Ribhi Salhi is a professor of political science, specialized in Terrorism and Peace Mediation. He teaches at the College of Lake County, Illinois. He holds a BA in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Jordan, a MA in International Relation from Roosevelt University, a MA in Comparative Politics from Northern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in Public Policies from Walden University.
ABSTRACT This article examines the perspective of two major Islamic nations—Saudi Arabia and Indo... more ABSTRACT This article examines the perspective of two major Islamic nations—Saudi Arabia and Indonesia—toward the United States' War on terror and how this war shaped and influenced the behavior of the two Islamic governments toward domestic challenges and their partnership with the United States, as they have declared their support of the United States. Indeed the war against terror has developed several security concerns for both Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. However, each state has followed different methods to fight Islamic radical movements as well as a different framework of partnership with the United States on its war against terrorism.
Researchers from different social science backgrounds have studied the various practices of state... more Researchers from different social science backgrounds have studied the various practices of state repression but seldom acknowledge that state repression is a rival system between the government regimes and their dissidents. However, rival systems can lead to competing forces that will serve either the interest of the regime or their dissidents. Researchers also have not often used the perspectives of opposition groups in the diaspora to study state repression. Focusing on the rise and entrenchment of the Assad regime in Syria (from 2000-2011), this study aimed to discover and explore the various perspectives of Syrians in the United States about the state repression of the Assad regime. Using the systems theoretical framework, this qualitative study contains three levels of examination: the individual, the domestic, and the external. The study contained 15 participants. The data were collected through in-depth interviews via purposeful sampling and analyzed with the modified van Ka...
This study attempts to explain how Al Qaeda of Iraq (AQI) lost popularity among the Iraqi Sunni C... more This study attempts to explain how Al Qaeda of Iraq (AQI) lost popularity among the Iraqi Sunni Community (ISC), which led to its failure. Three forces contribute to the failure of Al Qaeda of Iraq: the planting of the seeds of democracy in Iraq, national reconciliation, and the American Surge which was the result of the strained relationship between Iraqi Sunnis and Wahhabist Jihadists. The paper neither predicts nor confirms that because of Al Qaeda's failure, political stability will take place in Iraq.
This study attempts to explain how Al Qaeda of Iraq (AQI) lost popularity among the Iraqi Sunni C... more This study attempts to explain how Al Qaeda of Iraq (AQI) lost popularity among the Iraqi Sunni Community (ISC), which led to its failure. Three forces contribute to the failure of Al Qaeda of Iraq: the planting of the seeds of democracy in Iraq, national reconciliation, and the American surge which was the result of the strained relationship between Iraqi Sunnis and Wahhabist Jihadists. The paper neither predicts nor confirms that because of Al Qaeda’s failure, political stability will take place in Iraq .
ABSTRACT This article examines the perspective of two major Islamic nations—Saudi Arabia and Indo... more ABSTRACT This article examines the perspective of two major Islamic nations—Saudi Arabia and Indonesia—toward the United States' War on terror and how this war shaped and influenced the behavior of the two Islamic governments toward domestic challenges and their partnership with the United States, as they have declared their support of the United States. Indeed the war against terror has developed several security concerns for both Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. However, each state has followed different methods to fight Islamic radical movements as well as a different framework of partnership with the United States on its war against terrorism.
ABSTRACT This article examines the perspective of two major Islamic nations—Saudi Arabia and Indo... more ABSTRACT This article examines the perspective of two major Islamic nations—Saudi Arabia and Indonesia—toward the United States' War on terror and how this war shaped and influenced the behavior of the two Islamic governments toward domestic challenges and their partnership with the United States, as they have declared their support of the United States. Indeed the war against terror has developed several security concerns for both Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. However, each state has followed different methods to fight Islamic radical movements as well as a different framework of partnership with the United States on its war against terrorism.
Researchers from different social science backgrounds have studied the various practices of state... more Researchers from different social science backgrounds have studied the various practices of state repression but seldom acknowledge that state repression is a rival system between the government regimes and their dissidents. However, rival systems can lead to competing forces that will serve either the interest of the regime or their dissidents. Researchers also have not often used the perspectives of opposition groups in the diaspora to study state repression. Focusing on the rise and entrenchment of the Assad regime in Syria (from 2000-2011), this study aimed to discover and explore the various perspectives of Syrians in the United States about the state repression of the Assad regime. Using the systems theoretical framework, this qualitative study contains three levels of examination: the individual, the domestic, and the external. The study contained 15 participants. The data were collected through in-depth interviews via purposeful sampling and analyzed with the modified van Ka...
This study attempts to explain how Al Qaeda of Iraq (AQI) lost popularity among the Iraqi Sunni C... more This study attempts to explain how Al Qaeda of Iraq (AQI) lost popularity among the Iraqi Sunni Community (ISC), which led to its failure. Three forces contribute to the failure of Al Qaeda of Iraq: the planting of the seeds of democracy in Iraq, national reconciliation, and the American Surge which was the result of the strained relationship between Iraqi Sunnis and Wahhabist Jihadists. The paper neither predicts nor confirms that because of Al Qaeda's failure, political stability will take place in Iraq.
This study attempts to explain how Al Qaeda of Iraq (AQI) lost popularity among the Iraqi Sunni C... more This study attempts to explain how Al Qaeda of Iraq (AQI) lost popularity among the Iraqi Sunni Community (ISC), which led to its failure. Three forces contribute to the failure of Al Qaeda of Iraq: the planting of the seeds of democracy in Iraq, national reconciliation, and the American surge which was the result of the strained relationship between Iraqi Sunnis and Wahhabist Jihadists. The paper neither predicts nor confirms that because of Al Qaeda’s failure, political stability will take place in Iraq .
ABSTRACT This article examines the perspective of two major Islamic nations—Saudi Arabia and Indo... more ABSTRACT This article examines the perspective of two major Islamic nations—Saudi Arabia and Indonesia—toward the United States' War on terror and how this war shaped and influenced the behavior of the two Islamic governments toward domestic challenges and their partnership with the United States, as they have declared their support of the United States. Indeed the war against terror has developed several security concerns for both Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. However, each state has followed different methods to fight Islamic radical movements as well as a different framework of partnership with the United States on its war against terrorism.
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