US foreign policy Middle East

From a Royal Palace to Ivy Halls: A Dissident’s View of the Arab Spring

Hicham Alaoui was a Moroccan prince who left the monarchy as an adult and is now an outspoken advocate for reform in Morocco, working from his academic base in the United States. In a wide-ranging interview, he delves into his break from the monarchy as well as the failures of the Arab Spring and the prospects for new democratic movements emerging in the region. SOPHIE PARK