... is conditional on its being in conformity with the articles of the constitution, the laws of the country, and its deep-rooted national identity ( Belkeziz 2012 , 45). © 2019 by the Centre for Arab Unity Studies 2019 security securitization democracy authoritarianism political transition popular...

...Tahani Mustafa This article contributes to the critical discourse on security sector reform (SSR) by explicitly acknowledging its political dimensions and implications. Through a consideration of the role of SSR in international processes of securitization and state-building, it highlights...

... by the monarchy, which used it internally and externally. Morocco security sector reform army securitization terrorism power struggle It takes some expertise and up-to-date knowledge to grasp the structure of security institutions in Morocco. The local press routinely publishes tentative flow...

... to the tracing of causal factors or critical junctures, and mechanisms leading to a particular outcome on 25 January 2011. It further links the uprising to that country’s 1979 ‘Peace Treaty’ with Israel. This treaty ‘de-securitized’ the latter, allowing it significant regional freedom of action. This had...