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Arab military effectiveness
Kenneth Pollack | AEI video In the years since World War II, Arab militaries have routinely lost every major conflict, even when they have had advantages. Is it because of their strategy? Their equipment? Or something else entirely? 
Since the end of World War II, Arab armed forces have consistently punched below their weight. Why? In a set of AEI graphics, Kenneth Pollack demonstrates that despite being the preeminent supplier of military arms and equipment to Arab countries, America’s efforts have not produced meaningfully strong Arab allies, let alone long-term stability and security. Explore the graphics here.
The US has wasted billions of dollars on failed Arab armies
Kenneth Pollack | Foreign Policy If the US is going to stay involved in the Middle East, it has to rethink the way it engages with Arab militaries. Ambitious dreams of engaged, modernized militaries must be replaced with more realistic plans that build on the real strengths of allies, instead of forcing soldiers into a mold that their societies and culture have left them unsuited for.
U.S. Commanders Everyone Should Study
By Joe Byerly, Wavell Room: “In America, we have had a number of military leaders worthy of study. By studying their leadership we gain an understanding of the problems they faced, the decisions they made, their successes and mistakes, and how they approached the art of command. More importantly we gain points of traction by which to grow our leadership abilities and become the best version ourselves.
'Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness'
Kenneth Pollack | Oxford University Press
'Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness'
Kenneth Pollack | Oxford University Press Since World War II, Arab armed forces have consistently punched below their weight. Over time, soldiers, scholars, and military experts have offered various explanations for this pattern. “Armies of Sand” assesses these differing explanations and isolates the most important causes.
Arab Armies Under the Microscope by Seth Frantzman
The Jerusalem Post February 13, 2019 https://www.meforum.org/57802/arab-armies-under-microscope
Samuel Tadros: The Sorrows Of Egypt, Revisited
with Samuel Tadros via Hudson InstituteHoover Institution fellow Samuel Tadros discusses whether Egypt still has a place in the US grand strategy.
Kenneth M. Pollack writes: Da’ish and Hizballah are the two most important Arab non-state militaries that demonstrated a clear superiority in their battlefield competence over the vast majority of Arab militaries since the Second World War. Understanding why they were exceptionally more successful is therefore a critical element in understanding how Arab society has shaped its armed forces during the modern era, and how the Middle Eastern military balance may change in the future. – Real Clear Books
Book Review Roundtable: What to Make of the Suez Canal Crisis by Jordan Chandler Hirsch, Madison Schramm, Danny Steed, and Galen Jackson
 War Books: MG Mick Ryan’s 2019 Reading List By Mick Ryan, Modern War Institute: “Each year I assemble a single-page list of professional readings and other PME resources. It is not designed as a comprehensive reading program, but as short variety of resources for those who wish to begin (or re-energize) the amazing voyage of exploration in the many aspects of the profession of arms." AEI’s best books of 2018
James Pethokoukis | AEIdeas With 2018 coming to a close, we asked some of our scholars and staff about their favorite books of the past year. History, economics, literature, science fiction — AEI is an eclectic bunch, and there is something for everyone. Just in time for last-second Christmas gift ideas, too.  
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