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The Iraq Effect

The Middle East After the Iraq War

By: Frederic M. Wehrey

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The Iraq Effect

The Middle East After the Iraq War

By: Frederic M. Wehrey

Regardless of its outcome, the Iraq War has had a transformative effect on the Middle East. To equip U.S. policymakers to better manage the war's long-term consequences, the authors analyzed its effects on the regional balance of power, local perceptions of U.S. credibility, the domestic stability of neighboring states, and trends in terrorism after conducting extensive interviews in the region and drawing from an array of local media sources.

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Rand Corporation

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0833047884

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9780833047885

Salafism in the Maghreb

Politics, Piety, and Militancy

By: Frederic M. Wehrey,Anouar Boukhars

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Salafism in the Maghreb

Politics, Piety, and Militancy

By: Frederic M. Wehrey,Anouar Boukhars

The Arab Maghreb-the long stretch of North Africa that expands from Libya to Mauritania-is a vitally important region that impacts the security and politics of Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, and the broader Middle East. As Middle East scholars Frederic Wehrey and Anouar Boukhars show in Salafism in the Maghreb, it is also home to the conservative, literalist interpretation of Islam known as Salafism, which has emerged as a major social and political force. Through extensive interviews and fieldwork, Wehrey and Boukhars examine the many roles and manifestations of Salafism in the Maghreb, looking at the relationship between Salafism and the Maghreb's ruling regimes, as well as competing Islamist currents, increasingly youthful populations, and communal groups like tribes and ethno-linguistic minorities. They pay particular attention to how seemingly immutable Salafi ideology is often shaped by local contexts and opportunities. Informed by rigorous research, deep empathy, and unparalleled access to Salafi adherents, clerics, politicians, and militants, Salafism in the Maghreb offers a definitive account of this important Islamist current.

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0190942401

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9780190942403

Saudi-Iranian Relations Since the Fall of Saddam

Rivalry, Cooperation, and Implications for U.S. Policy

By: Frederic M. Wehrey

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Saudi-Iranian Relations Since the Fall of Saddam

Rivalry, Cooperation, and Implications for U.S. Policy

By: Frederic M. Wehrey

This book surveys how Saudi-Iranian relations have unfolded in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine since 2003, identifying the sources of rivalry and cooperation between the two powers. Understanding and leveraging this relationship will be a critical part of U.S. efforts to promote stability after the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq and to manage the regional impact of Iran's nuclear ambitions.

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Rand Corporation

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0833046578

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9780833046574

Sectarian Politics in the Gulf

From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings

By: Frederic M. Wehrey

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Sectarian Politics in the Gulf

From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings

By: Frederic M. Wehrey

One of Foreign Policy's Best Five Books of 2013, chosen by Marc Lynch of The Middle East Channel Beginning with the 2003 invasion of Iraq and concluding with the aftermath of the 2011 Arab uprisings, Frederic M. Wehrey investigates the roots of the Shi'a-Sunni divide now dominating the Persian Gulf's political landscape. Focusing on three Gulf states affected most by sectarian tensions—Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait—Wehrey identifies the factors that have exacerbated or tempered sectarianism, including domestic political institutions, the media, clerical establishments, and the contagion effect of external regional events, such as the Iraq war, the 2006 Lebanon conflict, the Arab uprisings, and Syria's civil war. In addition to his analysis, Wehrey builds a historical narrative of Shi'a activism in the Arab Gulf since 2003, linking regional events to the development of local Shi'a strategies and attitudes toward citizenship, political reform, and transnational identity. He finds that, while the Gulf Shi'a were inspired by their coreligionists in Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon, they ultimately pursued greater rights through a nonsectarian, nationalist approach. He also discovers that sectarianism in the region has largely been the product of the institutional weaknesses of Gulf states, leading to excessive alarm by entrenched Sunni elites and calculated attempts by regimes to discredit Shi'a political actors as proxies for Iran, Iraq, or Lebanese Hizballah. Wehrey conducts interviews with nearly every major Shi'a leader, opinion shaper, and activist in the Gulf Arab states, as well as prominent Sunni voices, and consults diverse Arabic-language sources.

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Columbia University Press

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0231536100

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9780231536103

The Rise of the Pasdaran

Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

By: Frederic M. Wehrey

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The Rise of the Pasdaran

Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

By: Frederic M. Wehrey

Examines the broad-ranging domestic roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, assessing its influence over Iran's political culture, economy, and society and its ability to shape the political future of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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0833046209

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9780833046208

Understanding Iran

By: Jerrold D. Green,Frederic M. Wehrey,Charles Wolf

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Understanding Iran

By: Jerrold D. Green,Frederic M. Wehrey,Charles Wolf

A compact, user-friendly handbook for U.S. policymakers interested in understanding the Islamic Republic of Iran. It synthesizes existing analyses on Iran and draws from non-American experts with a different interpretive lens for viewing the seemingly opaque Iranian system. It provides short analytic observations about the processes, institutions, networks, and actors that define Iran's politics, strategy, economic policy, and diplomacy.

