The convenient enemy: neocons, global jihadists and the road to Iraq
Ideologically, the Iraq War was a product of the encounter of global jihadism and neoconservatism. Prior to September 11, 2001, both were facing enormous difficulties in keeping their appeal as compelling discourses within their respective societies. Nevertheless, 9-11 revived neoconservati...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (IBRI) |
| Repositorio: | Meridiano 47 |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/4312 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/MED/article/view/4312 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | neoconservadorismo Guerra do Iraque jihadismo global neoconservatism Iraq War global jihadism |
| Sumario: | Ideologically, the Iraq War was a product of the encounter of global jihadism and neoconservatism. Prior to September 11, 2001, both were facing enormous difficulties in keeping their appeal as compelling discourses within their respective societies. Nevertheless, 9-11 revived neoconservatism by giving them the ideological enemy neoconservatives were longing calling for, leading to the invasion of Iraq on March 20, 2003 which, in turn, reenergized global jihadism. |
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