POLI 340 Lecture Notes - Libyan Civil War (2011), Syrian Civil War, Algerian Civil War
14 Mar 2014
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Transnationalism and permeability the extent to which poli ideas reverberate through arab world. Islam another way where ideas and events in one region and one country can have effects elsewhere too. Afghanistan and pakistan but then cos of islam medium" spread to other areas. Geography right next to europe who are concerned. Israel arab conflict much higher profile conflict. Terrorism (post-9/11) in and from the middle east. Theres a lingkage between foregin policy and domestic politics. part of it is: Foreign policy used as a tool of domestic politics. Legitimacy: countries might conduct foreign policy in a way which creates popular support for the leader and the regime. Resources: non oil monarchies using their relations with gcc countries to get resources like morsi trying to get money from guld, qatar in particular. Egyptian regime trying to get money from saudia. Resources to improve domestic economy or fuel patronage systems etc.
