Countering Sectarianism in the Middle East

Abstract

Sectarianism has become a destructive feature of the modern Middle East. Whether it is driven by political elites as a regime-survival strategy, by major powers as part of a strategy for building regional influence, or by religious leaders and believers who are unwilling to accept the equal status of other religious groups, sectarianism is likely to remain part of the regional landscape for years to come. This does not mean, however, that sectarianism defines all facets of the Middle East or that the violence that stems from this strand of identity politics is irreversible in all cases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1086553

Entities

People

  • Amanda Rizkallah
  • Ami Carpenter
  • Justin Gengler
  • Kathleen Reedy

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Families (Human)
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Human Population
  • International Organizations
  • National Politics
  • Political Movements
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Sectarian Violence
  • Social Media
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Systems Analysis and Design