Threats And Alliances In The Middle East
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Threats And Alliances In The Middle East
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Author : May Darwich
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-09-26
Threats And Alliances In The Middle East written by May Darwich and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-26 with Political Science categories.
Examines Saudi and Syrian policies during three pivotal wars, to understand how identity and power influence state behaviour in the Middle East.
The Gulf Crisis
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Author : Khalid Al-Jaber
language : en
Publisher: Gulf International Forum
Release Date : 2018-10-31
The Gulf Crisis written by Khalid Al-Jaber and has been published by Gulf International Forum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-31 with Political Science categories.
The Gulf Crisis marks a clear dividing line in the GCC's history reflecting a change in the political, economic, security, social and media realities of the intra-GCC relationship. The question on everyone's mind: will this Crisis be the final nail in the coffin of the Gulf Cooperation Council after nearly four decades?
The Origins Of Alliances
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Author : Stephen M. Walt
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2013-08-10
The Origins Of Alliances written by Stephen M. Walt and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-10 with Political Science categories.
How are alliances made? In this book, Stephen M. Walt makes a significant contribution to this topic, surveying theories of the origins of international alliances and identifying the most important causes of security cooperation between states. In addition, he proposes a fundamental change in the present conceptions of alliance systems. Contrary to traditional balance-of-power theories, Walt shows that states form alliances not simply to balance power but in order to balance threats. Walt begins by outlining five general hypotheses about the causes of alliances. Drawing upon diplomatic history and a detailed study of alliance formation in the Middle East between 1955 and 1979, he demonstrates that states are more likely to join together against threats than they are to ally themselves with threatening powers. Walt also examines the impact of ideology on alliance preferences and the role of foreign aid and transnational penetration. His analysis show, however, that these motives for alignment are relatively less important. In his conclusion, he examines the implications of "balance of threat" for U.S. foreign policy.
Instability And Conflict In The Middle East
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Author : N. Abi-Aad
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1997-04-11
Instability And Conflict In The Middle East written by N. Abi-Aad and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-04-11 with Political Science categories.
The present book is about instability and conflict in the Middle East at a time when many still believe that peace between the Arabs and Israel will bring an end to all problems in the region. Maybe that is due to the fact that the Arab-Israeli conflict has dominated much of the discussions about the area over the past fifty years. Insufficient attention has therefore been devoted to other important issues that may not be quite as eye-catching or newsworthy. This is exactly what the book is aiming to offer.
The Atlantic Alliance And The Middle East
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Author : Joseph I. Coffey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
The Atlantic Alliance And The Middle East written by Joseph I. Coffey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with International relations categories.
The Arab Spring And The Geopolitics Of The Middle East Emerging Security Threats And Revolutionary Change
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Author : Amr Yossef
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-10-01
The Arab Spring And The Geopolitics Of The Middle East Emerging Security Threats And Revolutionary Change written by Amr Yossef and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-01 with Political Science categories.
In this study, which highlights a renewed emphasis in international affairs on regional studies, the co-authors provide an assessment of the revolutionary changes in the politics and security of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Regional Threats And Security Strategy
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Author : James Russell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-11-30
Regional Threats And Security Strategy written by James Russell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-30 with categories.
