POLI1042 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Houthis, Proxy War
20 Jun 2016
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Middle east: arab spring, revolt against dictator of tunisia, zine el abidine ben ali. A. 1. there was a status law giving women rights. A. 3. a) was never attacked and never needed the defense. A. 4. sometimes dictators do not want a strong military because they fear a military coupe: spread to egypt against hosni mubarak. B. 2. national identity that predated islam by a lot. B. 3. identified as both egyptians and muslims (muslim second) B. 5. had a strong dictator with a strong military. B. 7. c) on the forefront getting rid of israel, lead the arab world in this great vic- tory. A. 1. not like any military you"ve ever heard of. A. 1. a) has economic factors (a. 1. a. 1) produce pasta, clothing, shoes, household goods (a. 1. a. 2) making a lot of money on the side with an extraneous business. A. 1. a) military wanted to protect its economic interest and decided to give up on. B. 4. still don"t have a lot of violence (no civil war)
