List of Tables, Figures and Maps - List of Abbreviations - Notes on the Contributors - INTRODUCTION - The Analysis of National Security in the Arab Context: Restating the State of the Art; B.Korany, R.Brynen & P.Noble - PART 1: SECURITY CONCERNS OLD AND NEW: INTRODUCTION - Unravelling the Concept: \'National Security\' in the Third World; M.Ayoob - The Security Dilemma in the Middle East: A Prognosis for the Decade Ahead; J.G.Stein - Dilemmas of Security and Development in the Arab World: Aspects of the Linkage; A.E.Hillal Dessouki - PART 2: UNDERDEVELOPMENT AS INSECURITY: - Neglected Aspects of the Security Dilemma; F.H.Lawson - Does Food Security Make a Difference? Algeria, Egypt and Turkey in Comparative Perspective; K.Pfeifer - From the Mirage of Rent to the Burden of Debt: Adjustment and Insecurity in Arab Economies; M.Chatelus - National Integration and National Security: The Case of Yemen; M.Wenner - Resources, Wealth and Security: The Case of Kuwait; M.Nakhjavani - PART 3: SECURITY AS DEVELOPMENT? STATE-BUILDING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE MILITARY - Arab Military Industrialization: Security Incentives and Economic Impact; Y.Sayigh - State-Building and the Military in Arab Africa; I.W.Zartman - State and Society in the Arab World: Towards a New Role for the Security Services?; E.Picard - CONCLUSION - The Changing Regional Security Environment; P.Noble, R.Brynen & B.Korany - Appendix: Basic Data - Index