Like the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War of 1967, the U.S. invasion of Iraq is fundamentally reordering regional politics and security in ways that will be felt for a generation, if not longer.1 The Pandora's Box opened by the United States in Iraq adds a new level of unwelcome complexity to an already strained regional fabric. Threats to regional security stem from global, interstate, and intrastate sources. The complicated, multidimensional, and interrelated natures of these threats suggest that the United States must reassess strategy and policy if it is to protect and further its regional interests. The objective of this monograph is threefold: (1) deconstruct the threats to regional security and stability in the aftermath of the Iraq invasion; (2) determine whether U.S. strategy is tailored to the threat environment; and (3) suggest steps that can be taken to bring strategy and the environment into closer alignment. Such a process runs counter to the current defense planning methodology paradigm used by the Defense Department. Both the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review and its predecessor released just after the September 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks called for the divorce of U.S. strategy and defense planning from specific regional threats and contingencies. Instead, the planning documents called for the development of "capabilities portfolios" to enable U.S. military forces to fight in a series of different operational environments: irregular warfare against nonstate actors, traditional interstate warfare, catastrophic attacks using weapons of mass destruction, and disruptive attacks from adversaries using cyber-warfare or other advanced technologies. This monograph argues that the United States needs to reconnect its strategy, policy, and defense planning to regional environments if it is to have any hope of mitigating threats to its interests, not just in the Middle East, but around the world. The altered distribution of power has changed the nature of the security dilemma for regional states-the critical structural dynamic in interstate interactions and the engine driving the region's geopolitical instability. The security dilemma refers to a term of art from the international relations theory of realism, which argues that states are primarily motivated by self interest and exist in an anarchical, self-help system. The modern form of realism, the so-called "neo-realist" paradigm developed by Kenneth Waltz, holds that actions taken by states to protect and enhance their security create in turn insecurity for surrounding states that causes states to balance and counterbalance each other in a never-ending cycle.2 Under this theory, the security dilemma of states and the relative distribution of power in the international system are a structural dynamic that governs interstate interactions. States pursue security through a combination of arms buildups and political-military relationships with other strong states in alliances. Pursuit of nuclear weapons-the putative ultimate guarantor of state security-and/or nuclear partners is explained under realist theory as a logical result of states' quest for security. That quest for security is operationalized by states' political leadership using a rational decisionmaking process that apportions available resources to meet the security needs of the state.
Regional Security In The Middle East
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Author : Zeev Maoz
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-06-17
Regional Security In The Middle East written by Zeev Maoz and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-17 with History categories.
Middle Eastern politics of the 1990s have been characterized by a drive towards peace. Whether this is successful or not will depend on the negotiating process. These articles discuss the challenges, and provide some practical advice on how risks of failure could be avoided.
Great Powers Weak States And Insurgency
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Author : Patrick W. Quirk
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-01-25
Great Powers Weak States And Insurgency written by Patrick W. Quirk and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-25 with Political Science categories.
This book offers an original and theoretically rich examination into the dynamics of alliances that great powers and weak states form to defeat threats, such as rebellion or insurgency, within the smaller state’s borders. The author examines contemporary examples of such “internal threat alliances,” including Russia’s collaboration with Syria’s Assad regime to defeat anti-government rebels and U.S. cooperation with Afghanistan’s ruling political elite to combat the Taliban. In each case, the weaker state’s leadership wanted to remain in power while the great power sought to safeguard its interests linked to the regime’s stability. The book adds to International Relations (IR) theory by presenting a distinct conceptual framework that explains why internal threat alliances form, why some are more cohesive than others, and why some are effective while others are not. It thus promises to be of interest to IR scholars and students working in the areas of security studies, alliance dynamics, political violence, and civil war, but also to policy-makers grappling with how to salvage interests, such as access to natural resources or regional stability, imperiled by violence in weak states.
The Regional Order In The Gulf Region And The Middle East
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Author : Philipp O. Amour
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-07-04
The Regional Order In The Gulf Region And The Middle East written by Philipp O. Amour and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-04 with Political Science categories.
This book examines the regional order in the Gulf Region and the wider Middle East, focusing on regional rivalries and security alliances. The authors analyze the regional system in terms of its general structure as well as the major inter-state and non-state security alliances. The structure of the regional system in the wider Middle East and the shake-ups it has experienced explain the ongoing regional rivalry and polarization since 2011 in hotspots such as Syria, Yemen, and Libya. As such, the various chapters address regional transition and power dynamics between and among regional great powers and non-state militant actors across the Gulf Region and the wider Middle East in terms of the alliance building, persistence, and disintegration since 2011.