Book/Printed Material Egypt : security, political, and Islamist challenges
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Title
- Egypt : security, political, and Islamist challenges
Summary
- This monograph approaches three issues in contemporary Egypt: failures of governance and political development, the continued strength of Islamism, and counterterrorism. The Egyptian government forged a truce with its most troublesome Islamist militants in 1999. However, violence emerged again from new sources of Islamist militancy from 2003 into 2006. All of the previously held conclusions about the role of state strength versus movements divisions that led to the truce are now void as "Al-Qa'idism" continues to plague Egypt. The even more pressing need for democratization has been setback by the security situation. Yet political pressures might threaten the country's stability more thoroughly, in the longer run, than the sporadic terrorist attacks. Widespread political discontent has been expressed for the last several years and, unless uneven economic conditions improve and greater consensus is achieved, Egypt could move in one of three different directions.
Names
- Zuhur, Sherifa
- Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Created / Published
- Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2007]
Contents
- Introduction -- Failing, or failed? -- Democracy -- The "new Middle East" and anti-Americanism -- Egypt's significance in the region -- The military and security services -- Aid, need, and violence in a "failing state" -- Subsidies -- Literacy and gender inequality -- National character arguments -- Egypt's democratization in the regional context -- Egypt's political development -- Indicators for democratization -- Egypt's regional role in global jihad -- Islamist violence -- Hereditary succession? -- Leadership alternatives? -- Is there a U.S. role in democratization? -- Islamism and radicalism in Egypt -- Islam and politics in Egypt -- The Muslim Brotherhood -- New radicals, and the new jihad under Sadat and beyond -- Radicals and moderates -- A war with Islamism -- Other types of repression -- Containing radical violence -- Al-Qa'ida's relationship with Egyptian Islamist militants -- Reemergence of jihad in Egypt? -- Revenge or underdevelopment? -- Al-Qa'idism and security -- Bedouin radicalism -- No solution? -- Ideological containment of threats -- Perpetual transitions? -- 2005 elections -- Preemptive reform? -- Conclusion.
Headings
- - Internal security--Egypt
- - Islam and politics--Egypt
- - Radicalism--Religious aspects--Islam
- - Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam
- - Terrorism--Egypt--Prevention
- - Egypt--Politics and government--1981-2011
Notes
- - "September 2007."
- - Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-137).
- - Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.
Medium
- 1 electronic resource (x, 151 pages)
Call Number/Physical Location
- JQ3831
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2023692897
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