Arms Sales and the Militarization of the Middle East

Stork, Joe; Paul, J. Gavin

doi:10.2307/3010847

MERIP Reports

1983

DOI: 10.2307/3010847

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Arms Sales and the Militarization of the Middle East

Joe Stork¹,

J. Gavin Paul²

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Power Struggle in the Gulf: A Re-evaluation of the Iran- Iraq War

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2015

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This article aims to analyze the power struggle in the Persian Gulf towards the end of the Cold War from a different perspective. The withdrawal of Britain from the region created a power vacuum and this caused a regional leadership struggle between countries such as Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia. Facing historical problems between each other, the Iran-Iraq rivalry came into prominence with this struggle. The fray between the two countries also caused the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-1988. This study argues that the Iran-Iraq War is a result of the Persian Gulf struggle and examines the armament activities of the parties concerned, the support they received and to which extend this support played a role in the conduct of the war. In this respect, the Iran-Iraq War concluded as a war of attrition without winners, caused the two countries to become a matter of secondary importance in the regional competition.

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Power Struggle in the Gulf: A Re-evaluation of the Iran- Iraq War

Pirinççi¹

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Egypt’s Defense Industry: Dependency, Civilian Production, and Attempts at Autonomy

Abul-Magd¹

2020

All Azimuth: A Journal of Foreign Policy and Peace

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Egypt's defense industry is the oldest and largest in the Arab world. However, most of its military factories have converted into manufacturing consumer goods to the civilian market for profit. Meanwhile, they continue to produce traditional weapon systems that mostly do not respond to urgent needs to combat terrorism in asymmetric warfare. In addition, Egypt is largely dependent on U.S. firms for procurement and co-production. After a political crisis in 2013, the Ministry of Military Production (MoMP) has attempted to revive defense production through new co-production initiatives with international arms firms. The country also attempts to reduce its dependence on the U.S. by seeking procurement from other states such as France, Russia, and Germany. Such efforts remain noticeably limited, because the Egyptian military still focuses on its civilian business enterprises.

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Power Struggle in the Gulf: A Re-evaluation of the Iran- Iraq War

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