https://pjmedia.com/spengler/2011/08/25/saudi-ascendancy-after-arab-spring/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 23:44:01 -0400<![CDATA[It was delusional to expect the so-called Arab Spring to foster democracy; the  uprisings occurred because Chinese pigs will eat before the Arab poor, as I wrote last February. Dictators who deliver basic necessities of life might be tolerated, but not dictators who don&#8217;t. Far from strengthening democratic movements, the spiraling economic collapse of the non-oil-producing Arab countries has strengthened the position of Saudi Arabia.]]>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:41:07 -0400<![CDATA[David P. Goldman]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-p-goldman/2011/08/25/saudi-ascendancy-after-arab-spring-n130471