After the Storm: The Changing Military Balance in the Middle East

✍ Scribed by Anthony H. Cordesman

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 834
• Series: History and Politics in the 20th Century: Bloomsbury Academic
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This comprehensive analysis documents the military forces in each Middle Eastern country at the end of the Cold War. Cordesman discusses security developments and provides a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the strength and effectiveness of every army, navy, air force, and air defence force in the region. He further assesses post-Cold War modernization and expansions plans and each country’s internal security situations, the role the military plays in its government and internal tensions and civil wars. Special attention is paid to Iran and Iraq and the author examines the military changes in both countries as responses to the Iran-Iraq and the First Gulf War.
After the Storm is unique in combining the evaluation of conventional forces with assessments of developments in biological, chemical and nuclear weapons and provides a coherent picture of the state of the military in the Middle East in the early 1990s. Summary tables and charts present keys statistics for the region, formatted to allow quick country by country comparisons.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half-title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Tables and Maps
List of Acronyms
1 Weighing the Military Balance in the Middle East
The Casualty Effect,
The Burden of Military Expenditures,
Trends in Military Manpower,
Equipment Numbers: The Issue of Quantity,
Qualitative Factors Affecting the Middle Eastern Military Balance,
Force Quality and Continuing Weaknesses in Middle Eastern Forces,
Scenario and Contingency Analysis in Middle Eastern Forces,
Notes
2 Arms Transfers to the Middle East
The Problem of Data,
Total Regional Arms Transfers Through 1990,
The Total Flow of Arms to Individual Middle Eastern Countries,
The Role of Arms Suppliers,
Arms Costs Versus Flows of Weapons,
Supplier Relationships with Individual Middle Eastern States,
The Role of Military Advisors,
Economic and Political Forces Driving Arms Sales,
Notes
3 Trends in the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Current Acquisition Efforts in the Middle East,
The Impact of Long Range Missile Systems,
The Impact of Chemical Weapons,
The Impact of Biological Weapons,
The Impact of Nuclear Weapons,
The Technology and Practice of Proliferation,
Notes
4 Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in North Africa
The Arms Buildup in the Maghreb,
Patterns in Arms Imports and Military Advisory Efforts,
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Algeria,
Libya,
Tunisia,
The Military Tragedy in the Maghreb,
Notes
5 Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Arab-Israeli Confrontation States
The Historical Trends in Military Forces,
The Economic, Demographic, and Military Forces Affecting the Arab-Israeli Balance,
Israel,
Syria,
Jordan,
Lebanon,
Palestinian Forces,
Egypt,
Current Prospects for the Arab-Israeli Arms Race,
Notes
6 Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Northern Gulf States
The Dynamics of the Military Balance in the Gulf Area,
The Impact of Iran and Iraq on the Regional Military Balance,
Iran,
Iraq,
Dealing with the Strategic Challenge from Iran and Iraq,
Notes
7 Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Southern Gulf States
Military Forces, Strategic Needs, and Vulnerabilities,
The Gulf Cooperation Council and Efforts at Collective Security,
Saudi Arabia,
Kuwait,
Bahrain,
Qatar,
UAE,
Oman,
The Southern Gulf States: The Problem May Be the Solution,
Notes
8 Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Red Sea and the Horn
The Military Trends in the Red Sea Area,
Yemen,
Sudan,
Ethiopia,
Djibouti,
Somalia,
The Problem of the Red Sea and the Horn,
Notes
9 Strategic Interests, Arms Control, and Regional Stability: Conflict or Synergy?
The Problem of Peace Negotiations,
The Problem of Arms Control,
The Problem of Military Buildups,
The Rule of Law and the Illusion of Democracy,
The Question of Hope,
Appendix: Sources and Methods
Security Problems of the Middle East and Southwest Asia: A Selected Annotated Bibliography
About the Book and Author
Index