Melissa Dalton
CSIS

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Melissa G. Dalton is a senior fellow and director of the cooperative defense project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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Evolving UAE Military and Foreign Security Cooperation: Path Toward Military Professionalism

The UAE has an opportunity to professionalize the military by building its strategic planning and force development capabilities and by committing to international principles of professional military conduct and greater transparency and accountability.

  • Melissa Dalton
  • Hijab Shah
· January 12, 2021
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Playing Politics: International Security Sector Assistance and the Lebanese Military’s Changing Role

Following the August Beirut port explosion, the Lebanese Armed Forces must rebuild trust with the civilian population. The LAF can serve as a critical pillar in Lebanese government efforts to strengthen national security and identity in the midst of the crisis, in light of security sector assistance from the United States and other Western partners.

  • Hijab Shah
  • Melissa Dalton
· September 7, 2020
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The Evolution of Tunisia’s Military and the Role of Foreign Security Sector Assistance

Security assistance from the West stands to play a critical role in Tunisia’s postauthoritarian transition to democracy.

  • Hijab Shah
  • Melissa Dalton
· April 29, 2020
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Dilemmas of Stabilization: Syria and Beyond
October 31, 2018

Since 2011, the United States and other Western donors have poured over one billion dollars into stabilization and local governance programs in Syria.

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In the Media
If Trump Wants to Defeat ISIS, America Must Stabilize Syria

Continued U.S. engagement in Syria is necessary to prevent a resurgence of extremism.

· April 8, 2018
Hill