1st Edition

The Arab Spring, Democracy and Security Domestic and International Ramifications

Edited By Efraim Inbar Copyright 2013
184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

This volume analyzes the political, economic and strategic dimensions of the recent upheavals in the Middle East known as the Arab Spring. Mass demonstrations in many Arab states challenged the political status quo and the existing political and cultural system in the region. While it is too early to offer a definitive analysis of the impact of the widespread discontent in the Arab world, the... Read more

Introduction, Efraim Inbar  1. Democratization Processes in the Middle East and Israel, Gabriel Ben-Dor  2. The Emerging Middle East Balance of Power, Hillel Frisch  3. The United States and the "Arab Spring", Eytan Gilboa  4. The "Arab Spring" and Palestinian Apathy, Alexander Bligh  5. The Challenge of Terrorism, Boaz Ganor  6. The Economic Implications of the "Arab Spring", Gil Feiler  7. The "Arab Spring" and Israel’s Domestic Politics--Foreign Policy Linkage, Shmuel Sandler  8. The Strategic Implications for Israel, Efraim Inbar

Biography

Efraim Inbar is Professor of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University and the Director of its Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies. He has written five books and edited several collections of articles. 

'This collection of essays is an undeniably useful to gain a complete understanding of the issues behind the outbreak of the Arab Spring and of their initial impacts on the region, while rare and original its contents.' - Lucia Ardovini, Lancaster University