The Many Faces of National Security in the Arab World

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxv

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2. The Analysis of National Security in the Arab Context: Restating the State of the Art

   1. The Analysis of National Security in the Arab Context: Restating the State of the Art

      • Bahgat Korany, Rex Brynen, Paul Noble

      Pages 1-23

3. Security Concerns Old and New

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-30

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   2. Unravelling the Concept: ‘National Security’ in the Third World

      • Mohammed Ayoob

      Pages 31-55

   3. The Security Dilemma in the Middle East: A Prognosis for the Decade Ahead

      • Janice Gross Stein

      Pages 56-75

   4. Dilemmas of Security and Development in the Arab World: Aspects of the Linkage

      • Ali E. Hillal Dessouki

      Pages 76-90

4. Underdevelopment as Insecurity

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-99

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   2. Neglected Aspects of the Security Dilemma

      • Fred H. Lawson

      Pages 100-126

   3. Does Food Security Make a Difference? Algeria, Egypt and Turkey in Comparative Perspective

      • Karen Pfeifer

      Pages 127-144

   4. From the Mirage of Rent to the Burden of Debt: Adjustment and Insecurity in Arab Economies

      • Michel Chatelus

      Pages 145-168

   5. National Integration and National Security: The Case of Yemen

      • Manfred W. Wenner

      Pages 169-184

   6. Resources, Wealth and Security: The Case of Kuwait

      • Mehran Nakhjavani

      Pages 185-204

5. Security as Development? State-Building, Economic Development and the Military

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-213

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   2. Arab Military Industrialization: Security Incentives and Economic Impact

      • Yezid Sayigh

      Pages 214-238

   3. State-Building and the Military in Arab Africa

      • I. William Zartman

      Pages 239-257

   4. State and Society in the Arab World: Towards a New Role for the Security Services?

      • Elizabeth Picard

      Pages 258-274

   5. Conclusion: The Changing Regional Security Environment

      • Paul Noble, Rex Brynen, Bahgat Korany

      Pages 275-302

6. Back Matter

   Pages 303-322

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Two Gulf wars and the continuing Arab-Israeli conflict have highlighted the salience of military factors in the Middle East. This book argues, however, that many of the most serious 'security' challenges to Arab states and societies are rooted not in external military threats but in the imperatives of socio-economic development. Contributors examine the regional security environment; the social and political impact of regional militarization; and underdevelopment as a source of regional insecurity.

• conflict
• desegregation
• Israel
• Third World

• Université de Montréal, Canada

  Bahgat Korany

• McGill University, Montreal, Canada

  Paul Noble, Rex Brynen

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