Stabilising the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa: Regional Actors and New Approaches

ISBN-13: 9783030252281 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 336 str.

Victor Gervais; Saskia Van Genugten

Spis treści

1. Introduction 

Victor Gervais and Saskia van Genugten

 

Part 1: Changing Contexts

2. The Evolution of the Regional Security Complex in the MENA Region

Christian Koch 

3. Global Tipping Point? Stabilisation in Afghanistan Since 2001

Mark Sedra

4. A Diplomatic Perspective on Stabilisation

Bernardino León Gross

5. Non-State Armed Actors and Transitions from Conflict to Peace: Lessons from Peace Processes and Implications for Stabilisation

Ed Marques and Sylvia Rognvik

Part II: New Actors

6. GCC Approaches to Stabilisation: Compatible or Competing?

Timo Behr

7. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Turkey: The Political Drivers of ‘Stabilisation’

Neil Quilliam

8. Beyond Daesh. The UAE’s Approach and Contribution to International Stabilisation and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq

Victor Gervais

9. Economic Stabilisation of the MENA Region: ‘Old’ vs ‘New’ Actors

Saskia van Genugten, with Neil Quilliam

Part III: Emerging Issues

10. Urban Warfare: Stabilisation of Cities

Virginia Comolli

11. Redrawing the Lines in the Sand? Quests for Decentralisation, Regional Autonomy and Independence among Syrian Kurds and South Yemeni separatists

Leo Kwarten

12. Egypt and Turkey: Identity as a Source of Instability

Steven Cook 

13. Distributing Justice: Transitional Justice and Stabilisation in North Africa

Zinaida Miller 

14. The Soldier and the Curator: The Challenges of Defending Cultural Property in Conflict Areas

Jean-Gabriel Leturcq and Jean-Loup Samaan 

O autorze

Victor Gervais is Senior Research Fellow at the Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, where he leads the MENA Peace and Security programme.

Saskia van Genugten is Strategy and Policy Advisor at the Dutch Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands, and author of Libya in Western Foreign Policies 1911-2011. 

Blurb

This book examines the changing dynamics of stabilisation efforts in the Middle East and North Africa. Written by recognised scholars and practitioners in the field, this volume provides a rich overview of the broader spectrum of stabilisation. The topics range from a comprehensive set of lessons learned in Afghanistan and Iraq to transitional justice and reconciliation efforts in Tunisia and international attempts to protect the region’s cultural heritage. Ultimately, this edited collection presents a comprehensive look at the attempts to increase stability in the MENA region.

Victor Gervais is Senior Research Fellow at the Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, where he leads the MENA Peace and Security programme.

Saskia van Genugten is Strategy and Policy Advisor at the Dutch Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands, and author of Libya in Western Foreign Policies 1911-2011.