This article rejects the paradigm of “ancient sectarian hatreds” to explain the turmoil in the
Middle East. Instead, the political context that illuminates the question of sectarianism is the …

Abstract The Middle East has been rife with conflicts, extremism, and sectarianism in recent
decades. Many explanations attribute the rise of sectarianism in the Middle East to the …

The US invasion of Iraq entailed with itself the overarching dynamics that have reshaped not
only the Iraqi political and security landscape but have had a long-lasting impact on the …

La presente tesina busca analizar el modo en qué distintos actores gubernamentales y no
gubernamentales realizaron una instrumentalización del sectarismo en Irak y cuáles fueron …

War based on Sunni and Shia identity becomes a trend in contemporary conflicts in the
Middle East. Unlike the Sunni-Shia conflict in the classic period as a result of theological …

The military intervention in Libya in 2011 has sparked an intensive debate about the
success of the operation and reopened several discussions on humanitarian intervention …

The divide between Sunni and Shia Muslims is rooted in divergent opinions about the
succession of Islamic leadership, how some parts of the Qur'an are to be interpreted, and …

La presente investigación analiza, a través de los conceptos de seguridad societal y
securitización, la amenaza existencial que ha representado el Estado Islámico para los …

RESUMO O presente artigo busca analisar a conjuntura na qual o Estado iraquiano esteve
inserido nos últimos anos, bem como a dinâmica da Primavera Árabe que permeou as …

Abstract In Samuel Huntington's The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World
Order, the author examines the rise of distinct" civilizations" in determining the tone of global …