Series

The Defence Academy’s Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB) provides for the harvesting of ideas, expertise, experience and evidence relevant to defense and security from across a broad and multi-disciplinary field to provide relevant and timely research of high quality to the UK Ministry of Defense. The Middle East Publications address topics such as the Iranian nuclear politics, the Iraqi civil-military relations and the causes and consequences of strategic failures in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Publishers:	Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)
Publications:	Qatar: A Little Local Difficulty? Iran: Informal Networks and Leadership Politics Informal Networks and Insurgency in Iraq Russian Perceptions on the Iranian Nuclear Issue Asymmetric Strategies in the Middle East Russia and the Persian Gulf: The Deepening of Moscow's Middle East Policy Iranian Strategy: Factionalism and Leadership Politics Balancing Lebanon The Battle for the Palestinian Security Services Iran and Israel: Asymmetric Warfare and Regional Strategy Israeli Perceptions of the Iranian Issue The Birth Pangs of a New Middle East? Death Squad Operations in Iraq Russia and the US in the Middle East: Policies and Contexts The Russia-Hamas Dialogue and the Israeli Parliamentary Elections Iraq's Security and Intelligence Structures: More Problems A Shi'i Enclave? Iranian Policy Towards Iraq Iranian Nuclear Politics: The International Dimension Iranian Nuclear Politics: Change of Tactics or Strategy? President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad: A Turning Point in Iranian Politics and Strategy? Weak Authoritarianism and Iraqi State Building Cooperation in the Israeli-Turkish Defence Industry Iraqi Civil-Military Relations Progress, Pathologies and Prospects Multi-Ethnic Armies: Lebanese Lessons and Iraqi Implications Civil-Military Relations, State Strategies and Presidential Elections in Iran The British-Syrian Relationship on the Psychiatrist's Couch Conservative Factionalism and Iranian Nuclear Strategy Main Currents in Iranian Strategy Since 9/11 The Causes and Consequences of Strategic Failure in Afghanistan and Iraq

Publishers:

Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)

Publications:

Qatar: A Little Local Difficulty?
Iran: Informal Networks and Leadership Politics
Informal Networks and Insurgency in Iraq
Russian Perceptions on the Iranian Nuclear Issue
Asymmetric Strategies in the Middle East
Russia and the Persian Gulf: The Deepening of Moscow's Middle East Policy
Iranian Strategy: Factionalism and Leadership Politics
Balancing Lebanon
The Battle for the Palestinian Security Services
Iran and Israel: Asymmetric Warfare and Regional Strategy
Israeli Perceptions of the Iranian Issue
The Birth Pangs of a New Middle East?
Death Squad Operations in Iraq
Russia and the US in the Middle East: Policies and Contexts
The Russia-Hamas Dialogue and the Israeli Parliamentary Elections
Iraq's Security and Intelligence Structures: More Problems
A Shi'i Enclave? Iranian Policy Towards Iraq
Iranian Nuclear Politics: The International Dimension
Iranian Nuclear Politics: Change of Tactics or Strategy?
President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad: A Turning Point in Iranian Politics and Strategy?
Weak Authoritarianism and Iraqi State Building
Cooperation in the Israeli-Turkish Defence Industry
Iraqi Civil-Military Relations Progress, Pathologies and Prospects
Multi-Ethnic Armies: Lebanese Lessons and Iraqi Implications
Civil-Military Relations, State Strategies and Presidential Elections in Iran
The British-Syrian Relationship on the Psychiatrist's Couch
Conservative Factionalism and Iranian Nuclear Strategy
Main Currents in Iranian Strategy Since 9/11
The Causes and Consequences of Strategic Failure in Afghanistan and Iraq