The Future of the Middle East

Monte Palmer

doi:10.5771/9781538117897

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Copyright year: 2018
ISBN-Print: 978-1-5381-1788-0
ISBN-Online: 978-1-5381-1789-7
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 203
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Preface No access
1. The Power of Faith No access
2. The Power of Force No access
3. 1. Arms Purchases as Power No access
  2. Gifts as Soft Influence and Image Building No access
  3. Finance as the Key to Regional Control No access
  4. Finance as Alliance Building No access
  5. Finance as a Social Contract No access
  6. Using Finance to Promote Faith and Force No access
  7. The United States’ Soft Power in the Middle East No access
4. Table 1.1: Stages in the Evolution of the Struggle Between Faith, Force, and Finance No access
1. Turkey: Force versus Islam No access
2. Egypt: The Muslim Brotherhood Pits Popular Islam against Colonialism No access
3. Israel: Palestine Becomes a Homeland for the Jews No access
4. Iraq: British Control of the Iraqi Shia No access
5. 1. Faith No access
  2. Force No access
  3. Finance No access
  4. The Balance of Faith, Force, and Finance No access
1. Egypt and Arab Unity: Using Charisma, Nationalism, and Socialism as Faith Alternatives to Islam No access
2. Israel Reborn: War, Peace, and Biblical Prophecy No access
3. Saudi Arabia: Tribal Force, Islamic Faith, and the Country’s Creation No access
4. Iran: The Danger of Puppet Rulers No access
5. Lessons Learned No access
1. Egypt: Arab Nationalism Collapses and Religious Extremism Surges No access
2. Israel: Force Gives Way to Extremism No access
3. Saudi Arabia: Finance to the Fore No access
4. Syria and Iraq: Minority Rule No access
5. Iraq: Same Formula, Different Faith No access
6. Lessons Learned No access
1. 1. The Peaceful Salafi and the Salafi-Jihadists No access
2. Salafi-Jihadists versus the Muslim Brotherhood: How They Differ No access
3. Saudi Arabia: The Expansion of Salafi Doctrine No access
4. 1. Using Faith to Build a Nation No access
  2. Transforming Faith into Military Force No access
5. Lessons Learned No access
1. How the Collapse of the Soviet Union Fueled Islamic Extremism in the Middle East No access
2. Control of the Middle Eastern Tyrants No access
3. The Passing of the Ayatollah Khomeini and the Transfer of Faith No access
4. The Illusion of Peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians No access
5. 1. The Turabi Terrorist Network No access
6. Lessons Learned No access
1. Afghanistan and the Restructuring of Bin-Laden’s Al-Qaeda Network No access
2. The War on Terror Expands into Iraq No access
3. Israel and the War on Terror No access
4. Saudi Arabia and the War on Terror No access
5. Lessons Learned No access
1. Islam Lite: The Turkish Model No access
2. Egypt: Why Rule by the Muslim Brotherhood Failed No access
3. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) No access
4. Is Iran a Greater Threat than ISIS? No access
5. Lessons Learned No access
1. The United States Forges an Alliance of Peace and Stability to Build a New Middle East No access
2. Turkey as a Link between the Past and Present No access
3. Israel Strikes Back at the New Islamic Order No access
4. Egypt: The United States Declares Coups the First Step toward Democracy No access
5. Saudi Arabia: Can the Protector of Islam Protect Itself from Islam? No access
6. Lessons Learned No access
1. 1. Step 1. Festering Frustration No access
  2. Step 2: Despair Breeds Violent Groups No access
  3. Step 3: Seeking and Risk Taking No access
  4. Step 4: Weeding Out the Chaff No access
  5. Step 5: Becoming a Warrior for God No access
  6. Step 6: Consolidation and Globalization No access
2. The Failure of Prevailing Counter-Terror No access
3. Harsh Realities and Lessons Learned No access
4. 1. Stopping the Terrorists No access
  2. Preventing the Despair Base of Terror No access
  3. Preventing Religious Extremists from Exploiting the Despair of the Masses No access
  4. Working with Islam No access
  5. Resolving Conflicts that Trigger Violence in the Middle East No access
5. 1. Stop the Terror without Accentuating the Causes and Facilitators of Terror No access
  2. Prevent the Despair Base of Terror No access
  3. Use Moderate Islam as a Solution to Extremism No access
  4. Integrate Muslims into the World Community No access
  5. Resolve Conflicts Triggering Violence in the Middle East No access
  6. Ultimate Solutions No access
Works Cited No access Pages 193 - 194
Index No access Pages 195 - 202
About the Author No access Pages 203 - 203