Cook Steven A. (Senior Fellow Senior Fellow Council On Foreign Relations)
Cook Steven A. (Senior Fellow Senior Fellow Council On Foreign Relations) - False Dawn Protest Democracy And Violence In The New Middle East - Paperback
Cook Steven A. (Senior Fellow Senior Fellow Council On Foreign Relations) - False Dawn Protest Democracy And Violence In The New Middle East - Paperback
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Description: More than half a decade after Arabs across the Middle East across the Middle East poured into the streets to demand change hopes for democracy have disappeared in a maelstrom of violence and renewed state repression. In False Dawn noted Middle East expert Steven A. Cook looks at the trajectory of events across the region from the initial uprising in Tunisia to the failed coup attempt in Turkey to explain why the Arab Spring uprisings did not succeed. Despite appearances there were no true revolutions in the Middle East seven years ago: none of the affected societies underwent social revolutions and the old structures of power were never eliminated. Even supposed successes like Tunisia still face significant barriers to democracy because of the continued strength of old regime players. Libya the state that came closest to revolution has fragmented into chaos and Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has undertaken a widespread crackdown on his opponents reinforcing the Turkish leader's personal power. After taking stock of how and why the uprisings failed to produce lasting change Cook considers the role of the United States in the region. What Washington cannot do Cook argues is shape the politics of the Middle East going forward. While many in the policymaking community believe that the United States must "get the Middle East right " American influence is actually quite limited; the future of the region lies in the hands of the people who live there. Authoritative and powerfully argued False Dawn is a major work on one of the most important historical events of the past quarter century.
Title: False Dawn Protest Democracy And Violence In The New Middle East
Author(s): Cook Steven A. (Senior Fellow Senior Fellow Council On Foreign Relations)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780190931759
Pages: 360 Pages, 3 Illustrations
Publication Date: 4/1/2019
Category: Political Activism
Description: More than half a decade after Arabs across the Middle East across the Middle East poured into the streets to demand change hopes for democracy have disappeared in a maelstrom of violence and renewed state repression. In False Dawn noted Middle East expert Steven A. Cook looks at the trajectory of events across the region from the initial uprising in Tunisia to the failed coup attempt in Turkey to explain why the Arab Spring uprisings did not succeed. Despite appearances there were no true revolutions in the Middle East seven years ago: none of the affected societies underwent social revolutions and the old structures of power were never eliminated. Even supposed successes like Tunisia still face significant barriers to democracy because of the continued strength of old regime players. Libya the state that came closest to revolution has fragmented into chaos and Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has undertaken a widespread crackdown on his opponents reinforcing the Turkish leader's personal power. After taking stock of how and why the uprisings failed to produce lasting change Cook considers the role of the United States in the region. What Washington cannot do Cook argues is shape the politics of the Middle East going forward. While many in the policymaking community believe that the United States must "get the Middle East right " American influence is actually quite limited; the future of the region lies in the hands of the people who live there. Authoritative and powerfully argued False Dawn is a major work on one of the most important historical events of the past quarter century.
Title: False Dawn Protest Democracy And Violence In The New Middle East
Author(s): Cook Steven A. (Senior Fellow Senior Fellow Council On Foreign Relations)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780190931759
Pages: 360 Pages, 3 Illustrations
Publication Date: 4/1/2019
Category: Political Activism
