The Arab World After Desert Storm

The Arab World After Desert Storm
ISBN-10
1878379313
ISBN-13
9781878379313
Category
Arab countries
Pages
180
Language
English
Published
1993
Publisher
US Institute of Peace Press
Author
Muhammad Faour

Description

"Drawing on a wide range of Arabic and Western sources and his own experiences, and providing in-depth comparisons of six key Arab states--Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia--Faour challenges the notion that Desert Storm solved more problems than it created. The human costs, he demonstrates have been appalling. The economic costs have likewise been enormous. And the already precarious state of inter-Arab relations has atomized, with old disputes reviving and new antipathies thriving. What the Gulf War did not change was the potential for political instability. Although authoritarian regimes remained intact, the war both spurred popular demands for democracy and encouraged militant Islamic movements"--back cover.

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