Conclusion: The State of the Non-state Armed Actors in the Middle East

Abstract

This conclusion analyzes some of the central findings and their relevance to our understanding of the new dynamics of the NSAAs within the context of the Middle East geopolitics. It firstly focuses on the corrosive economic, political, and security structure of the Middle East by taking into consideration the impact of the non-state military actors. Second, it elaborates the question of how the NSAAs shape the new collective consciousness in the Middle East. Third, the paper highlights the impact of NSAAs on the issue of militarization and micro-dynamics of warfare including the recruitment patterns of the conflict in the Middle East. Lastly, the paper examines the consequences of the NSAAs on the paradoxical nature of the relationship between security provision and the state.