Democratization in the Arab world is not only about toppling dictators; it is also about redressing the politico-ethnic map of the region, which has kept too many minority groups dissatisfied. Consider the Kurds, who were split among Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and Iran.
阿拉伯世界的民主化不但事关推翻独裁者，也事关重画地区政治-种族地图，这个地区有太多的心存不满的少数群体。就拿库尔德人来说吧，他们分居于伊拉克、土耳其、叙利亚和伊朗。