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Book SynopsisThe drive to promote American-style higher education is among the most longstanding and enduring features of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Since its earliest engagements in the region, the U.S. government has looked to American universities to promote Washington’s interests and values. This book analyzes how American universities in the Middle East relate to U.S. foreign policy and how this relationship has evolved amid shifting U.S. priorities through two world wars, the Cold War, and the War on Terrorism. American Universities in the Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy focuses on four sets of case studies: (1) The American University of Beirut; (2) The American University in Cairo; (3) American universities in Afghanistan and Iraq; and (4) Education City in Qatar. At a time when policymakers are litigating core tenets of U.S. Middle East policy and new actors are entering the region’s higher education space, this book provides a resource to understand the geopolitical role of American universities in the Middle East.
Table of ContentsPreface Series Editors’ Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 American Universities and the Evolution of U.S. Middle East Policy 1 American Universities in the Middle East before World War I 2 American Inroads during the European Colonial Era 3 World War II and the Rise of Cultural Relations 4 Modernization Theory and Foreign Assistance 5 Westernization and Islamist Backlash in Middle East Higher Education 6 Democracy Promotion and Conflict-Based Reconstruction 7 Fallout of the Arab Uprisings 8 International Branch Campuses 9 Conclusion 2 U.S. Middle East Strategy and the American University of Beirut 1 The Syrian Protestant College before World War I 2 The Eastern Question and Arab Self-Determination 3 AUB’s Ascendance under the French Mandate 4 U.S. Government Support for AUB 5 The U.S.-Israel Alliance 6 War against Terrorism 7 Lebanization 8 U.S. Interests 9 Conclusion 3 The American University in Cairo and the U.S.-Egypt Partnership 1 Political Neutrality before World War II 2 World War II and AUC’s Evolving Relationship with Washington 3 Navigating Egyptian Nationalism 4 Impact of the Six Day War 5 Anwar Sadat and a New Era of U.S.-Egypt Relations 6 Stability under Hosni Mubarak 7 Compromises on Academic Freedom 8 The 2011 Egyptian Revolution 9 The Role of U.S. Officials 10 U.S. Interests 11 Conclusion 4 Nation-Building and American Universities in Afghanistan and Iraq 1 Return of the Exiles 2 Early Reluctance 3 Accelerating Success 4 Constitutional Mandates 5 National Institutions versus an American University 6 Women’s Rights 7 Security 8 American Withdrawal 9 Conclusion 5 Branch Campuses in Qatar 1 Qatari Investment in International Branch Campuses 2 The Appeal of American Universities 3 Qatar’s National Development Strategy 4 Qatari Elites 5 American University Administrators 6 Role of the U.S. Government 7 Education City and U.S. Foreign Policy Interests 8 Conclusion 6 Assessments, Conclusions, and Future Prospects 1 The Relation between American-Style Universities in the Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy 2 Assessments on the Impact of American Universities on U.S. Foreign Policy 3 A More Global Higher Education Landscape Index
