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US Hard Power in the Arab World - Resistance, the Syrian Uprising and the War on Terror (Hardcover)
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US Hard Power in the Arab World - Resistance, the Syrian Uprising and the War on Terror (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government
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Neither stability nor change in the post-colonial Arab world can be
fully understood without considering the international context, and
American Foreign policy in particular. However, the exact nature of
America's presence in the Arab world, and the scope and modes of
its influence, all appear to have reached a crossroads since the
Arab uprisings. 'US Hard Power in the Arab World' traces the US's
"power of persuasion" in the Arab Middle East from the onset of the
War on Terror in 2001 through to the Arab Spring. With a particular
focus on Syria, the book explores the limits of an American "smart
power" amid the emergence of a growing indigenous "soft power"
whose ire is directed not only at Assad's regime, but also at the
violence perpetrated or enabled by the international community,
headed by the US. It is argued that the blurring of the two forms
of "soft" and "hard" American power has tarnished the credibility
of US policies geared to win hearts and minds in the Arab world.
'US Hard Power in the Arab World' narrates the contests between
attraction and intimidation, public diplomacy and military
occupation, elites and publics, seduction and resistance. Drawing
upon a multitude of primary sources, including personal interviews
with Syrian activists and opposition figures, this book will be a
valuable resource for students and scholars of Middle East
Politics, as well as those concerned with American Foreign Policy
and the Arab Spring.
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