Global security watch--Egypt : a reference handbook / Denis J. Sullivan and Kimberly Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sullivan, Denis Joseph.

Contributor:

Jones, Kimberly, 1967-

Series:

Global security watch series.

Global security watch, ISSN 1938-6168

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--Egypt.

National security.

Egypt--Politics and government--1981-.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite the appearance of political and military stability, Egypt may be standing at the edge of a precipice as the state remains grounded in rigid authoritarianism while the population, including a struggling civil society, readies itself to make the leap to democratization. This characterization has far-reaching implications for relations between citizens and the government, as well as Egypt's foreign affairs posture, particularly in the Middle East. State repression of civil, political, and religious actors, the ineffectual provision of social services, and two religious divides, between Co

Contents:

Contents; Chapter 1: Security in Egypt: Setting the Stage; Chapter 2: Securing the State; Chapter 3: Internal Insecurity: Mainstream Muslim Brothers and Marginalized Militant Movements; Chapter 4: Egypt and the United States: Strategic Partners?; Chapter 5: Egypt's Key Regional Relations and Its Position in the Global Community; Chapter 6: Egypt, the Divided State; Appendix A: Biographies; Appendix B: Chronology; Appendix C: Documents; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400657689

9786612339073

9781282339071

1282339079

9781567207569

1567207561

OCLC:

647871172

Publisher Number:

10.5040/9798400657689