Publication

29 Jun 2011

The US has much to gain from the success of the ‘Arab Spring’ and much to lose if it fails. Failing to engage the ‘Arab Spring’ at the appropriate level and invest in the youth-led movements at this critical juncture in the history of the Arab world, the US risks positioning itself as a Moscow watching and lamenting the fall of the Berlin Wall. The purpose of this White Paper is to offer a strategic analysis that could form the basis of the US Army’s engagement strategy in response to the ‘Arab Spring.’

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Author Nelly Lahoud, Colonel David DiMeo, Colonel Cindy Jebb, Arie Perliger, Ruth Beitler, Major John Ringquist
Series CTC Reports
Publisher Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
Copyright © 2011 Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
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