04220nam 2200721 450 991078652580332120230803203133.00-8047-9210-010.1515/9780804792103(CKB)3710000000133727(SSID)ssj0001234877(PQKBManifestationID)12542598(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001234877(PQKBWorkID)11216198(PQKB)10594434(StDuBDS)EDZ0000886881(MiAaPQ)EBC1713945(DE-B1597)564167(DE-B1597)9780804792103(Au-PeEL)EBL1713945(CaPaEBR)ebr10884358(OCoLC)923708931(OCoLC)1178769246(EXLCZ)99371000000013372720140630h20142014 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrIslam in the balance ideational threats in Arab politics /Lawrence RubinStanford, California :Stanford Security Studies,2014.©20141 online resource illustrations (black and white)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-5036-0065-3 0-8047-9079-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --1. Introduction --2. The Ideational Security Dilemma, Ideational Power, and Ideational Balancing --3. Ideational Projection after the Iranian Revolution --4. The Power of a Weak State: Sudan’s Relations with Saudi Arabia and Egypt --5. Indirect Power Projection and Ideational Balancing after Khomeini --6. Conclusion: Balancing the Brotherhood --Notes --Bibliography --IndexIslam in the Balance: Ideational Threats in Arab Politics is an analysis of how ideas, or political ideology, can threaten states and how states react to ideational threats. It examines the threat perception and policies of two Arab Muslim majority states, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, in response to the rise and activities of two revolutionary "Islamic states," established in Iran (1979) and Sudan (1989). Using these comparative case studies, the book provides important insight about the role of religious ideology for the international and domestic politics of the Middle East and, in doing so, advances our understanding of how, why, and when ideology affects threat perception and state policy. Rubin makes clear that transnational ideologies may present a greater and more immediate national security threat than shifts in the military balance of power: first because ideology, or ideational power, triggers threat perception and affects state policy; second because states engage in ideational balancing in response to an ideological threat. The book has significant implications for international relations theory and engages important debates in comparative politics about authoritarianism and Islamic activism. Its findings about how an Islamist regime or state behaves will provide vital insight for policy creation by the US and its Middle East allies should another such regime or state emerge.Islam and politicsMiddle EastNational securityMiddle EastThreat (Psychology)Political aspectsMiddle EastInternational relationsPsychological aspectsEgyptPolitics and government1981-2011Saudi ArabiaPolitics and government1982-IranForeign public opinion, ArabSudanForeign public opinion, ArabMiddle EastForeign relations1979-Middle EastPolitics and government1979-Islam and politicsNational securityThreat (Psychology)Political aspectsInternational relationsPsychological aspects.320.55/70956Rubin Lawrence1973-1480559MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786525803321Islam in the balance3839474UNINA