.... Therefore, disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and security sector reform have not been possible, and the Libyan case demonstrates the failure to emulate international best practices, thus hindering any state-building. This paper seeks to analyse the Libyan case and provide an approach and framework...

... is considering taking its fate into its own hands. * Corresponding author: Email: [email protected] © 2015 The Centre for Arab Unity Studies 2015 Algerian ruling authority Arab Spring democratic transition elites ideology political change state-building Elites, power...

...Husam Said Zomlot The Palestine National Movement has been engaged in ‘state-building’ in the absence of a state since 1969: in exile (1969–1993) and under Israel's occupation since 1994. Whereas the pre-Oslo ‘state in exile’ was a voluntary act that served several crucial functions including...

..., Centre for Arab Unity Studies, Beit Al Nahda Bldg, Basra Street, PO Box 113–6001, Hamra, Beirut 2034 2407, Lebanon; Email: [email protected] © 2008 The Centre for Arab Unity Studies 2008 Lebanon Israel consequences of 2006 war Hezbollah state-building reconstruction The Israeli...