Stabilising the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   • Victor Gervais, Saskia van Genugten

   Pages 1-16

3. Changing Contexts

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17

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

      • Christian Koch

      Pages 19-39

   3. Global Tipping Point? Stabilisation in Afghanistan Since 2001

      • Mark Sedra

      Pages 41-65

   4. A Diplomatic Perspective on Stabilisation

      • Bernardino León Gross

      Pages 67-94

   5. Non-state Armed Actors: Lessons from Peace Processes and Implications for Stabilisation

      • Ed Marques, Sylvia Rognvik

      Pages 95-118

4. New Actors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119

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   2. GCC Approaches to Stabilisation: Compatible or Competing?

      • Timo Behr

      Pages 121-138

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

      • Neil Quilliam

      Pages 139-161

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

      • Victor Gervais

      Pages 163-184

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

      • Saskia van Genugten, with Neil Quilliam

      Pages 185-204

5. Emerging Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205

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   2. Urban Warfare: Stabilisation of Cities

      • Virginia Comolli

      Pages 207-231

   3. Redrawing the Lines in the Sand? Quests for Decentralisation, Regional Autonomy and Independence Among Syrian Kurds and South Yemeni Separatists

      • Leo Kwarten

      Pages 233-257

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

      • Steven A. Cook

      Pages 259-280

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

      • Zinaida Miller

      Pages 281-306

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

      • Jean-Gabriel Leturcq, Jean-Loup Samaan

      Pages 307-330

6. Back Matter

   Pages 331-336

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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.

• Middle East and North Africa
• Turkey
• Middle East
• MENA
• Contemporary Middle East and North Africa
• Gulf Arab States
• Egypt

• Emirates Diplomatic Academy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

  Victor Gervais

• Ministry of Defence, The Hague, The Netherlands

  Saskia van Genugten

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. 

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