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Title
New beginning in US-Muslim relations : President Obama and the Arab awakening / Eugenio Lilli.
ISBN
9781137583628 (electronic book)
1137583622 (electronic book)
9781137586230
Published
[New York] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
9781137586230
Call Number
DS63.2.U5
Dewey Decimal Classification
327.73056
Summary
This book carries out a comparative study of the US response to popular uprisings in the Middle East as an evaluation of President Barack Obama's foreign policy commitments. In 2009, Obama publicly pledged "a new beginning in US-Muslim relations," causing eager expectation of a clear shift in US foreign policy after the election of the 44th president of the United States. However, the achievement of such a shift was made particularly difficult by the existence of multiple, and sometimes conflicting, US interests in the region which influenced the Obama administration's response to the popular uprisings in five Muslim-majority countries: Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Libya, and Syria. After providing a detailed analysis of the traditional features of both US foreign policy rhetoric and practice, this book turns its focus to the Obama administration's response to the 2011 Arab Awakening to determine whether Obama's foreign policy has indeed brought about a new beginning in US-Muslim relations.<.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed June 29, 2016)
Series
Middle East Today Ser.
PART ONE
Introduction: Obama's Promise of a New Beginning
PART TWO: US FOREIGN POLICY
1. US Foreign Policy Rhetoric
2. US Foreign Policy Practice
PART THREE: THE ARAB AWAKENING
3. Egypt: The Last Days of the Pharaoh
4. The Kingdom of Bahrain: A Troubled Ally
5. Yemen: It's Counterterrorism, Stupid!
6. Libya: A Convergence of Interests
7. Syria: The Risks of Change
PART FOUR
Conclusions: Findings and Implications.