycle of inflation and unrest
LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - With the Middle East in turmoil, other authoritarian states jumpy and post-crisis economic pain prompting protest in western Europe and elsewhere, some suspect a systemic rise in worldwide unrest might just be beginning.
Instability in the already volatile oil-producing Middle East could produce a feedback loop where unrest pushes up energy prices, fuelling inflation and deepening discontent both in the region and around the world.
In most countries, the so-called "misery index" -- an aggregation of unemployment and inflation long seen as a warning of protest and instability -- is pushing higher.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Oil Shock, 2011 -- Gordon Chang, Forbes
Cyberspace Wars -- Joseph Nye Jr., New York Times
Arab revolutions, China and oil -- Gwynne Dyer, Korea Times
Kim Will Never Give Up His Nukes -- Jack David & Melanie Kirkpatrick, Real Clear World
The 'Israel First' Myth -- James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
GI ingenuity is why we can fight and win -- James Jay Carafano, Washington Examiner
Iran’s Economy in the Shadow of Regional Upheaval -- Suzanne Maloney, USIP
A false choice between Iran and the US for Arab states -- Tony Karon, The National
Russia: The Never-Ending Civil War -- Alexei Bayer, Moscow Times
Rumsfeld’s Rebuttal -- Victor Davis Hanson, City Journal
Analysts Warn Conflict in Libya Could be Lengthy -- Voice of America
Libya's information walls come tumbling down -- Blake Hounshell, Foreign Policy
In 'Free Libya': Hey, Who, Exactly, Is in Charge Here? -- Andrew Lee Butters and Abigail Hauslohner, Time Magazine
Libya's revolution headquarters -- Al Jazeera
Libya After Gaddafi -- Dirk Vandewalle, Yahoo News/The Daily Beast
Keeping up with the Gaddafis -- Al Jazeera