The popular upsurge in the Arab world shows that democratic empowerment hinges on two key internal factors: the role of security forces and the technological sophistication of the state’s repressive capacity. In recent weeks, security forces have shaped developments in different ways in three Arab states.
阿拉伯世界的人民起义进程体现出民主是否能实现，与两大关键内部因素紧密相连：国家安全力量所扮演的角色，以及国家镇压能力的技术含量。而在最近这几个星期内，三个阿拉伯国家的安全力量分别以不同的形式左右了局势的发展.