Islam and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East

To contribute to an understanding of whether and how religion influences the way that Lebanese Muslims think about U.S. policy in the Middle East, and at the same time to shed light on politics and religion in the Middle East, this study utilizes comprehensive survey data from Lebanon (N = 262) to examine the degree to which, and the conditions under which, personal religiosity and support for political Islam account for variance in attitudes toward the U.S. policy in the region. The findings reveal a practical distinction between personal and social aspects of Islam on the one hand, and political Islam on the other, with regard to foreign policy. In particular, high investment in political Islam is inversely related to approval of U.S. policy

Economics · Foreign policy · Islam · Middle East · Political economy · Political Islam · Political science · Politics · Religiosity · Sociology · Survey data collection · Theology · Variance (accounting · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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