Abstract
The chapter makes the case that domestic factors remain key drivers in the political development in the region – encompassing popular protests and “domestic counter-measures” by authoritarian regimes in countries like Syria, Egypt, Bahrain. By racing how domestic conflicts opened the door for regional and international external intervention, the chapter argues that domestic actors and interests remain at the core of the struggles and subsequently that regional and international actors to some extent depend on such domestic rivalries and struggles to operate.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | New Conflict Dynamics : Between Regional Autonomy and Intervention in the Middle East and North Africa |
| Editors | Rasmus Alenius Boserup, Helle Malmvig, Waled Hazbun, Karim Makdisi |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Place of Publication | Copenhagen |
| Publisher | Danish Institute for International Studies |
| Publication date | Mar 2017 |
| Pages | 109-120 |
| Chapter | 9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-87-7605-867-8 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-87-7605-866-1 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2017 |
Keywords
- MENA
- Arab politics
- Authoritarianism
- uprisings
- Arab Spring
- Egypt