Abstract
The study investigates the influence of external interventions on the growth of
extremism and violence as a phenomenon in the Arab world. The study intends to obtain
its results by examining the theories implemented by external powers to intervene in
Arab countries and how these interventions resulted in the growth and nourishment of
extremism as well as an increase in violence. In addition to revealing how this
extremism is successively disseminated to Arab countries ,
To achieve the study’s objectives, the analytical method was used to identify the
relations between the numerous variables, leading to a scientific analysis of this
phenomenon and its roots through four sections: First, we discussed the theory of enemy
formation. Secondly, the theory of containment of foreign fundamentalist movements
is being pursued by the great powers. The third section dealt with proxy wars and
militias and how they were utilized to gain control and dominance over Arab countries.
Finally, in the fourth section, the domino theory was projected onto the violence in the
Arab world, which is the product of extremism .
The analysis led us to the conclusion that foreign interventions played a
significant and vital part in the growth of extremism in the Arab world, as one of the
most evident forms of intervention was the invisible hand that intervened in the crises
of contemporary Arab countries. In addition to the practice of foreign powers, the policy
of enemy formation, and the policy of containment, they made extremist movements the
enemy and did not work to eliminate them completely, but rather followed a policy of
containment to serve their strategic goals and used the proxy war that some movements
fought on their behalf, leading to more extremism and violence. We also found that
there are fundamental factors that contribute to the growth of extremism, the most
prominent of which is the state’s structure, which has been plagued by a variety of issues.