Socio-Political Order and Security in the Arab World

Andreas Krieg is Assistant Professor for Defence Studies at King's College London. He is currently seconded to the defence academy of the Qatari Armed Forces in Doha. Dr Krieg's research in the field of security and conflict studies particularly focuses on the Middle East as a region in transition.

• Chapter 1: A new Approach to Conceptualizing Security in the Arab World.- Chapter 2: Patron-Protégé relations under the Old Regime.- Chapter 3: Traditional Civil-Security Sector Relations in the Arab World.- Chapter 4: The Arab Public Sphere – Challenging the Old Regime.- Chapter 5: Public Dissidence, the Security Sector and Regime Resilience.- Chapter 6: Alternative Patronage Systems – From Old Regime Failure to New Security Providers.- Chapter 7: Battling for a New Post-Revolutionary Order - New Security Providers in Syria, Libya & Yemen.- Chapter 8: Iraq – The Privatization of Security and the Rise of ISIS.