Armies of Arabia : military politics and effectiveness in the Gulf / Zoltan Barany.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barany, Zoltan D., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military readiness.

Arabian Peninsula--Armed Forces--History.

Arabian Peninsula.

Arabian Peninsula--Military policy.

Arabian Peninsula--History, Military.

Persian Gulf Region--Defenses.

Persian Gulf Region.

Genre:

History.

Military history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

'Armies of Arabia' comprehensively analyzes the armed forces of the Gulf monarchies. Zoltan Barany explains the conspicuous ineffectiveness of Gulf militaries with a combination of political-structural and sociocultural factors. Following a brief exposition on their historical evolution, he explores the region's six armies of the region comparatively, through the lenses of military politics, sociology, economics, and diplomacy. The book's themes come together in the last chapter that critically evaluates the Saudi and Emirati armed forces' record in the on-going war in Yemen.

Contents:

Introduction: Setting the stage for studying arabia's armies

Background: Sociocultural foundations and historical junctures

Military politics: The absolute monarchy, domestic threats, and civil-military relations

Military sociology: Soldiers, officers, and the role of culture

Military economy: Expenditure, acquisition, and arsenal

Military diplomacy: The GCC and foreign military relations

Military performance: training, deployments, and the war in Yemen

Conclusion: Today's challenges, tomorrow's dilemmas.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-086622-5

0-19-760555-9