The United States and the Arab Spring
Subtitle: threats and opportunities in a revolutionary era
By: Mark L. Haas
Series: Westview press spotlight
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boulder, Colorado
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780813349428; 9780813349435
Subjects: Foreign relations; Arab Spring, 2010-; Influence; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
Description: "In this Westview Press Spotlight, Mark L. Haas explores the major political consequences of the Arab Spring protests in North Africa and the Middle East as well as how and why US leaders responded to these developments. A detailed examination of the threats and opportunities to US interests created by the uprisings are prominent in the analysis of the events. Students will learn about the individual protests and aftermath of the Arab Spring as well as the various policies the United States might adopt to best advance US security in the new international environment.  The United States and the Arab Spring is an extracted chapter from the 2013 Updated Edition of The Middle East and the United States, Fifth Edition (ISBN 978-0-8133-4914-5), edited by regional experts David W. Lesch and Mark L. Haas. In the full-length edition of the text, scholars and diplomats from the Middle East, Europe, and North America provide an objective, cross-cultural assessment of U.S. policy toward the Middle East and Middle Eastern political history from the First World War through the present"--

"The United States and the Arab Spring explores the impact of the Arab Spring and subsequent events in the region on regional politics and US policy toward the region"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.