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1 online resource (xix, 345 pages) |
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data file rda |
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"Prepared for the United States Air Force." |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-345). |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Nora Bensahel and Daniel L. Byman -- Political reform in the Middle East / Nora Bensahel -- Economic reform in the Middle East : the challenge to governance / Alan Richards -- Civil-military relations in the Middle East / Risa Brooks -- The implications of leadership change in the Arab world / Daniel L. Byman -- Energy and Middle Eastern security : new dimensions and strategic implications / Ian O. Lesser -- The information revolution and the Middle East / Jon B. Alterman -- Weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East : proliferation dynamics and strategic consequences / Ian O. Lesser. |
| Summary |
The security environment in the Middle East has become increasingly complicated during the past decade. This report identifies several important trends that are shaping regional security and identifies their implications for the United States. Many traditional security concerns, such as energy security and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, will remain significant factors in the future. However, ongoing domestic changes throughout the region will become increasingly important as well. Issues such as political reform, economic reform, civil-military relations, leadership change, and the information revolution are all affecting regional security dynamics. This report examines each of these issue areas and identifies some of the challenges that they pose for U.S. foreign policy. |
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Middle East -- Strategic aspects.
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United States -- Military policy.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International)
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Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386
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Strategic aspects of individual places. (OCoLC)fst01355062
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Middle East. (OCoLC)fst01241586
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Bensahel, Nora, 1971-
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Byman, Daniel, 1967-
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United States. Air Force.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Future security environment in the Middle East. Santa Monica, CA : RAND/Project Air Force, 2004 0833032909 (DLC) 2003020980 (OCoLC)51913560 |
| ISBN |
083303619X (electronic bk.) |
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9780833036193 (electronic bk.) |
| Report No. |
RAND/MR-1640-AF |
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