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Armies of Arabia : military politics and effectiveness in the Gulf /

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"In Armies of Arabia--the first book to comprehensively analyze the Gulf monarchies' militaries--Zoltan Barany explains the conspicuous ineffectiveness of these forces with a combination of political-structural and sociocultural factors. Based on over 150 personal interviews and meticulous...

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Main Author: Barany, Zoltan D. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Arabian Peninsula > Armed Forces > History.
Arabian Peninsula > Military policy.
Arabian Peninsula > History, Military.
Persian Gulf Region > Defenses.
Arabie (Péninsule) > Forces armées > Histoire.
Arabie (Péninsule) > Politique militaire.
Arabie (Péninsule) > Histoire militaire.
Middle Eastern.
World.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Geopolitics.
Public Policy.
Military policy
Armed Forces
Military readiness
Arabian Peninsula
Persian Gulf Region
Electronic books.
Military history
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: setting the stage for studying Arabia's armies
  • Background: sociocultural foundations and historical junctures
  • Military politics: the absolute monarchy, domestic threats, and civil-military relations
  • Military sociology: soldiers, officers, and the role of culture
  • Military economy: expenditure, acquisition, and arsenal
  • Military diplomacy: the GCC and foreign military relations
  • Military performance: training, deployments, and the war in Yemen
  • Conclusion: today's challenges, tomorrow's dilemmas.