1. New Armies for a New Era Decrypting post-2011 Arab Military Reform Trends
- Author:
- Eleanore Ardemagni and Umberto Profazio
- Publication Date:
- 03-2018
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- NATO Defense College
- Abstract:
- Th e reaction of the Arab armies to the 2011 uprisings is a subject that has been frequently examined, but the evolution and reform of Arab armies is a neglected topic.2 In times of global interdependence, the Atlantic Alliance must be ready to understand and interact with a changing Middle East, since NATO Arab partners’ security is more and more NATO’s security, in terms of shared objectives, common threats and cooperative security. Arab armies have entered a new era: traditional obstacles to military reform, mostly due to their politicization, persist; other variables emerge from the interaction of domestic, foreign and transnational threats.
- Topic:
- International Security
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus