If officials don't take a long, hard look at how to avoid such uprisings, this argument will run, the government could eventually fall.
When that happens the only way to avoid an uprising may well be to treat the commuter population like gerbils, sustaining them with nourishment anonymously served at regular intervals.
He said he wanted to encourage development and provide a clear idea of what was permitted in any neighborhood to avoid an uprising by local residents who have in the past pushed the City Council to adopt overly stringent zoning rules.
"In Putin's mind he has become a successful Stolypin who avoided any uprising and ensured a level of stability and a strong state.
Though all demonstrators interviewed said they were hoping to avoid a violent uprising, some left the possibility hanging in the air like a warning.
http://t.co/xXn5S0tVjD — Shiva Balaghi (@SBalaghi) 21 May 13 Mr. Kalbasi added that sources in Iran reported that the authorities seem determined to avoid the popular uprising that followed the disputed vote in 2009 and even text messages with the former president's name appeared to be blocked inside the country on Tuesday.
"Unlike Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza, who is also after a third term, President Kagame is being much more canny and will probably avoid a popular uprising," said Prunier.
The Brotherhood had kept a low profile during last year's uprising to avoid arousing the fears of liberals or the West, but on Wednesday the group was no longer as coy.
The kidnapping is the latest in a series of confrontations that have created tension and spurred armed clashes in Lebanon, which, despite mirroring the sectarian makeup of Syria, has largely managed to avoid the 15-month uprising spreading in that country.
Although Saudi Arabia avoided the mass uprisings in 2011 that led to the toppling of entrenched regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, the effects of regional upheaval were felt domestically.
