Businessmen in arms : how the military and other armed groups profit in the MENA region

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Businessmen in arms : how the military and other armed groups profit in the MENA region

[edited by] Elke Grawert and Zeinab Abul-Magd

Rowman & Littlefield, c2016

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-285) and index

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The Arab Uprisings have brought renewed attention to the role of the military in the MENA region, where they are either the backbone of regime power or a crucial part of patronage networks in political systems. This collection of essays from international experts examines the economic interests of armed actors ranging from military businesses in Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Jordan, Sudan, and Yemen to retired military officers' economic endeavors and the web of funding of non-state armed groups in Syria and Libya. Due to the combined power of business and arms, the military often manages to incorporate or quell competing groups and thus, to revert achievements of revolutionary movements.

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List of Figures and Tables Foreword Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: Political Economy of the Military and Non-State Armed Groups in the Middle East and North Africa, by Elke Grawert Chapter 1: Egypt's Adaptable Officers: Business, Nationalism, and Discontent, by Zeinab Abul-Magd Chapter 2: Businessmen in Boots - Pakistan's Entrepreneurial Military, by Ayesha Siddiqa Chapter 3: The Conglomerate of the Turkish Military (OYAK) and the Dynamics of Turkish Capitalism, by Ismet Akca Chapter 4: All the Sepah's Men: Iran's Revolutionary Guards in Theory and Practice, by Kevan Harris Chapter 5: Jordan's Military-Industrial Sector: Maintaining Institutional Prestige in the Era of Neoliberalism, by Shana Marshall Chapter 6: Civil-Military Relations in Sudan: Negotiating Political Transition in a Turbulent Economy, by Atta El-Battahani Chapter 7: Patronage Politics in Transition: Political and Economic Interests of the Yemeni Armed Forces, by Adam C. Seitz Chapter 8: Libya's Tentative State Rebuilding: Militias' "Moral Economy," Violence, and Financing (In)Security, by Philippe Droz-Vincent Chapter 9: Syria's Army, Militias, and Non-State Armed Groups: Ideology, Funding, and Shifting Landscape, by Sherifa Zuhur Conclusion and Outlook, by Elke Grawert Appendix A: Glossary of Arab Words B: Maps C: Tables D: References List of Contributors Index

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