Pubbl/distr/stampa	Milano, Italy : , : Ledizioni, , [2018]
Descrizione fisica	1 electronic resource (193 p.)
Disciplina	320.9174927
Collana	Pubblicazioni ISPI
Soggetto topico	Decentralization in government - Middle East - History - 21st century Decentralization in government - Africa, North - History - 21st century Islam and politics - Middle East - History - 21st century Islam and politics - Africa, North - History - 21st century
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	ita
Nota di contenuto	A Renewed Are ofCrisis in thè MENA Region -- Preface by Frederick Kempe, Giampiero Massolo -- Part I - Introduction -- Framework / Karim Mezran, Arturo Varvellì -- Part II - Current Trends: A Case for Decentralization? -- 1. From Fragmentation to Decentralization: An OverView / RanjAlaaldin, Karim Mezran -- 2. Decentralization in Tunisia: Its Utility and Competing Visions for Implementation / Fadii Aliriza -- 3. Decentralization: The Last Resort for Libya? / Karim Mezran, Erin A. Neale -- 4. Decentralization in thè Syrian Context / FaysalItani, Emily Burchfield -- 5. Iraq: From Fragmentation to (De)Centralization? / Andrea Plebani -- Part III - Politicai. Opposition in thè Arab World -- 6. Islamist-Inspired Groups After thè Arab Spring / Arturo Varvelli, Silvia Carenzi -- 7. Mainstream Institutionalization vs Disenfiranchised Radicalization in Tunisia / Stefano M. Torelli -- 8. What Happened to Politicai Islam in Libya? / Mary Fitzgerald -- 9. Egyptian Islamists in thè Labyrinth / AshrafEl Sherif -- 10. Politicai Islam in Jordan: A Plurality ofVisions / Paolo Maggiolini -- Part IV - Energy -- 11. The Implications ofNaturai Gas Potential in thè MENA Region / Simone Tagliapietra -- Acknowledgments -- About thè Authors.
Altri titoli varianti	Arc of Crisis in the MENA Region
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910346883403321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (216 p.)
Disciplina	961.05
Altri autori (Persone)	LucianoVincent G
Collana	Global political studies
Soggetto topico	Terrorism - Africa, North Human rights - Africa, North
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-61761-527-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910461262503321

Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (216 p.)
Disciplina	961.05
Altri autori (Persone)	LucianoVincent G
Collana	Global political studies
Soggetto topico	Terrorism - Africa, North Human rights - Africa, North
ISBN	1-61761-527-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Intro -- THE COUNTRIES OF NORTH AFRICA: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES -- THE COUNTRIES OF NORTH AFRICA: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 ALGERIA: CURRENT ISSUES* -- SUMMARY -- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS -- TERRORISM3 -- COUNTER TERRORISM -- HUMAN RIGHTS -- ECONOMY -- FOREIGN AFFAIRS -- RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 COUNTRY PROFILE: ALGERIA* -- COUNTRY -- HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- GEOGRAPHY -- SOCIETY -- ECONOMY -- TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS -- NATIONAL SECURITY -- Chapter 3 EGYPT: BACKGROUND AND U.S. RELATIONS* -- SUMMARY -- LATEST DEVELOPMENTS -- CURRENT ISSUES IN U.S.-EGYPTIAN RELATIONS -- Presidential Succession: Who Will Follow Hosni Mubarak? -- Egypt and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -- Overview -- Current Egyptian Mediation Efforts -- The Smuggling Tunnels -- U.S. Border Monitoring and Tunnel Detection Assistance -- The Economy and U.S-Egyptian Trade and Investment -- U.S.-Egyptian Trade -- Qualified Industrial Zones -- Human Rights, Religious Freedom, and Women's Rights -- Religious Freedom -- Women's Rights -- Quota for Women in Parliament -- GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE -- The Role of the Military in Egyptian Society -- The National Democratic Party (NDP)41 -- The Judiciary -- POLITICAL OPPOSITION AND CIVIL SOCIETY -- The Muslim Brotherhood49 -- Civil Society in Egypt -- Organized Labor -- U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT -- Overview -- The Debate over U.S. Assistance to Egypt -- Promoting Democracy in Egypt: Differing Perspectives -- Economic Aid -- The Endowment -- Military Aid -- Recent Arms Sales Notifications -- APPENDIX. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- Egypt during the Colonial Era -- The Constitutional Monarchy and the British -- Nasser and Egypt during the Cold War -- Egypt-Israeli Peace. The Camp David Agreement and 1979 Peace Treaty -- Egypt under Mubarak -- Author Contact Information -- End Notes -- Chapter 4 LIBYA: BACKGROUND AND U.S. RELATIONS* -- SUMMARY -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- BACKGROUND AND RECENT HISTORY -- The Qadhafi Era -- The Green Book and Qadhafi's Ideology -- Terrorism and Confrontation with the United States -- Qadhafi's Arab-Israeli Intransigence -- International Isolation and Signs of Change -- CURRENT ISSUES IN U.S.-LIBYAN RELATIONS -- Comprehensive Claims Settlement Agreement -- Settlement Details -- Settlement Eligibility and Adjudication -- U.S. Foreign Assistance to Libya -- Funding for New U.S. Embassy Construction -- Counterterrorism Cooperation -- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PROFILE -- Muammar al Qadhafi: A Profile -- Political Dynamics -- Government Structure -- The "Authority of the People" -- Proposals for the Dissolution of State Ministries and Revenue Dist-ribution -- Opposition Groups -- Exiles -- The Muslim Brotherhood -- Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) -- Al Qaeda Affiliation and Recantations -- Political Reform and Human Rights -- Legal and Institutional Reform -- Human Rights Monitoring -- Fathi al Jahmi -- Libyan Foreign Policy -- Energy and the Libyan Economy -- Oil Reserves and Production Capacity -- Natural Gas -- MILITARY PROFILE AND WMD DISARMAMENT -- The Libyan Military -- Structure, Training, and Equipment -- Arms Sales63 -- WMD Programs and Disarmament68 -- Nuclear, Chemical, and Ballistic Missile Programs -- Termination of WMD and Missile Programs -- Motives for Disarmament -- International Controls and Inspections -- FURTHER READING AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES -- APPENDIX A. LIBYA'S PRE-QADHAFI HISTORY -- Libya's Colonial Experience -- The Ottoman Empire and Qaramanli Dynasty -- "The Shores of Tripoli" -- Italian Annexation and Post-War Uncertainty -- Independence and Monarchy, 1951-1969. APPENDIX B. NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS, TERRORISM, AND RELATED CLAIMS -- Background: Pan Am Flight 103 -- Lockerbie Appeal and Megrahi's Release -- Background: La Belle and UTA Flight 772 -- Reestablishing Normal Bilateral Relations -- Congressional Efforts on Behalf of U.S. Terrorism Victims -- Liability Changes under Section 1083 of P.L. 110-181 -- End Notes -- Chapter 5 MOROCCO: CURRENT ISSUES* -- SUMMARY -- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS -- TERRORISM -- COUNTERTERRORISM -- HUMAN RIGHTS -- ECONOMY -- FOREIGN POLICY -- Western Sahara -- Algeria -- Europe -- Middle East -- RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES -- End Notes -- Chapter 6 TUNISIA: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND POLICY ISSUES* -- ABSTRACT -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS: EXIT OF PRESIDENT BEN ALI -- December-January Protests -- The U.S. Response -- BACKGROUND: THE GOVERNMENT UNDER BEN ALI -- Suppression of Islamist Politics -- Human Rights -- TERRORISM -- ECONOMY -- RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES -- U.S. Assistance -- OTHER FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES -- OUTLOOK -- AUTHOR CONTACT INFORMATION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 WESTERN SAHARA: STATUS OF SETTLEMENT EFFORTS* -- SUMMARY -- HISTORY -- THE BAKER PLAN AND SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENTS -- CURRENT SITUATION -- MOROCCAN AND ALGERIAN VIEWS -- PROSPECTS -- UNITED STATES POLICY -- End Notes -- INDEX.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910823717903321

Autore	Hill J. N. C (Jonathan N. C.), <1978->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2016
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xiii, 218 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina	320.46109051
Soggetto topico	Democratization - Africa, North Political culture - Africa, North
Soggetto genere / forma	Biographies
ISBN	1-4744-0899-0 1-4744-2706-5 1-4744-0898-2
Classificazione	MI 11000
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Levitsky and Way and competitive authoritarianism : leverage, linkage and organisational power -- Tunisia -- Algeria -- Morocco -- Mauritania.
Record Nr.	UNISA-996465265403316

Autore	Tamburini F (Francesco)
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Pisa University Press
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	ita
Altri titoli varianti	Maghreb dalle indipendenze alle rivolte arabe Il Maghreb dalle indipendenze alle rivolte arabe
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910230793503321