Wars of Ideas (eBook, ePUB)

Theology, Interpretation and Power in the Muslim World
Redaktion: Berman, Ilan

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Trump administration brought major changes in how the United States relates to the Muslim World, and a growing awareness of the need to compete with radical Islamic forces in the domain of their theocratically-based ideology. This work explores the current state of the "wars of ideas" against radical Islam and identifies America's potential partners in this fight.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538155486
• Artikelnr.: 61429182

Autorenporträt

Ilan Berman is Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation, he has consulted for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency as well as the Departments of Defense and State, and provided assistance on foreign policy and national security issues to a range of governmental agencies and congressional offices. He has been called one of America's leading experts on the Middle East and Iran by CNN.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Islamic State, And After
Ilan Berman
Chapter 2: State and Religion in Central Asia
Svante Cornell
Chapter 3: Morocco's Answer to Religious Extremism
Ahmed Abbadi
Chapter 4: Understanding Indonesia's
"Third Way" Islam
Azyumardi Azra
Chapter 5: The Emirates and the Struggle Against
Islamic Extremism
Theodore Karasik
Chapter 6: Jordan Navigates the Intellectual Battlefield
Shehab Al Makahleh
Chapter 7: Saudi Arabia: A Post-Salafist Trajectory?
Kamran Bokhari
Chapter 8: Learning From Allies
Ilan Berman
Acknowledgements
Contributors