ABSTRACT

This chapter examines the successes and failures of the Arab League in the fields of peace and security. It also examines both the frameworks within which the League operates and the regional environment that constrains and enables the League's role in peace and security issues. The chapter focuses on the record of the League in mediating disputes between members and in promoting peace and security in the Middle East, with particular emphasis on the position of the League regarding intra-Arab this issues. The new structures, which began to come into existence from 2008, include the Arab Peace and Security Council (APSC), which meets twice a year before the League's Council meetings and can hold additional sessions at the request of either the secretary-general or any member. The chapter concludes by briefly exploring the Arab League's role in the peace process from the mid-1990s.