
Citizens in Training
Conscription and Nation-building in the United Arab Emirates
Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 18. December 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-4422-8037-3 (ISBN)
Description
The U.S. Marines made famous their search for "a few good men." The United Arab Emirates (UAE), however, wants all its men-from the ages of 18 to 30-to experience the discipline and rigors of military life. To that end, for reasons of national security, nation-building, and societal development, the UAE has instituted a universal conscription program, a rarity in the modern world of nations. This report is the most extensive effort to date to define and to understand the UAE conscription program-its successes, failures, and possible unintended consequences. The report outlines the circumstances influencing the UAE's decision to impose military service for male citizens as a framework for an ambitious array of defense, nation-building, and human capital aims. Included in the report are details of the UAE's program with a focus on important innovations, initial results, and relevant implications.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 281 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
195 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4422-8037-3 (9781442280373)
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Jon B. Alterman | Margo Balboni
Citizens in Training
Conscription and Nation-Building in the United Arab Emirates
E-Book
10/2017
1st Edition
Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S.
€40.99
Available for download

Jon B. Alterman | Margo Balboni
Citizens in Training
Conscription and Nation-building in the United Arab Emirates
E-Book
10/2017
1st Edition
Bloomsbury eBooks US
€40.99
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Persons
Jon B. Alterman is senior vice president, holds the Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and directs the Middle East Program at CSIS. Margo Balboni is a research associate with the Middle East Program at CSIS.