ANALYSIS-After the crisis, a worldwide rise in unrest? | News by Country | Reuters: "* In authoritarian states, protesters want more freedom
* Financial adjustments bring anger in Western economies
* Vicious cycle of inflation and unrest
By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent
LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - With the Middle East in turmoil, other authoritarian states jumpy and post-crisis economic pain prompting protest in western Europe and elsewhere, some suspect a systemic rise in worldwide unrest might just be beginning.
Instability in the already volatile oil-producing Middle East could produce a feedback loop where unrest pushes up energy prices, fuelling inflation and deepening discontent both in the region and around the world.
In most countries, the so-called 'misery index' -- an aggregation of unemployment and inflation long seen as a warning of protest and instability -- is pushing higher."
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