Wednesday, September 21, 2016

The Game of Camps: Ideological Fault Lines in the Wreckage of the Arab State System - Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman




by Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman

This study maps four Arab ideological camps and their interactions: The Iranian camp, Islamic State camp, Muslim Brotherhood camp, and the “counter camp”

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Middle East Security and Policy Studies No. 124

This study maps four Arab ideological camps and their interactions: The Iranian camp, Islamic State camp, Muslim Brotherhood camp, and the “counter camp” – which consists of the forces of stability, ranging from Saudi Arabia and most of the Gulf states to Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco, as well as the Kurds and other non-Arab players.

Israel shares the fears and goals of the latter camp, and is joined with it in countering Iran. The US administration's courtship of Iran, as well as the hope held broadly in the West that the Muslim Brotherhood could play a constructive role, has done little to restore stability or restrain the rise of radicalism.

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Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman
(Ph.D. London School of Economics) Member of Faculty, Shalem Academic Center. Former deputy for foreign policy and international affairs at the National Security Council in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office. Held senior posts in IDF Military Intelligence for over 20 years. Also served as Israel director of the American Jewish Committee.


Source: http://besacenter.org/mideast-security-and-policy-studies/124-lerman-game-of-camps/

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