Measuring
Civil-Military
Relations in
Arab Countries

Why Would Hezbollah Never Integrate in the Lebanese Army?

Hezbollah’s militia cannot be absorbed into the LAF because of its confessional nature, its deeply religious, pan-Islamic ideology, its current outside involvement in Yemen, Iraq, and Syria, and the LAF’s western orientation and armaments.

Kuwaiti Women in the Armed Forces

A decision by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense to integrate women into the armed forces was met with an intense ideological backlash, including in the National Assembly.