Maneuvering the Islamist-secularist divide in the Arab world : how the United States can preserve its interests and values in an increasingly polarized environment / Gregory Aftandilian.
Publication Info.
Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, 2014.
PDF version; title from title screen (viewed November 14, 2014).
"October 2014."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-51).
Summary
Mr. Gregory Aftandilian examines why the Islamist-secularist divide in such Arab countries as Egypt and Tunisia has become so intense and polarizing and what can be done, from the perspective of U.S. policy, to mitigate such divisions and preserve U.S. interests and values. He demonstrates that having Islamist parties in dominant positions in Arab societies often provokes a backlash from secular elements because the latter see the Islamists as threatening their social freedoms, which leads to unrest.
