Anti-American Attitudes in the Arab World

Richard B. Parker

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1988, vol. 497, issue 1, 46-57

Abstract: Anti-Americanism in the Arab world today is not an inherent and unavoidable phenomenon of race or religion. It is a reaction to American policies and to the penetration of Western culture. It will be with us for some time to come for a number of reasons, including U.S. identification with Israel, U.S. involvement in local issues, and U.S. overidentification with local leaders. We will continue to have relations with Arab states in spite of it. The seizure of American hostages, which is one current gauge of anti-Americanism, is not a new phenomenon. The Algerians once held 150, and we paid a ransom of over $800,000 to obtain the release of 82 survivors because we had no alternative. Early in this century, Theodore Roosevelt blustered in order to obtain the release of American hostages in Morocco, but success was due more to the efforts of the French than to American armed strength. Neither case offers much of a precedent for handling today's hostage problem.

Date: 1988
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