Thread on: From Hardware to Holism: Rebalancing America’s Security Engagement With Arab States carnegieendowment.org/2021/05/18/fro… via @CarnegieEndow
@CarnegieEndow My colleague @FredWehrey & I argue that not only have militarized US policies in MENA failed to achieve declared goals—they are increasingly out of step w/Arab allies’ actual major challenge: to build productive post-oil economies & functioning polities.
@CarnegieEndow Bob Springborg shows how decades of massive security aid & weapons sales have not made Arab allies more capable to address security threats they face. carnegieendowment.org/2021/05/18/ret…
@CarnegieEndow @emile_hokayem suggests that the US refocus assistance to demand accountability, discourage interventions & lessen dependence by Arab states. carnegieendowment.org/2021/05/18/rea…
@CarnegieEndow @emile_hokayem @Becca_Wasser sketches out a responsible drawdown & reallocation of US forces in MENA. carnegieendowment.org/2021/05/18/dra…
@CarnegieEndow @emile_hokayem @becca_wasser @J_Vittori sheds light on how US arms purchases are used for personal enrichment & patronage networks by Arab elites. carnegieendowment.org/2021/05/18/mit…
@CarnegieEndow @emile_hokayem @becca_wasser @j_vittori @JCaverley shows that the number of American jobs created by weapons sales to Arab states is misunderstood—and greatly overstated. carnegieendowment.org/2021/05/18/dis…
@CarnegieEndow @emile_hokayem @becca_wasser @j_vittori @jcaverley @Hassan_Mgd and @JMJalel_H show how Arab states have exploited competition between the US & European states for arms sales. carnegieendowment.org/2021/05/18/reg…
@CarnegieEndow @emile_hokayem @becca_wasser @j_vittori @jcaverley @Hassan_Mgd @JMJalel_H @AndrewSWeiss judges that Russia has indeed rebuilt its Middle East presence but recommends that the US remain alert to “the Kremlin’s propensity for overreach and ham-handedness.” carnegieendowment.org/2021/05/18/man…
@CarnegieEndow @emile_hokayem @becca_wasser @j_vittori @jcaverley @Hassan_Mgd @JMJalel_H @andrewsweiss Patricia Kim shows how China, by focusing more on economic than military engagement, has in some ways positioned itself better than the US for addressing the region’s needs. carnegieendowment.org/2021/05/18/ado…
@CarnegieEndow @emile_hokayem @becca_wasser @j_vittori @jcaverley @Hassan_Mgd @JMJalel_H @andrewsweiss Many thanks to all the contributors. We will hold a launch discussion May 26; invitation coming soon.
@CarnegieEndow Correcting Fred's handle: @FWehrey
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