U.S. Foreign Policy and the Arab Spring
Balancing Values and Interests
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12412203 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pierre M Atlas (Marian University - Indiana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 353-385 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Digest of Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1060-4367 • E-ISSN: 1949-3606 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1949-3606.2012.00158.x |
| OpenAlex | W1564057437 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 3 |
The rapid and unpredictable changes in the Middle East collectively known as the “Arab Spring” are posing tremendous challenges to U.S. policy formation and action. This article will explore and evaluate evolving U.S. policy in the Middle East and its potential implications. There has always been a tension in American foreign policy between pursuing American “values” (foreign policy idealism) and protecting American “interests” (foreign policy realism). For decades, the United States has sought to “make the world safe for democracy,” while at the same time often supporting repressive, nondemocratic regimes because of national security or economic self‐interest. The tension between these two fundamentally distinct policy orientations has become even more pronounced as the United States tries to respond to the Arab Spring uprisings. Why did the United States actively support the rebels in Libya but not the protestors in Syria or Bahrain? Is there an emerging, coherent “Obama Doctrine” on intervention in Arab countries, or was Libya just a “one‐off” event? These are some of the questions that this article will attempt to answer
Democracy · Development economics · Doctrine · Economics · Foreign policy · Idealism · Intervention (counseling · Middle East · National interest · National security · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Realism · Security interest · Sociology · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |