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A Study in Contrasts: Militaries in Political Transitions in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa

A Study in Contrasts: Militaries in Political Transitions in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa

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Jun 25, 2015
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A Study in Contrasts: Militaries in Political Transitions in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa
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By James M. Dorsey

The Economist recently highlighted the contrast between post-revolt Asian societies and Middle Eastern and North African societies in the woes of a pro-longed, messy and bloody transition that is pockmarked by revolt and counter-revolt, sectarianism, the redrawing of post-colonial borders, and the rise of retrograde groups as revolutio…

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