Arab armies : agents of change? : before and after 2011 / by Florence Gaub [electronic resource]
Language: English Series: Chaillot papers ; 131 | Chaillot papers ; no. 131Publication details: Paris : EU Institute for Security Studies, 2014Description: 44 pagesISSN:- 1017-7566
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But only one of the Arab militaries confronted with the massive social dislocation unleashed by the Arab Spring behaved in the expected way, i.e. unequivocally standing by the regime and suppressing the uprisings. The others facilitated regime change either actively or passively, and in Egypt assumed an even more direct role. In all cases, the armed forces were, and remain, the kingmakers, whose support is essential for rulers to hold onto, or accede to, power. But what drives these forces? Why do they choose to act, or not act, under certain political conditions? When do they have the capacity to act, and when is it that they do not?
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