Join Hicham Alaoui and Robert Springborg as they present the book they co-edited
Why, given the enormous resources spent by the US and Europe on security assistance to Arab countries, has it led to so little success? Can anything be done to change the disheartening status quo? Addressing these thorny questions, the authors of this state-of-the-art assessment evaluate the costs and benefits to the main providers and recipients of security assistance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and explore alternative strategies to improve outcomes for both.
Chair: Olivier Roy, European University Institute
Presenting Editors:
Robert Springborg, non-resident Research Fellow of the Italian Institute of International Affairs and adjunct professor in the School of International Studies at Simon Fraser University
Hicham Alaoui, Research Associate at the Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs, Harvard University
Presenting contributors:
Lindsay J. Benstead, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Middle East Studies Center (MESC) at Portland State University
Security Assistance and Public Support for Arab Militaries
Yezid Sayigh, Senior Fellow at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, where he leads the program on Civil-Military Relations in Arab States (CMRAS)
Civilians in Arab Defense Affairs: Implications for Providers of Security Assistance
Aram Nerguizian, chief executive officer of The Mortons Group, and senior advisor of the Program on Civil-Military Relations in Arab States at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
Lebanon: Assessing US-Led Capabilities Development