Post-Arab Spring:The Arab World between the Dilemma of the Nation-State and the Rise of Violent Non-State Actors(VNSAs)  

作　　者：Hassanein Ali 

机构地区：[1]International Studies Department,College of Humanities and Social Sciences,Zayed University,Abu Dhabi,UAE

出　　处：《Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies》2020年第1期68-83,共16页亚洲中东与伊斯兰研究（英文）

摘　　要：The Arab world has witnessed two interrelated phenomena after the Arab Spring.The first is the aggravation of the crisis of the nationstate,where many states experienced failure and disintegration,such as Libya,Syria and Yemen,while many other states continued to suffer from weakness.The second is the rise of violent non-state actors(VNSAS)such as terrorist jihadi organisations,warlords,organised crime syndicates and armed militias affiliated with political parties,tribal,ethnic and sectarian groups.The second phenomenon is a natural outcome of the first one.When the state fails,it becomes unable to monopolise the use of force,impose its control over its territory and secure it borders.These conditions create a security and political vacuum and ungoverned spaces,which are considered a suitable environment for the expansion of VNSAs.Currently,in many Arab states,the role of VNSAs makes state-building and peacemaking efforts more difficult and complicated.This article aims to analyse the causes of the crisis of nation-state building in the Arab world,which explains the failure and collapse of many Arab states once the authoritarian regimes that have governed them for decades collapsed.Also,it discusses the types of VNSAs and the reasons behind the expansion of these actors and the escalation of their roles in many Arab countries,particularly in the post-Arab Spring era.Additionally,the future of VNSAS will be examined.

关 键 词：Violent non-state actors Arab Spring Failed states Week states Islamic state AL-QAEDA war economy Libya SYRIA Yemen 

分 类 号：TP3[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]