Role of Arab militaries in popular uprisings
The structure and role of the armed forces in Egypt and Tunisia made the relatively peaceful overthrow of autocratic rulers in both countries the exception in the Middle East and North Africa. Similarly the structure of the military helps explain the violence in Libya, Syria and Yemen. It foreshadow...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-948812020-11-01T06:40:37Z Role of Arab militaries in popular uprisings James M. Dorsey S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science The structure and role of the armed forces in Egypt and Tunisia made the relatively peaceful overthrow of autocratic rulers in both countries the exception in the Middle East and North Africa. Similarly the structure of the military helps explain the violence in Libya, Syria and Yemen. It foreshadows worse violence in countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia should their regimes face similar uprisings. 2012-05-11T08:24:08Z 2019-12-06T19:03:54Z 2012-05-11T08:24:08Z 2019-12-06T19:03:54Z 2011 2011 Commentary James M. Dorsey. (2011). Role of Arab militaries in popular uprisings. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 111). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94881 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7915 en RSIS Commentaries ; 111-11 2 p. application/pdf |
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The structure and role of the armed forces in Egypt and Tunisia made the relatively peaceful overthrow of autocratic rulers in both countries the exception in the Middle East and North Africa. Similarly the structure of the military helps explain the violence in Libya, Syria and Yemen. It foreshadows worse violence in countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia should their regimes face similar uprisings. |
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