This collection of essays from international experts examines the economic interests of armed actors ranging from military businesses in Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Jordan, Sudan, and Yemen to retired military officers' economic endeavors and the web of funding of non-state armed groups in Syria and Libya.

List of Figures and TablesForewordAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Political Economy of the Military and Non-State Armed Groups in the Middle East and North Africa, by Elke GrawertChapter 1: Egypt's Adaptable Officers: Business, Nationalism, and Discontent, by Zeinab Abul-MagdChapter 2: Businessmen in Boots - Pakistan's Entrepreneurial Military, by Ayesha SiddiqaChapter 3: The Conglomerate of the Turkish Military (OYAK) and the Dynamics of Turkish Capitalism, by ¿smet AkçaChapter 4: All the Sepah's Men: Iran's Revolutionary Guards in Theory and Practice, by Kevan HarrisChapter 5: Jordan's Military-Industrial Sector: Maintaining Institutional Prestige in the Era of Neoliberalism, by Shana MarshallChapter 6: Civil-Military Relations in Sudan: Negotiating Political Transition in a Turbulent Economy, by Atta El-BattahaniChapter 7: Patronage Politics in Transition: Political and Economic Interests of the Yemeni Armed Forces, by Adam C. SeitzChapter 8: Libya's Tentative State Rebuilding: Militias' "Moral Economy," Violence, and Financing (In)Security, by Philippe Droz-VincentChapter 9: Syria's Army, Militias, and Non-State Armed Groups: Ideology, Funding, and Shifting Landscape, by Sherifa ZuhurConclusion and Outlook, by Elke GrawertAppendixA: Glossary of Arab WordsB: MapsC: TablesD: ReferencesList of ContributorsIndex