American Democracy Promotion in the Changing Middle East : From Bush to Obama.

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The recent ""Arab spring"", with its popular uprisings in many Arab countries, has exposed the ambiguity at the heart of American promotion of democracy in the Middle East. The US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq were packaged as democracy promotion, as heralding the beginning o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Akbarzadeh, Shahram
Other Authors: Piscatori, James, MacQueen, Benjamin, Saikal, Amin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Series:Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series.
Subjects:
Democratization > Government policy > United States.
Middle East > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Middle East.
Démocratisation > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Democratization > Government policy
Diplomatic relations
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Moyen-Orient.
Moyen-Orient > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
Middle East
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The recent ""Arab spring"", with its popular uprisings in many Arab countries, has exposed the ambiguity at the heart of American promotion of democracy in the Middle East. The US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq were packaged as democracy promotion, as heralding the beginning of a new phase in the politics of the Middle East when democracy would replace authoritarian regimes. Many of these authoritarian regimes, however, were sustained by US support. The recent popular uprisings threaten to bring democracy without promotion by the US, and threaten to overthrow regimes previously supported.
Physical Description:1 online resource (181 pages)
ISBN:9781135117061
1135117063

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