SynopsisTransitional Phase of International Political RegimesWhat is political regime?Apoliticalregime is a set ofpoliticalstructures that make up a state. Apoliticalregime may also be known as a form of government, a state system, or apoliticalsystem. The term political regimemay also sometimes refer to a specific ruler or set of rulers within apolitical system.There are many different types ofpoliticalregime in the modern world, and many more have existed historically. These range from the directly-democraticpoliticalregime of Anarchism to totalitarianregimessuch as Military Dictatorships orFascism.Regime TheoryRegime theoryis a theory withininternational relationsderived from theliberal traditionthat argues that international institutions or regimes affect the behavior of states (or other international actors). It assumes thatcooperationis possible in the anarchic system of states, as regimes are by definition instances of international cooperation.Regime theory in international political economy Liberal approaches to regime theory in IPE. Realist approaches to regime theory in IPE. Cognitivist knowledge-based approaches to regime theory in IPE.Arab SpringTheArab Spring is arevolutionary waveofdemonstrationsand protests occurring in theArab worldthat began on Saturday, 18 December 2010. To date revolutions have occurred inTunisia andEgypt a civil war inLibya, resulting in the fall of its regime; civil uprisings inBahrain, Syria, andYemen; major protests in Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, andOman; and minor protests inKuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania,Saudi Arabia, Sudan, andWestern Sahara .Clashes at theborders of Israelin May 2011 have also been inspired by the region al Arab Spring.