Analysing Arab public opinion on the international community’s response to the Syrian crisis, we expand existing scholarship by injecting a non-Western perspective into the oftentimes Western-centric debates on intervention. We demonstrate that publics in two prominent Arab Spring countries were quite willing to embrace intervention in Syria in order to depose Bashar al-Assad. More specifically, our analysis reveals that both interests and values shape support for different types of international intervention in Syria. In the context of the distinction between policy-driven and culture-driven anti-Americanisms, we show that Egyptian and Tunisian evaluations of US foreign policy behaviour and, to lesser extent, US culture correlate with support for Western-led intervention in Syria.
This chapter is one of three which examines a key U.S. department or agency which played a fundamental role in an 'all-of-government' approach to countering terrorism. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is the lead government agency in efforts to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies. USAID evolved substantially in relation to post-9/11 coordination and efforts abroad, in part due to their increasing alignment with US foreign policy and security objectives. The agency became increasingly active and elevated in contributions to broader indirect counterterrorism strategies over the years, particularly in addressing underlying conditions or drivers of terrorism and CVE which are both discussed at length. The chapter discusses USAID in Afghanistan, Iraq and Yemen, and also considers USAID in relation to countering the drivers of violent extremism and insurgency, and the post-Arab Spring period. It finally considers Al-Qaeda and ISIS alternative interpretations of development and governance
Professor Fukuyama, B.A. Classics, Cornell University 1974, spoke at Cornell on April 21, 2008, at the invitation of the Einaudi Center for International Studies. The Board of the Cornell International Affairs Review had the privilege of meeting with him during his visit. The following article, produced here with his permission, is an edited transcript of this talk. The board of the Cornell International Affairs Review thanks Professor Fukuyama for his support to our mission.
Shared values or shared interests? Arab publics and intervention in Syria
