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7 episodes
6 months ago
Explore the unlikely story of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s national military service program. Gain a new window into the UAE’s strategic thinking amid the rise of a new nationalism in the Gulf and Gulf Arab societies’ efforts to prepare for a post-oil future. Learn more about what it tells us about the evolving relations between militaries and societies more broadly. What is the UAE trying to gain? What are the intended and unintended consequences likely to be? And why should we care?
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Explore the unlikely story of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s national military service program. Gain a new window into the UAE’s strategic thinking amid the rise of a new nationalism in the Gulf and Gulf Arab societies’ efforts to prepare for a post-oil future. Learn more about what it tells us about the evolving relations between militaries and societies more broadly. What is the UAE trying to gain? What are the intended and unintended consequences likely to be? And why should we care?
In this episode, Jon Alterman talks to Dave DesRoches, associate professor and senior military fellow with the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University. Dave, a former Defense Department official responsible for U.S. defense policy in the Gulf and a retired U.S. Army Ranger, lays out the military case for—and against—conscription. Dave also talks about the social and economic implications of building a conscription society. He argues that history shows conscription can either be a force that drives forward national integration or one that sets it back—with much hinging on implementation.
Citizens in Training
Explore the unlikely story of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s national military service program. Gain a new window into the UAE’s strategic thinking amid the rise of a new nationalism in the Gulf and Gulf Arab societies’ efforts to prepare for a post-oil future. Learn more about what it tells us about the evolving relations between militaries and societies more broadly. What is the UAE trying to gain? What are the intended and unintended consequences likely to be? And why should we care?
