Vol. 6 No. 011 (2025): Issue 011

غلاف العدد 11 من دورية حِكامة

Issue 11 of Hikama (2025) includes the following studies and articles: “Introduction: Toward an Arab Approach to the Governance of Defense, Security, and Intelligence Institutions” (Abdel-Fattah Mady); “Military Hybridization in Sudan and the Challenges of Security Sector Reform” (Hassan El Haj Ali); “Orders of Superiors Governance: An Approach to Governing the Security Sector through the Promotion of Human Rights” (Rashad Twam); “Intelligence and Governance in Iraq: from Authoritarianism to Fragmentation” (Muhanad Seloom); “The Military and Politics in Tunisia: Politicization and Civilian Oversight from an Institutional Perspective” (Mohamed El Aoufi); “From the Barracks to the Parliament: Co-optation and Containment Policies Toward Military Retirees in Jordan's Parliamentary” (Musab Al-Shawabkeh, Hareth Altous); “Intelligence and Decision-Makers in the Arab World: Diagnosing the Relationship and Democratic Governance” (Louay Abdelfettah); “Climate Finance and Community Resilience in the Arab Countries” (Mohammed Saddougui); “Civil–Military Relations and Civil War Recurrence: Security Forces in Postwar Politics” (Louis-Alexandre Berg); “AI, Automation, and War: The Rise of a Military-Tech Complex” (Muhanad Seloom); “Iran's Ministry of Intelligence: A Concise History” (Saoud Al-Eshaq); “Research Handbook on Civil–Military Relations” (Editorial Board); “Global Militarisation Index 2024” (Editorial Board); “SIPRI Fact Sheet:Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2024” (Editorial Board); “Unlocking Access: Balancing National Security and Transparency in Defence” (Editorial Board).

Published: 2025-09-01

Studies

  • Climate Finance and Community Resilience in the Arab Countries

    Author: Mohammed Saddougui (Author)
    185-212

    This study investigates the intersection of financing strategies, local climate governance, and the adaptive capacity of Arab communities to climate change. It addresses the paradox that,...

Dossier

  • Introduction: Toward an Arab Approach to the Governance of Defense, Security, and Intelligence Institutions

    Author: Abdel-Fattah Mady (Author)
    9-11

    This issue includes a selection of papers submitted for the special file on the governance of the defense, security, and intelligence sectors in Arab countries. This issue was proposed by Hikama...

  • Military Hybridization in Sudan and the Challenges of Security Sector Reform

    Author: Hassan El Haj Ali (Author)
    12-33

    This study examines the process of military sector reform in Sudan under a hybrid military regime, with a particular focus on efforts to establish a unified national army that incorporates the...

  • Orders of Superiors Governance: An Approach to Governing the Security Sector through the Promotion of Human Rights

    Author: Rashad Twam (Author)
    34-69

    Given the demands of military discipline, which often require the unquestioned execution of superior orders, the need to distinguish between lawful and unlawful orders becomes...

  • Intelligence and Governance in Iraq: from Authoritarianism to Fragmentation

    Author: Muhanad Seloom (Author)
    70-95

    This study traces the historical and institutional evolution of Iraq's intelligence agencies, charting their transformation from instruments of authoritarian control under the Ba'ath regime to...

  • The Military and Politics in Tunisia: Politicization and Civilian Oversight from an Institutional Perspective

    Author: Mohamed El Aoufi (Author)
    96-119

    This study explores the evolving role of the Tunisian military in politics across three phases: exclusion from politics (1956-2011), voluntary neutrality (2011-2014), and active political...

  • From the Barracks to the Parliament: Co-optation and Containment Policies Toward Military Retirees in Jordan's Parliamentary

    Author: Musab Al-Shawabkeh, Hareth Altous (Author)
    120-155

    This study examines the political role of retired military and security personnel in Jordan's legislative arena, focusing on their participation in the House of Representatives from 1989 to...

  • Intelligence and Decision-Makers in the Arab World: Diagnosing the Relationship and Democratic Governance

    Author: Louay Abdelfettah (Author)
    157-182

    This paper examines the evolving relationship between political decision-makers and intelligence services in the Arab world, historically regarded as tools of authoritarian control. Focusing on...

Translated Study

  • Civil–Military Relations and Civil War Recurrence: Security Forces in Postwar Politics

    Author: Louis-Alexandre Berg (Author)
    215-246

    Does restructuring security forces reduce the risk of civil war recurrence? Prior research has examined effects of military integration in alleviating commitment problems, but the evidence has...

Book Reviews

  • AI, Automation, and War: The Rise of a Military-Tech Complex

    Author: Muhanad Seloom (Author)
    249-256

    The book revolves around a central thesis: artificial intelligence will not replace the human mind in strategic leadership but will instead be used to process data on an unprecedented scale and...

  • Iran's Ministry of Intelligence: A Concise History

    Author: Saoud Al-Eshaq (Author)
    257-265

    In his book The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence: A Brief History , Stephen R. Ward draws on nearly three decades of experience at the CIA to offer a deep, compelling analysis of one of the...

Book Presentations

  • Research Handbook on Civil–Military Relations

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    269-271

    This research handbook on civil–military relations begins from an understanding of the field’s complexity and the diversity of approaches within it, reflected in its wide range of authors and...

  • Global Militarisation Index 2024

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    272-273

    The Global Militarization Index (GMI), published by the Bonn International Center for Conflict Studies (BICC), provides a map illustrating the relative weight and significance of the military...

  • SIPRI Fact Sheet:Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2024

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    274-275

    The fact sheet issued by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) presents data on military spending for 2024 at both regional and national levels, along with trends from...

  • Unlocking Access: Balancing National Security and Transparency in Defence

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    276-278

    The report provides an overview of the state of defense transparency and access to information regarding the defense and security sectors worldwide, based on the Government Defence Integrity...