Democracy, oil and the Gulf War.
This article discusses the establishment of the 'new international oil order' and the political uncertainties and economic imbalances in the Middle East as of September 1992. Reinstated political, economic and military control by the West is sowing the seeds of renewed instability. Only a persistent...
| Publicado en: | Third World Quarterly Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 525 - 539 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep92
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| Sumario: | This article discusses the establishment of the 'new international oil order' and the political uncertainties and economic imbalances in the Middle East as of September 1992. Reinstated political, economic and military control by the West is sowing the seeds of renewed instability. Only a persistent process of democratization seems to be able to bring about a sustainable form of stability. It would be a show of unhealthy optimism to contend that the Arab world has already entered the age of democracy. Nonetheless, it is clear that the Gulf War has been instrumental in starting off the debate at last. The dominant movements are liberals (liberaliyin) and fundamentalists (usuliyin), which is of course not to represent both camps as monolithic blocs. |
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