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Title: | The role of armed forces in the Arab uprisings |
Other Titles: | Change and opportunities in the emerging Mediterranean |
Authors: | Lutterbeck, Derek |
Keywords: | Arab Spring, 2010- Protest movements -- Arab countries -- Case studies Internal security -- Arab countries -- Case studies Arab countries -- Armed forces -- Case studies |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Publisher: | University of Malta. Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies |
Citation: | Lutterbeck, D. (2012). The role of armed forces in the Arab uprisings. In S. Calleya, & M. Wohlfeld (Eds.), Change and Opportunities in the Emerging Mediterranean (pp.160-176). Msida: Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies. |
Abstract: | As popular uprisings, demanding greater political freedoms and in several countries even regime change, swept across much of the Arab world, a crucial role has been played by the armed forces of these countries in confronting the pro-reform movements. Practically all Arab countries can be described as military-based regimes, where the armed forces have been at the core of the political system, even though the status and role of the military has varied significantly from one country to the next. Moreover, powerful military forces, as well as a robust security apparatus more generally, have been seen by many, as one, if not the main, obstacle to political reform and democratization in the region. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/39524 |
ISBN: | 9789995701765 |
Appears in Collections: | Change and opportunities in the emerging Mediterranean |
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