The Arabs in the US designed “Great Middle East”. Months after the war on Iraq, the Bush administration drafted a project for a so-called “Great Middle East”, thus re-launching US-EU competition for influence over the region. Based on free market economy, the ambitious plan, which involves the entire area stretching from Mauritania to Pakistan, moreover includes a set of reforms to promote democracy in Arab and Muslim countries viewing this as a means to stem out terrorism. Local State officials as well as opposition members promptly rejected the proposal, labeling it as foreign interference into domestic affairs and also as a new attempt to favor Western interests by undermining Arab order. Most notably, the US initiative does not mention the key issue of settling peace in the region.
"Great Middle East, il mondo arabo rimodellato dagli Usa",
ZANELLI P
2004-01-01
Abstract
The Arabs in the US designed “Great Middle East”. Months after the war on Iraq, the Bush administration drafted a project for a so-called “Great Middle East”, thus re-launching US-EU competition for influence over the region. Based on free market economy, the ambitious plan, which involves the entire area stretching from Mauritania to Pakistan, moreover includes a set of reforms to promote democracy in Arab and Muslim countries viewing this as a means to stem out terrorism. Local State officials as well as opposition members promptly rejected the proposal, labeling it as foreign interference into domestic affairs and also as a new attempt to favor Western interests by undermining Arab order. Most notably, the US initiative does not mention the key issue of settling peace in the region.
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