Taylor, William C., 1976-

Military responses to the Arab uprisings and the future of civil-military relations in the Middle East : analysis from Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Syria / William C. Taylor. - 252 pages ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- The past and future of Arab civil-military relations -- Modeling military decision making in periods of social unrest -- The Tunisian Military's "ambitious support" of the Arab awakening -- The Syrian military's "fervent support" of Bashar al-Assad -- The Egyptian military's "reluctant support" of the Arab awakening -- The Libyan military's "fractured support" of Muammar Gaddafi -- U.S. influence on Arab decision making in times of social unrest -- Arbiters of social unrest-the future of Arab civil-military relations.

9781137410047 (hardback : alk. paper)

2014003747


Civil-military relations--Arab countries.
Arab Spring, 2010-
Civil-military relations--Egypt.
Civil-military relations--Tunisia.
Civil-military relations--Libya.
Civil-military relations--Syria.


Arab countries--Armed Forces--Political activity.

JQ1850.A38 / T38 2014