The Arab awakening : America and the transformation of the Middle East /
Even the most seasoned Middle East observers were taken aback by the events of early 2011. Protests born of oppression and socioeconomic frustration erupted throughout the streets; public unrest provoked violent police backlash; long-established dictatorships fell. How did this all happen? What migh...
| Други автори: | Pollack, Kenneth M. 1966- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Washington, DC :
Brookings Institution,
℗♭2011.
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| Серия: |
Saban Center at the Brookings Institution book.
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Arab awakening. |
Съдържание:
- Preface: Why should you read this book?
- 1. Introduction : understanding the Arab Awakening / Kenneth M. Pollack
- PART I. THE DYNAMICS OF THE ARAB SPRING. 2. Arab public opinion : what do they want? / Shibley Telhami
- - 3. Democratization 101 : historical lessons for the Arab Spring / Stephen R. Grand
- - 4. Islamists and the Brotherhood : political Islam and the Arab Spring / Shadi Hamid
- - 5. The impact of new media : the revolution will be tweeted / Michael S. Doran
- - 6. The impact on the peace process : peacemaker or peacebreaker? / Khaled Elgindy and Salman Shaikh
- - 7. The Arab militaries : the double-edged swords / Kenneth M. Pollack
- - 8. The economic dimension : the price of freedom / Suzanne Maloney
- - 9. Terrorism : Al-Qaeda and the Arab Spring / Daniel L. Byman
- PART II. COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION. 10. Democratizers? The pursuit of pluralism / Kenneth M. Pollack
- - 11. Iraq : the roller coaster of democracy / Kenneth M. Pollack
- - 12. Egypt : the prize / Shadi Hamid
- - 13. Tunisia : birthplace of the revolution / Shadi Hamid
- - 14. Libya : from revolt to state-building / Akram Al-Turk
- - 15. The Palestinians : between national liberation and political legitimacy / Khaled Elgindy
- PART III. THE IMPERATIVE OF REFORM
- - 16. Reform : convincing reluctant regimes to change / Kenneth M. Pollack
- - 17. Making reform credible : the critical piece of the puzzle / Stephen R. Grand, Shadi Hamid, Kenneth M. Pollack, and Sarah E. Yerkes
- - 18. Saudi Arabia : the elephant in the living room / Bruce O. Riedel
- - 19. Jordan : an imperfect state / Salman Shaikh
- - 20. Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and the UAE : the nervous bystanders / Suzanne Maloney
- - 21. Bahrain : island of troubles / Michael S. Doran and Salman Shaikh
- - 22. Morocco : the model for reform? / Sarah E. Yerkes
- - 23. Algeria : whistling past the graveyard / Bruce O. Riedel
- PART IV. STATES IN CRISIS
- - 24. States in civil war : challenges for the United States / Daniel L. Byman
- - 25. Yemen : the search for stability and development / Ibrahim Sharqieh
- - 26. Syria : the ghosts of Hama / Michael S. Doran and Salman Shaikh
- PART V. OTHER REGIONAL ACTORS. 27. Regional actors : the changing balance of power in the Middle East / Daniel L. Byman and Kenneth M. Pollack
- - 28. Israel : a frosty response to the Arab Spring / Daniel L. Byman
- - 29. Iran : the bogeyman / Suzanne Maloney
- - 30. Turkey : an interested party / Omer Taspinar
- PART VI. THE EXTERNAL POWERS. 31. External powers : riding the tsunami / Kenneth M. Pollack
- - 32. Europe : muddling through / Ruth Hanau Santini
- - 33. Russia : Moscow does not believe in change / Pavel K. Baev
- - 34. China : unease from afar / Jonathan D. Pollack
- - 35. The international order and the emerging powers : implications of the Arab Awakening / Bruce Jones
- - 36. The United States : a new American grand strategy for the Middle East / Kenneth M. Pollack
- Appendix: Political, social, and economic indicators of the Middle East.