The Future Security Environment in the Middle East: Conflict, Stability, and Political Change

Abstract

Since the end of the 1991 Gulf War, threats to political security in the Middle East have increased. Tensions between states have long threatened to destabilize the region. At times these tensions have resulted in open warfare, disrupting political and economic security and creating humanitarian crises. Today, the threat of interstate aggression is manifested in new and more dangerous ways. The collapse of the Arab-Israeli peace process and the subsequent outbreak of violence have inflamed anti-Western sentiment throughout the region. the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) has also raised the potential for conflict between rival countries. The exportation of Middle East terrorism around the world has contributed to the political and economic isolation of the region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA439116

Entities

People

  • Daniel L. Byman
  • Nora Bensahel

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Rights
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Globalization
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Political Systems
  • Sociopolitics
  • Terrorism
  • Treaties

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.