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Power, Ideology and Threat Perception: Why States Fear Islamist Regimes
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 : 12:30pm to 2:00pm
University Park Campus
Social Sciences Building
B-40
Free
Lawrence Rubin discusses why neighboring states regard Islamist regimes, with limited military capabilities, as threats to their security.
The Islamist regimes which seized power in Sudan (1989-1999), Afghanistan under the Taliban (1996-2001) and Iran (1979-present) did not have significant military capabilities when they came to power; yet they were regarded by neighboring states, including Muslim-majority countries, as national security threats. What is behind this threat perception, and how does it affect alignment, arms racing and security cooperation in the Middle East?
Lawrence Rubin is a lecturer in the Myra and Robert Kraft Chair in Arab Politics at the Crown Center for Middle East Politics at Brandeis University. Rubin is completing his Ph.D. in Political Science at UCLA, with research titled, "Power, Ideology and Threat Perception: Why States Fear Islamist Regimes."
Rubin has held positions at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University and the RAND Corporation. Rubin is currently the associate editor of the journal Terrorism and Political Violence. He has conducted fieldwork in Yemen, Morocco, Egypt and Israel.
Lunch will be provided.