Saudi King Salman, right, meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi upon his arrival to Riyadh Airbase, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, March 1, 2015. El-Sissi visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday for his first policy meeting with the country's king BEIRUT --- News media has been lighting up with speculation about a pan-Arab army,
One Pan-Arab Army To Rule Them All … Or Not
Proposals of a pan-Arab army are generating buzz as a potentially powerful means of containing the threat of ISIS, but history and conflicting agendas are major roadblocks on the path to a unified military force in the Gulf region.