Title: The international relations of the Middle East in the 21st century : patterns of continuity and change /
Authors: Ismael, Tareq Y.
Publisher: Ashgate,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Middle East Foreign relations.; Middle East Politics and government; Middle East Foreign economic relations.
Abstract: A comprehensive and timely survey of Middle Eastern international relations, Tareq Ismael provides in-depth analysis of the interrelated dimensions of confrontation that have entangled almost every aspect of life in the region, transforming it into a 'penetrated political system'. Essential for readers interested in the Middle East, international relations, politics, history and public policy.
Contents: Pt. 1. The regional system -- Regional dynamics in historical perspective -- The state : globalization and the Middle East -- pt. 2. The regional system after the Gulf War -- Hydropolitics in the Middle East -- The Gulf War, economic and financial linkages and Arab economic development : Iraq -- the pivot? -- Balance of power and nuclear deterrence : the Middle East after the Gulf War -- Some international law implications of the Oslo/Cairo framework for the PLO/Israeli peace process -- pt. 3. The global context -- Britain's shadows : post-colonialism and Palestine -- Post-communist Eastern Europe and the Middle East : the burden of history and new political realities -- A new orientalism : Europe confronts the Middle East -- The American shadow : U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East -- The United Nations and the Muslim world : allies or adversaries? -- The global Ummah and the British Commonwealth : four ethical revolutions.