US Hard Power in the Arab World

Taylor & Francis

US Hard Power in the Arab WorldResistance, the Syrian Uprising and the War on Terror\nAuthor(s): Layla Saleh\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138200838, 978-1138200838\nSynopsis\nNeither stability nor change in the post-colonial Arab world can be fully understood without considering the international context, and American Foreign policy in particular. However, the exact nature of Americas presence in the Arab world, and the scope and modes of its influence, all appear to have reached a crossroads since the Arab uprisings. \n\nUS Hard Power in the Arab World traces the USs \""power of persuasion\"" in the Arab Middle East from the onset of the War on Terror in 2001 through to the Arab Spring. With a particular focus on Syria, the book explores the limits of an American \""smart power\"" amid the emergence of a growing indigenous \""soft power\"" whose ire is directed not only at Assads regime, but also at the violence p.