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Though the military spending in Algeria, Morocco, Libya, and Tunisia are not large by the standards of Middle Eastern countries, Cordesman (strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies) says they are high enough to place an unacceptable burden on the region's fragile and poorly structure

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The reality of the Arab-Israeli balance now consists of two subordinate balances: Israel versus Syria and Israel versus the Palestinians.

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This detailed volume examines these threats and the evolving U.S. policy response.

After examining the dangers posed by information warfare and efforts at threat assessment, Cordesman considers the growing policy response on the part of various federal agencies, state and local governments, and the private sector.

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The Middle Eastern and North African region (MENA) dominates world energy exports today and will likely do so for decades to come, even if world consumers make steady progress in conservation, renewable energy sources, and increases from gas, coal, and nuclear power.

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Given the ambiguous nature of Iran's global objectives, this new study focuses on the tangible aspects of Iran's military forces and takes an objective look at the realistic threats that Iran poses to the region and the world.

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Conventional Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction.

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Since the Gulf War, Iraq has attempted to win through confrontation, diplomacy, and bluster what it could not achieve on the battlefield. Defense analyst Anthony Cordesman suggests that this "war of sanctions" is a struggle that Iraq has begun to win.

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Examines efforts to create effective Iraqi military, security, and police forces. Published in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C., this work addresses one of most important elements for establishing stability in post-Saddam Iraq.

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Israel and Syria: The Military Balance and Prospects of War provides a detailed and current picture of the military capabilities of Israel and Syria, reflecting the changes and lessons of the Israel-Hezbollah War in 2006 and other recent conflicts.

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Saudi Arabia has embarked on a process of political, economic, and social reforms that reflects a growing understanding by the governing members of the royal family, Saudi technocrats, and Saudi businessmen that Saudi Arabia must reform and diversify its economy and must create vast numbers of new jobs for its young and growing population.

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A guide to the political and military capabilities of the key players in the Middle East, including non-state actors such as the Palestinians, and a discussion of to the outcome of possible wars. Topics covered include conventional forces, arms transfers, force quality and morale, and more.

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Offers a detailed analysis of critical challenges affecting US national security and how failures in adapting to these challenges have exacerbated the strains on available resources. This book identifies the most glaring obstacles to successful national security planning and proposes constructive and practical ways to proceed in the future.

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A thorough examination of the nation of Saudi Arabia, focusing on the current state of affairs and potential future challenges.

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Cordesman argues that an effective defense against missile threats from "rogue" nations will require linking an effective national missile defense programme to an ambitious counterproliferation strategy, and a realistc approach to arms control and national security options.

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Cordesman argues that new threats such as covert, terrorist and extremist attacks, require new thinking and offers a range of recommendations, from expanding the understanding of what constitutes a threat to bettering resource allocation and improving intelligence gathering and analysis.

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Military analyst Anthony H. Cordesman provides the first in-depth analysis of the second war against Saddam Hussein's regime.

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If the Intifada was a struggle for recognition that a peace had to be reached that was just for both sides, the Israeli-Palestinian War has polarized both sides away from peace, convincing them of the justice of their own cause and tactics and the fundamental injustice of the other side's tactics and goals.

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A critical examination of NATO's 1999 Kosovo campaign against Serbia. After a consideration of the historical, political and strategic factors that set the stage for the campaign, it explores the actual effectiveness of the NATO air campaigns, both in Kosovo and Serbia proper.

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Introduction; Defining the Middle East Military Balance; The Changing Face of the Middle East Military Balance; "The Most Militarized Area in the World": Regional Military Expenditures, Arms Transfers, and Manpower Resources; North Africa and the Maghreb; The Arab-Israel States; The Gulf Military Balance and Force Developments in the.