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100 1 _aBROOKS Risa
245 0 _aPolitical-military relations and the stability of Arab regimes
260 _aOxford:
_bOxford Univ Press,
_c1998
300 _a96p.
440 _aAdelphi Paper.
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520 3 _aArgues that the political-military balance of interests is at the core of Middle Eastern regimes. The need for Arab regimes to maintain political control of their armed forces raises two important points: first that the methods used to maintain control often undermine the combat potential of the armed forces, and second that succesful control in the past is not an indicator for the future. Looks in detail at the situations in Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
650 _aCIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS
650 _aEGYPT
_xCIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS
650 _aJORDAN
_xCIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS
650 _aSYRIA
_xCIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS
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