<p>What went wrong with the Arab Spring? Jean-Pierre Filiu, a historian, author and professor of Middle Eastern studies at Sciences Po here in Paris, says what we are witnessing today is a counter-revolution whose brutality surpasses anything even he, as a historian, had imagined. </p><br />In his new book, "From Deep State to Islamic State: The Arab counter-revolution and its jihadi legacy", Filiu explains how power-hungry Arab dictators, backed by loyal security elites, turned a people's revolution against the people.<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
