Federated Defense in the Middle East

Jon B. Alterman; Kathleen H. Hicks

doi:10.5771/9781442258815

Summary

This study examines the potential for a “federated defense” approach to U.S. action in the Middle East, the constraints to closer military cooperation in the region, and specific capability areas that would benefit from federated defense. Stabilizing the Middle East requires continued attention and investment from the United States and its global allies and partners. Federated defense involves building partner capabilities in a way that shares the burden of providing security in a more effective and efficient manner. Federated defense would, over time, create partner capabilities that augment and complement U.S. capabilities. Doing so requires identifying discrete areas of cooperation between the United States and its allies and partners that would leverage partner capabilities in pursuing common security objectives.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2015
Copyright Year: 2015
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4422-5880-8
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4422-5881-5
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 72
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 5
2. Strategic Context No access Pages 6 - 9
3. Toward a New Regional Security Framework No access Pages 10 - 13
4. Focus Areas for Federated Defense No access Pages 14 - 41
5. Constraints to a Federated Approach No access Pages 42 - 56
6. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations No access Pages 57 - 64
Appendix. U.S., Allied, and Partner Forces, Bases, and Agreements No access Pages 65 - 69
About the Authors No access Pages 70 - 72