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Emerging Security Threats in the Middle East

Autor Ashok Swain, Anders Jagerskog
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 apr 2016
The Middle East, particularly its Mashriq region (the region bounded by Iran in the east, Turkey in the north, the Mediterranean in the West, Saudi Arabia in the south, and Egypt; Israel is also included) is a highly securitized part of the world. It contains contentious underlying security liabilities, such as religious radicalism, an ethnic mosaic, widespread terrorism, unfinished state-building projects, and democratic deficits. All these accompany the traditional security problems between states that are acted out through diplomacy (at best) or violence (at worst). Historically, the region gives evidence of limited ability to solve its internal security problems. Increasingly the region and its growing population face a highly complex and fragile security system, where these issues are interacting with a number of extremely critical challenges to peace and stability. The rich deposits of highly attractive natural resources, such as oil and gas, suffer from a strained renewable resource base that includes water and arable land. This leads to water scarcity, desertification, and land degradation. Increasing population, industrialization, and urbanization put more and more demand on the food supply. The climatic variability (with large fluctuations in precipitation between years) also creates challenges. Decreased agricultural output will bring more demand to create new agricultural areas and/or to look for agricultural investments (land and water grabs ) in other parts of the world to meet growing food demand. The already heavy reliance on virtual water (water used to produce mostly foodstuff) will also increase. Energy insecurity is not generally associated with the Middle East, but the countries in the eastern Mediterranean part have been traditionally vulnerable to it as their fossil fuel endowments have been low. However, the finding of major natural gas deposits in that part of the region heralds a new dimension to the existing energy-power structure within the region, creating new challenges as well as opportunities for inter-state relations. Another issue is the large-scale temporary labour migration that has taken place in the region. However, the countries in the region are primarily remittance receiving countries. These remittances represent an important source of income for some of the countries, particularly for Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan. Aside from economic migrants, the region is also the source or host of a large number of forced migrants, refugees, and internally displaced persons. In addition to long-standing issues involving Palestinian refugees, there is an increasing displacement of population due to on-going violent conflicts in Iraq and Syria. This text analyzes these emerging security challenges in a comprehensive and systematic manner. It draws national and regional security issues into both the global security analysis and human security perspective. It also outlines where the security issues are evolving in this region and possible policy responses."
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781442247642
ISBN-10: 1442247649
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: 10 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 230 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield

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Cuprins

Chapter 1: Introduction: Middle East and Its New Sources of Insecurity Understanding Security in the Middle East Study of Security in the Middle East The Middle East Region International Actors and Regional Security in the Middle East The Rise and Fall of the `Arab Spring¿ and the Rise of the ISIS Future Security Threats: Emerging Scenarios Chapter 2: Achieving Food Security: A Critical Challenge Increasing Food demand in the Region Import and Export of Water from the Region Land Investments as a Strategy to Address Food Security Climate Change, Water Availability and Food Production Concluding Thoughts Chapter 3: Water Scarcity: Threat to Peace and Stability Water Scarcity and Water Governance in the Middle East Supply versus Demand Side Solutions High Degree of Shared Water Resources New Trends in the Region ¿ The Use of Water as a Weapon Connecting to Security Architecture Chapter 4. Energy Security and its Changing Dynamics in the Middle East Exporters of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Importers of Crude Oil and Natural Gas New Challenges and New Discoveries Moving out of Oil and Gas Trap Relying on Renewables Evaluating Region¿s Energy Security Scenario Chapter 5: Managing Large Population Migration Importance of Remittances and Challenges of Foreign Workers The Middle East: The Region of and for Refugees Migrants in the Middle East: More as Peace Wreckers than Peace Makers Chapter 6: Conclusion ¿ In Search of Sustainable Regional Security Four Fault Lines in Regional Security Structure Identifying Immediate Security Risks Region to Regain the Initiative

Descriere

Increasingly the Middle East and its growing population face a highly complex and fragile security system. The book analyzes these emerging security challenges in a comprehensive and systematic manner. It draws national and regional security issues into both the global security and human security perspectives.