Perceptions of foreign and security policies in Egypt after the Arab Spring
Tez Türü: Yüksek Lisans
Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Polis Akademisi, Güvenlik Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Uluslararası Güvenlik (Yl) (Tezli), Türkiye
Tez Danışmanı: İ.Dinçer Güneş
Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2013
Tezin Dili: İngilizce
Desteklendiği Program: Diğer
Özet:
The aim of this study is to measure the public perception of foreign and security policy in Egypt after the Arab Spring. To achieve this aim, a participatory survey method was adopted with a sample of university students in Egypt. The approach was to discover the main trends in public perception regarding the Arab Spring, Egyptian domestic, foreign, and security policies, Turkey, the United States of America, the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Iran, the Middle East, and global affairs with the help of analytical tools such as variance tests and explanatory factor analysis in SPSS. The study arrived at the following findings: (1) The Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a leader and Turkey as a country, are the winners of the revolution. Most respondents perceived Erdoğan?s leadership and the Turkish political system as models. (2) The respondents perceived the uprising as the result of the nation?s internal dynamic, as the revolt by people who are seeking freedom, dignity, and a better life. (3) Anti-Americanism, deeply influenced by the Arab-Israeli conflict, was prominently noticeable. (4) The identity-perception of Egypt combined Anwar al-Sadat?s `Egypt First? and Gamal Abdel Nasser's Arab nationalism, and this also shaped the public discourse on foreign policy. (5) On the Israeli-Palestinian issue, the respondents were pessimistic regarding a final resolution based on Arab Initiative and did not trust the Israelis. In addition, they favoured a renewal of the Egypt-Israel agreement. (6) They perceived Iranian nuclear enrichment as an attempt towards nuclear armament and felt that Egypt should own WMDs. (7) They perceived Israel and the West as major threats to the country and the region, and advocated Arab alliance as a security strategy. (8) They perceived religious institutions and the SCAF as the most reliable institutions, and security and economy as the main internal issues.