Democracy prevention : the politics of the U.S.-Egyptian alliance / / Jason Brownlee [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785521503321
• Autore: Brownlee Jason <1974->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-139-56477-3; 1-316-09009-4; 1-283-57520-5; 1-139-19872-6; 1-139-55123-X; 9786613887658; 1-139-55619-3; 1-139-55249-X; 1-139-54998-7; 1-139-55494-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 279 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Classificazione: POL040020
• Disciplina: 327.73062
• Soggetti: United States Foreign relations Egypt; Egypt Foreign relations United States; Egypt Foreign relations 1952-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Feb 2016).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Democracy Prevention; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; Authoritarianism under Liberal Hegemony; America and the Egyptian Regime; Analytic Framework; Foreign Aid and Regime Survival; Structure of the Book; 1 Peace before Freedom; Limited War; Liberalization; Diplomacy and Dissent; Bilateral Peace; Autumn of Fury; Conclusion; 2 Mubaraks War on Terrorism; State of Emergency; Agreeing to Disagree; Domestic Challengers; Strategic Rents; The New Enemy; Retaliation; Conclusion; 3 The Succession Problem; The War on Terrorism; Pushing Mubarak; From Strain to EstrangementAuthoritarianism on the March; Conclusion; 4 Gaza Patrol; Elections and Double Standards; Annus ; Horribilis; The Scion and the Spy; Freedom in Reverse; The Gaza Takeover; Return to Diplomacy; Conclusion; 5 Groundswell; Egypts Malcontents; War on Gaza; A New Beginning; The Alternative; The Uprising; Conclusion; Conclusion; Post-Mubarak Authoritarianism; Foreign Relations; Egypt amid the Arab Uprisings; Implications; Close; Notes; Sources; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: When a popular revolt forced long-ruling Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to resign on February 11, 2011, US President Barack Obama hailed the victory of peaceful demonstrators in the heart of the Arab World. But Washington was late to endorse democracy - for decades the United States favored Egypt's rulers over its people. Since 1979, the United States had provided the Egyptian regime with more than 60 billion in aid and immeasurable political support to secure its main interests in the region: Israeli security and strong relations with Persian Gulf oil producers. During the Egyptian uprising, the White House did not promote popular sovereignty but instead backed an 'orderly transition' to one of Mubarak's cronies. Even after protesters derailed that plan, the anti-democratic US-Egyptian alliance continued. Using untapped primary materials, this book helps explain why authoritarianism has persisted in Egypt with American support, even as policy makers claim to encourage democratic change.