Cold War in the Islamic World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cold War in the Islamic World write by Dilip Hiro. This book was released on 2019-02-01. Cold War in the Islamic World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For four decades Saudi Arabia and Iran have vied for influence in the Muslim world. At the heart of this ongoing Cold War between Riyadh and Tehran lie the Sunni-Shia divide, and the two countries' intertwined histories. Saudis see this as a conflict between Sunni and Shia; Iran's ruling clerics view it as one between their own Islamic Republic and an illegitimate monarchy. This foundational schism has played out in a geopolitical competition for dominance in the region: Iran has expanded its influence in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, while Saudi Arabia's hyperactive crown prince, Muhammad bin Salman, has intervened in Yemen, isolated Qatar and destabilized Lebanon. Dilip Hiro examines the toxic rivalry between the two countries, tracing its roots and asking whether this Islamic Cold War is likely to end any time soon.
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order write by Samuel P. Huntington. This book was released on 2007-05-31. The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The classic study of post-Cold War international relations, more relevant than ever in today’s geopolitical climate—with a foreword by Zbigniew Brzezinski. Since its initial publication in 1996, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order has become one of the most influential books ever written about foreign affairs. Samuel Huntington explains how clashes between civilizations pose the greatest threat to world peace, but also how an international order based on civilizations is the best safeguard against war. The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order explains how the population explosion in Muslim countries and the economic rise of East Asia have changed global politics. These developments challenge Western dominance, promote opposition to supposedly “universal” Western ideals, and intensify inter-civilization conflict over such issues as nuclear proliferation, immigration, human rights, and democracy. In his incisive analysis, Huntington offers a strategy for the West to preserve its unique culture and emphasizes the need for people everywhere to learn to coexist in a complex, multipolar, multi-civilizational world.
Good Muslim, Bad Muslim
Good Muslim, Bad Muslim - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Good Muslim, Bad Muslim write by Mahmood Mamdani. This book was released on 2005-06-21. Good Muslim, Bad Muslim available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this brilliant look at the rise of political Islam, the distinguished political scientist and anthropologist Mahmood Mamdani brings his expertise and insight to bear on a question many Americans have been asking since 9/11: how did this happen? Mamdani dispels the idea of “good” (secular, westernized) and “bad” (premodern, fanatical) Muslims, pointing out that these judgments refer to political rather than cultural or religious identities. The presumption that there are “good” Muslims readily available to be split off from “bad” Muslims masks a failure to make a political analysis of our times. This book argues that political Islam emerged as the result of a modern encounter with Western power, and that the terrorist movement at the center of Islamist politics is an even more recent phenomenon, one that followed America’s embrace of proxy war after its defeat in Vietnam. Mamdani writes with great insight about the Reagan years, showing America’s embrace of the highly ideological politics of “good” against “evil.” Identifying militant nationalist governments as Soviet proxies in countries such as Nicaragua and Afghanistan, the Reagan administration readily backed terrorist movements, hailing them as the “moral equivalents” of America’s Founding Fathers. The era of proxy wars has come to an end with the invasion of Iraq. And there, as in Vietnam, America will need to recognize that it is not fighting terrorism but nationalism, a battle that cannot be won by occupation. Good Muslim, Bad Muslim is a provocative and important book that will profoundly change our understanding both of Islamist politics and the way America is perceived in the world today.
Cold Wars
Cold Wars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cold Wars write by Lorenz M. Lüthi. This book was released on 2020-03-19. Cold Wars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A new interpretation of the Cold War from the perspective of the smaller and middle powers in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
The Cold War in the Middle East
The Cold War in the Middle East - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cold War in the Middle East write by Nigel J. Ashton. This book was released on 2007-07-12. The Cold War in the Middle East available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This edited volume re-assesses the relationship between the United States, the Soviet Union and key regional players in waging and halting conflict in the Middle East between 1967 and 1973. These were pivotal years in the Arab-Israeli conflict, with the effects still very much in evidence today. In addition to addressing established debates, the book opens up new areas of controversy, in particular concerning the inter-war years and the so-called ‘War of Attrition’, and underlines the risks both Moscow and Washington were prepared to run in supporting their regional clients. The engagement of Soviet forces in the air defence of Egypt heightened the danger of escalation and made this one of the hottest regional conflicts of the Cold War era. Against this Cold War backdrop, the motives of both Israel and the Arab states in waging full-scale and lower-intensity conflict are illuminated. The overall goal of this work is to re-assess the relationship between the Cold War and regional conflict in shaping the events of this pivotal period in the Middle East. The Cold War in the Middle East will be of much interest to students of Cold War studies, Middle Eastern history, strategic studies and international history.
