Mideast: From Nation State to Caliphates

Mideast: From Nation State to Caliphates

America’s democratization campaign in the Middle East has created deep divisions in Iraq over power, wealth, and welfare. Not only has the new mostly-Shiite majority bloc worked hard to monopolize power: the American campaign also destroyed the intellectual foundations of the “monstrous” modern state that was represented by the nationalist and pseudo-nationalist regimes in the region, particularly the Baath Party.

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