Armed Forces in the Middle East Politics and Strategy

Name: Armed Forces in the Middle East Politics and Strategy
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ISBN: 9780714682457

ISBN-10: 0714682454

ISBN-13: 9780714682457

Edition: 2002

Authors: Thomas A. Keaney, Barry A. Rubin

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This book examines the Middle East's leading armed forces and their role in both military and political affairs. It considers their missions, doctrine, training, equipment and effectiveness as fighting forces.

Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 1/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

David Miller is Official Fellow and Professor of Political Theory at the University of Oxford.



Notes on Contributors


Preface



The Military in Contemporary Middle East Politics




Why Arab Armies Lose Wars




US Policy and Middle East Armed Forces




Russia's Military Involvement with the Middle East




Guns and Butter in the Egyptian Army




The Syrian Army on the Domestic and External Fronts




Soliders without Fortune: Palestinian Militarization in the Post-Statehood Era




The Jordanian Army: Between Domestic and External Challenges




The Israel Defense Force: Continuity and Change




The Military and Politics: A Turkish Dilemma




Saddam Husayn, the Ba'th Regime and the Iraqi Officer Corps




The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran: An Assessment



Index