Arab Nationalism, Radicalism, and the Specter of Neocolonialism

Abstract

Ever since the beginning of the crisis in the Gulf on August 2, we have been told that this is the first crisis of the "new world order." This new world order was created following the collapse of the Soviet bloc and the end of the Cold War, which was formally marked on July 5, 1990, at the two-day NATO summit in London. Yet what seems like a new beginning for the West remains an illusion for the Arab world today.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.