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Rand Corporation

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083304558X

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9780833045584

Dangerous But Not Omnipotent

Exploring the Reach and Limitations of Iranian Power in the Middle East

By: Frederic M. Wehrey

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Dangerous But Not Omnipotent

Exploring the Reach and Limitations of Iranian Power in the Middle East

By: Frederic M. Wehrey

Within this context, this report aims to provide policy planners with a new framework for anticipating and preparing for the strategic challenges Iran will present over the next ten to fifteen years. In an analysis grounded in the observation that although Iranian power projection is marked by strengths, it also has serious liabilities and limitations, this report assesses four critical areas - the Iranian regime's perception of itself as a regional and even global power, Iran's conventional military buildup and aspirations for asymmetric warfare, its support to Islamist militant groups, and its appeal to Arab public opinion. Based on this assessment, the report offers a new U.S. policy paradigm that seeks to manage the challenges Iran presents through the exploitation of regional barriers to its power and sources of caution in the regime's strategic calculus."--BOOK JACKET.

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0833045547

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Future U.S. Security Relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Roles

By: David E. Thaler,Theodore W. Karasik,Dalia Dassa Kaye,Jennifer D. P. Moroney,Frederic Wehrey

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Future U.S. Security Relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Roles

By: David E. Thaler,Theodore W. Karasik,Dalia Dassa Kaye,Jennifer D. P. Moroney,Frederic Wehrey

The authors describe possible regional security structures and bilateral U.S. relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan. They recommend that the United States offer a wide range of security cooperation activities to compatible future governments in Kabul and Baghdad but should also plan to hedge against less-favorable contingencies. They emphasize that the U.S. Air Force should expect to remain heavily tasked for the foreseeable future.

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083304639X

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9780833046390

Sectarian Politics in the Gulf

From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings

By: Frederic M. Wehrey

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From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings

By: Frederic M. Wehrey

One of Foreign Policy's Best Five Books of 2013, chosen by Marc Lynch of The Middle East Channel Beginning with the 2003 invasion of Iraq and concluding with the aftermath of the 2011 Arab uprisings, Frederic M. Wehrey investigates the roots of the Shi'a-Sunni divide now dominating the Persian Gulf's political landscape. Focusing on three Gulf states affected most by sectarian tensions--Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait--Wehrey identifies the factors that have exacerbated or tempered sectarianism, including domestic political institutions, the media, clerical establishments, and the contagion effect of external regional events, such as the Iraq war, the 2006 Lebanon conflict, the Arab uprisings, and Syria's civil war. In addition to his analysis, Wehrey builds a historical narrative of Shi'a activism in the Arab Gulf since 2003, linking regional events to the development of local Shi'a strategies and attitudes toward citizenship, political reform, and transnational identity. He finds that, while the Gulf Shi'a were inspired by their coreligionists in Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon, they ultimately pursued greater rights through a nonsectarian, nationalist approach. He also discovers that sectarianism in the region has largely been the product of the institutional weaknesses of Gulf states, leading to excessive alarm by entrenched Sunni elites and calculated attempts by regimes to discredit Shi'a political actors as proxies for Iran, Iraq, or Lebanese Hizballah. Wehrey conducts interviews with nearly every major Shi'a leader, opinion shaper, and activist in the Gulf Arab states, as well as prominent Sunni voices, and consults diverse Arabic-language sources.

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Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics

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0231165137

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The Counterinsurgent State

Rebellion and State Formation in Iraq, 1919-1936

By: Frederic M. Wehrey

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The Counterinsurgent State

Rebellion and State Formation in Iraq, 1919-1936

By: Frederic M. Wehrey

This study analyzes the impact of ethnic and sectarian dissent in Iraq on the formation of the Iraqi state, focusing specifically on how provincial rebellions influenced the growing power of the nationalist officer corps and the monarchy's relationship with Britain.

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Palgrave Macmillan

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1403964092

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9781403964090

Book's by Frederic M. Wehrey

The Iraq Effect

The Iraq Effect

Salafism in the Maghreb

Salafism in the Maghreb

Saudi-Iranian Relations Since the Fall of Saddam

Saudi-Iranian Relations Since the Fall of Saddam

Sectarian Politics in the Gulf

Sectarian Politics in the Gulf

The Rise of the Pasdaran

The Rise of the Pasdaran

Understanding Iran

Understanding Iran

Dangerous But Not Omnipotent

Dangerous But Not Omnipotent

Future U.S. Security Relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan

Future U.S. Security Relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan

Sectarian Politics in the Gulf

Sectarian Politics in the Gulf

The Counterinsurgent State

The Counterinsurgent State

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