Lies, Hacking, Surveillance and Diplomacy in the Digital Era

Question 1

What was the outcome of Tunisia during the Arab Spring?

Answer 1

Only real success story of the Arab Springs, Ben ali ousted and the country transitioned peacefully into a democracy.

Question 2

What was the outcome of Libya during the Arab Spring?

Answer 2

Colonel Gaddafi overthrown after civil war, later captured and killed.

Question 3

What was the outcome of Egypt during the Arab Spring?

Answer 3

Murabak dictatorship overthrown, forced to resign in 2011 after weeks of protests in Cairo. Elections one by Muslim Brotherhood

Question 4

What was the outcome of Yemen during the Arab Spring?

Answer 4

Abdullah saleh signed power transfer deal

Question 5

What was the outcome of Bahrain during the Arab Spring?

Answer 5

Protests suppressed by authorities

Question 6

What was the outcome of Jordan during the Arab Spring?

Answer 6

King sacked 4 successive governments

Question 7

What was the outcome of Algeria and Morocco during the Arab Spring?

Answer 7

Government forced to make political concessions

Question 8

What was the outcome of Syria during the Arab Spring?

Answer 8

Protests spark civil war and provide ISIS with resources and legitimacy

Question 9

What was the outcome of Kuwait during the Arab Spring?

Answer 9

Resignation of Prime minister

Question 10

What was the outcome of Iraq and Sudan during the Arab Spring?

Answer 10

Leaders voluntarily stepped down at the end of their terms

Question 11

When did the Arab Spring take place?

Answer 11

2010-2012

Question 12

What started the Arab Spring?

Answer 12

Tunisian Mohamad Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest of police brutality. Unfortunately died a few days later. This sparked a wave of protests.

Question 13

What were the main causes of the Arab Spring?

Answer 13

Unemployment
Poverty and injustice
Food prices
Authoritarianism
Corruption
Police brutality

Question 14

What was the role of WIKILEAKS in the Arab Spring?

Answer 14

The revelations of WIKILEAKS triggered civil unrest

Question 15

According to Morozov, how does the internet promote Authoritarian regimes?

Answer 15

It promotes Apathy and escapism. It’s so entertaining that it becomes difficult to get people under authoritarianism to care about politics.

Question 16

What are ISIS’s main crimes?

Answer 16

Religious and minority group persecution
Child soldiers
Sexual violence and slavery
Attacks on members of the press
Beheadings and mass executions
Destruction of cultural and religious heritage

Question 17

What parts of the middle east has ISIS seized?

Answer 17

Iraq (Mosul) and Syria. Including historic sites such as Palmyra

Question 18

How many people live under ISIS control?

Answer 18

Up to 10,000,000

Question 19

How many civilianz have been killed between January 2014 and October 2015 in Iraq alone.

Answer 19

at least 18,000 civillians

Question 20

Since airstrikes how much territory have ISIS lost in Iraq?

Answer 20

40%

Question 21

Since airstrikes how much territory have ISIS lost in Syria?

Answer 21

10-20%

Question 22

How many ISIS fighters are there?

Answer 22

25,000

Question 23

When did US-led coalition of airstrikes begin?

Answer 23

2014

Question 24

Where do refugees mostly seek asylum

Answer 24

Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.

Question 25

At the end of 2014 how many forcibly displaced people were there in the world?

Answer 25

59.5 million. Highest level since the end of the 2nd World War

Question 26

What is the biggest contriubter to the displacement of people?

Answer 26

Syrian Civil war

Question 27

How many people are displaced within Syria?

Answer 27

6.6 million

Question 28

How many refugees are outside of syria?

Answer 28

4.8 Million

Question 29

Where did the terrorist attack in tunisia take place?

Answer 29

Bardo Museum, Tunis

Question 30

Who was the target of the Tunis attack?

Answer 30

Tourists

Question 31

What were some of the reasons for 2015 being the peak of the refugee crisis?

Answer 31

Opening of Balkan route
Public pledge by merkel
Inability for greece to control borders
Turkish government using refugee flows as currency

Question 32

When was the Charlie Hebdo attack?

Answer 32

Jan 2015

Question 33

When was the Orlando attack?

Answer 33

July 2016

Question 34

When was the Berlin attack?

Answer 34

December 2016

Question 35

When was the Normandy attack?

Answer 35

July 2016

Question 36

When was London attack?

Answer 36

March 2017