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Sectarianism in the Middle East : implications for the United States

Title
Sectarianism in the Middle East : implications for the United States / Heather M. Robinson, Ben Connable, David E. Thaler, Ali G. Scotten.
Author
Robinson, Heather M.
Publication
  • Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2018]
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
  • Connable, Ben
  • Thaler, David E.
  • Scotten, Ali G.
  • Arroyo Center, issuing body.
  • Rand Corporation, publisher.
  • United States. Department of the Army.
Description
xvii, 126 pages : color illustrations; 23 cm.
Summary
"Present unrest in the Middle East has many causes and takes on many forms. A collective sense of disenfranchisement, inadequate governance, geopolitical discord, and religious extremism all contribute to the conflicts in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, and Libya. Many Western observers and policymakers view unrest in the Middle East through the lens of binary religious sectarianism, focusing on the divisions between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims. This split is most clearly articulated in the geopolitical competition between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and it plays out through violence in Iraq and Syria. But the complexities of human identity and of regional culture and history do not lend themselves to this arguably too-simplistic interpretation of the situation. The authors analyze sectarianism in the region, evaluate other factors that fan the flames of violent conflict, and suggest a different interpretation of both identity and the nature of regional unrest"--Back cover.
Series Statement
[Research report] ; RR-1681-A
Uniform Title
Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1681-A.
Subjects
Note
  • "Rand Arroyo Center"--Title page.
  • "Prepared for the United States Army"--Title page
  • "This report documents research and analysis conducted as part of a project titled Implications of a Religious War in the Middle East for the U.S. Army sponsored by Headquarters, Department of the Army"--Page iii.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-126).
Funding (note)
  • United States Army
Contents
Introduction -- The history of sectarianism in the Middle East -- Sectarianism in Iraq -- Sectarianism in Syria -- Conclusion and policy implications.
Call Number
JFE 19-1353
ISBN
  • 0833096990
  • 9780833096999
OCLC
1048935305
Author
Robinson, Heather M., author.
Title
Sectarianism in the Middle East : implications for the United States / Heather M. Robinson, Ben Connable, David E. Thaler, Ali G. Scotten.
Publisher
Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
[Research report] ; RR-1681-A
Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1681-A.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-126).
Funding
United States Army HQD146841
Added Author
Connable, Ben, author.
Thaler, David E., author.
Scotten, Ali G., author.
Arroyo Center, issuing body.
Rand Corporation, publisher.
United States. Department of the Army.
Research Call Number
JFE 19-1353
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