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The United States and the Arab Spring
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Abstract This article reveals, by studying correlative relationships between US regime support and regime properties, that the US foreign policy in the Middle East has traditionally helped governments to limit the political participation of Islamists, communists, enemies of Israel and populations that could ... view more
This article reveals, by studying correlative relationships between US regime support and regime properties, that the US foreign policy in the Middle East has traditionally helped governments to limit the political participation of Islamists, communists, enemies of Israel and populations that could be hostile to the US oil interests. This way the US economic and strategic security interests have contributed to human insecurity in the region. With the exception of the last interest, the US has relaxed its support for repression of the above-mentioned groups. This seems to be one of the international factors that made the Arab Spring possible.... view less
Keywords
Middle East; United States of America; foreign policy; international relations; dictatorship; democratization; pressure-group politics
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
autocracy; democracy; human security; sovereignty
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 15-26
Journal
Journal of Human Security, 9 (2013) 1
ISSN
1835-3800
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed