From militants to politicians Atavist Islam and the concept of democratic peace

The viability of countering Middle East terrorism by inducting extremist movements into mainstream political processes has become a contentious issue, and one high on the international security agenda. Since the early 1990s the radical, Shiite movement Hezbollah (Party of God) and, more recently, th...

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Main Author: Wyllie, James H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abu Dhabi, UAE Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research 2008
Series:Emirates lecture series 73
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Call Number :DS 35.69 .W96 2008

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