POLI 340 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Laila Soueif, 1982 Hama Massacre, Henry Kissinger
21 Dec 2016
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Fractured lands: how the arab world came apart. Dr. azar mirkhan, laila soueif, majdi el-mangoush, khulood al-zaidi, majd ibrahim, wakaz hassan. Event credited with start of the spring: suicide, immolation of tunisian farmer (mohamed. Bouazizi) in protest over gov. harassment (died 2011: sparked anti-government protests demanding resignation of zine el-abidine ben ali, subsequent uprisings began in surrounding regions (toppling of dictatorships, gov. shakeups and reform, anti gov demos) Notable dictatorships: muammand el-qaffafi (libya): 42 years, assad regime, power in hands of small oligarchies / aristocratic families. Oil-rich, low pop density libya/kuwait vs. resource poor, high pop density egypt/syria: rage formerly directed > anti-zionist/west/imperialist now focused on the regimes themselves. Turning point: summer 2012 libya and yemen descent into anarchy and factionalism. Syria struggle against bashar al-assad gov. began civil war. Egypt first democratically elected gov. overthrown in military coup: al qaeda resumed war in iraq - spawned isis.
