{"id":789,"date":"1991-02-01T22:49:28","date_gmt":"1991-02-02T03:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comw.org\/pda\/?p=789"},"modified":"2022-01-26T14:35:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T19:35:08","slug":"toward-defensive-restructuring-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/toward-defensive-restructuring-in-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Toward Defensive Restructuring in the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pubPostType\">\n<p><span class=\"varPubSum\">by Carl Conetta, Charles Knight, and Lutz Unterseher, <em>PDA Research Monograph #1<\/em>, February 1991.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"varPubSum\"><a class=\"htmlLink\" href=\"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/9703restruct.html\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u27aa HTML<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/fulltext\/9703restruct.pdf\">\u27aa PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22673 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/wp-content\/uploads\/1991\/02\/ODS-1991.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/wp-content\/uploads\/1991\/02\/ODS-1991.jpg 281w, https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/wp-content\/uploads\/1991\/02\/ODS-1991-250x159.jpg 250w, https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/wp-content\/uploads\/1991\/02\/ODS-1991-106x68.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Examines the character of force structure and military conflict in the Middle East and outlines a nonoffensive defense posture for nations in the region. It also draws the implications of such a posture for arms transfers and arms control policy. An appendix reviews the pertinent lessons of the 1990-91 Gulf War.<\/p>\n<div>An edited version of this article appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/096701069102200201?journalCode=sdia&amp;\">01 April 1991 issue of <em>The Bulletin of Peace Proposals<\/em><\/a> (now <em>Security Dialogue<\/em>).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Carl Conetta, Charles Knight, and Lutz Unterseher, PDA Research Monograph #1, February 1991. \u27aa HTML \u27aa PDF Examines the character of force structure and military conflict in the Middle East and outlines a nonoffensive defense<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10167552604075290_133638503385018":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[45,34,23,13,3,9,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-confidence-building-defense","category-featured","category-mideast-mersian-gulf","category-military-strategic-studies","category-publications","category-regional-security","category-us-defense-policy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Toward Defensive Restructuring in the Middle East &#8211; 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