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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820469203321

Titolo

Federated defense in the Middle East / / authors, Jon B. Alterman [and six others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia ; ; Lanham, Maryland : , : Center for Strategic & International Studies : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4422-5881-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (79 p.)

Collana

CSIS Reports

Disciplina

355.033056

Soggetti

Security, International - Middle East

National security - International cooperation

United States Military relations Middle East

Middle East Military relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Report of the Federated Defense Project."

Nota di contenuto

Federated Defense In The Middle East ; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; 1. Introduction; 2. Strategic Context; 3. Toward a New Regional Security Framework; 4. Focus Areas for Federated Defense; U.S. Force Posture in the Middle East; Information and Intelligence Sharing; Counterterrorism; Strike; Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance; Maritime Security; Missile Defense; Cybersecurity; 5. Constraints to a Federated Approach; Differing Threats and Threat Perceptions; GCC Political and Military Constraints ; Independent Action and Capability ; Israel's Qualitative Military Edge

Missile Technology Control RegimeGlobal Arms Competition; Human Rights Concerns; 6. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations; Appendix. U.S., Allied, and Partner Forces, Bases, and Agreements ; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This study examines the potential for a "federated defense" approach to U.S. action in the Middle East, the constraints to closer military cooperation in the region, and specific capability areas that would benefit from federated defense.