Geographic Determinants of Security Policies in the Middle East.

Abstract

This thesis examines Middle Eastern security issues and problems which are rooted to geographical considerations or determinants. Geography as a security policy determinant is also examined on a national level in selected countries which are the primary regional actors: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Syria, and Iraq. A substantial portion of the work is naturally oriented toward the Arab-Israeli territorial disputes. It is not, however, restricted to that theme. Demographic and strategic communications problems, completely separate from the Arab-Israeli issues, are also explored. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA084465

Entities

People

  • Thornton W. Wilt

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arabia
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Middle East
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • Strategic Communications
  • Territorial Disputes

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Theoretical Analysis.