What is this "Food Crisis" they speak of?
As for the Arab spring, that never had a chance of working. Not even Turkey can deal with democracy and Islam.
Also these aren't just minor increases, e.g. Allianz estimate a 31% increase in prices in 2021; for people who live hand to mouth in the developing world this is catastrophic.
> Pastocalle has been a flash point of protests called by the powerful Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) against rising fuel prices and living costs, which saw protesters block roads across the country on Monday.
https://www.newsweek.com/ecuadorians-fed-high-gas-prices-inf...
> In addition to a drop in gas prices, the protesters are demanding that the Ecuadorian government drop prices on basic food items.