The Game of Camps: Ideological Fault Lines in the Wreckage of the Arab State
System
By Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, September 21, 2016
Middle East Security and Policy Studies No. 124
This study maps four Arab ideological camps and their interactions: The
Iranian camp, Islamic State camp, Muslim Brotherhood camp, and the “counter
camp” – which consists of the forces of stability, ranging from Saudi Arabia
and most of the Gulf states to Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco, as well
as the Kurds and other non-Arab players.
Israel shares the fears and goals of the latter camp, and is joined with it
in countering Iran. The US administration's courtship of Iran, as well as
the hope held broadly in the West that the Muslim Brotherhood could play a
constructive role, has done little to restore stability or restrain the rise
of radicalism.
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http://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MSPS124-1.pdf
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