Arab Spring and Sectarian Faultlines in West Asia:: Bahrain, Yemen and Syria - Couverture souple

Pradhan, Prasanta Kumar

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9386618052 ISBN 13 : 9789386618054

Editeur : Pentagon Press, 2017

Synopsis

Since the outbreak of the Arab unrest, sectarian politics has become more pronounced throughout the West Asian region which is reflected in the growing polarisation of society and politics on narrow sectarian lines. Rules have adopted sectarian approaches as a measure to secure their regimes. Opposition forces have also united themselves on the basis of their sectarian affiliations. This book focuses on three countries - Bahrain, Yemen and Syria, where protests have taken place during Arab uprisings and who have witnessed widespread violence and political instability. The role of two major regional powers such as Iran and Saudi Arabia has been extremely critical in all these three countries. Both Iran and Saudi Arabia have used sectarianism as a foreign policy tool to pursue their interests in the region. They have been found to be involved in a proxy war, in these countries by the way of supporting either the regime of the opposition forces. Similarly the involvement of the two extra-regional powers, the US and Russia, especially in Syria has proven to be crucial for the security and geopolitics of the region. Sectarian fault lines has been widening since the outbreak of the unrest and has affected the political and security in West Asia.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dr Prasanta Kumar Pradhan is an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. He holds a doctorate degree from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His areas of research interests include politics, foreign policy, security and strategic issues in West Asia, and India's relationship with West Asia and the wider Arab world. He is the author of the monograph India's Relationship with the Gulf Cooperation Council: Need to Look beyond Business, IDSA, 2014, and edited Geopolitical Shifts in West Asia: Trends and Implications, Pentagon, New Delhi 2016.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pentagon Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9386618052
• ISBN 13: 9789386618054
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 170
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible