US tightrope walk : Arab autocrats try to redefine terrorism
The United States is walking a tightrope with US Secretary of State John Kerry’s controversial endorsement of the toppling of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi as a “restoration of democracy”. The endorsement is likely to be seen by Islamist and non-Islamist anti-government protesters as backing for...
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| description | The United States is walking a tightrope with US Secretary of State John Kerry’s controversial endorsement of the toppling of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi as a “restoration of democracy”. The endorsement is likely to be seen by Islamist and non-Islamist anti-government protesters as backing for conservative Arab autocrats who project their crackdowns on opposition forces as a ‘struggle against terrorism’.That perception will gain currency as Egyptian security forces prepare to crack down on mass pro-Morsi demonstrations in Cairo. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1040662020-11-01T06:43:12Z US tightrope walk : Arab autocrats try to redefine terrorism James M. Dorsey S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Terrorism The United States is walking a tightrope with US Secretary of State John Kerry’s controversial endorsement of the toppling of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi as a “restoration of democracy”. The endorsement is likely to be seen by Islamist and non-Islamist anti-government protesters as backing for conservative Arab autocrats who project their crackdowns on opposition forces as a ‘struggle against terrorism’.That perception will gain currency as Egyptian security forces prepare to crack down on mass pro-Morsi demonstrations in Cairo. 2014-07-07T02:59:42Z 2019-12-06T21:25:40Z 2014-07-07T02:59:42Z 2019-12-06T21:25:40Z 2013 2013 Commentary James M. Dorsey. (2013). US tightrope walk : Arab autocrats try to redefine terrorism. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 148). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104066 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20119 en RSIS Commentaries, 148-13 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf |
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