how ideology shapes foreign policy Özdamar, Özgür creator author. Canbolat, Sercan author. text bibliography Print books. nyu 2023 monographic eng

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196 pages "Analysing the psychology of fourteen modern leaders from eight countries and three non-state organisations, Özgür Özdamar and Sercan Canbolat reconsider politics and power in the MENA region. Observing commonalities and differences between these leaders, the authors offer novel insights into their foreign policy and how best to negotiate with them"-- Political ideology and foreign policy decision-making in the Middle East and North Africa: An operational code approach -- Political Islam and Sunni ideology: Muslim brotherhood leadership -- Political Islam and Shia ideology: Iranian and Iraqi leadership -- Secularist leaders in the Levant: Syrian, Israeli and Lebanese leadership -- Armed non-state actors' foreign policy: PKK, PYD, Hezbollah, and ISIS leaders in the Middle East and North Africa -- Leaders, foreign policy decision-making, and international relations -- Policy implications and future research. Özgür Özdamar, Bilkent University, Ankara, Sercan Canbolat, University of Connecticut. Includes bibliographical references and index. f------ aw----- ff----- Political leadership Philosophy Middle East Political leadership Philosophy Africa, North Middle East Foreign relations 1979- Africa, North Foreign relations JC330.3 .O96 2023 Özdamar, Özgür. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023 (DLC) 2023019725 9781009077064 2023019724 DLC 230502 20251124105712.0 23110457 eng