Middle East Politics

Although there has not been the equivalent in Lebanon of the uprisings seen in other Arab countries, the fragile state has nevertheless been put under increased strain by the events in neighbouring countries. Over one million refugees, equal to one quarter of Lebanon’s population, have moved in fro..

The fractious relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia has long been a central concern in Washington. In the aftermath of 9/11 and amongst ongoing wars, the United States confronts an acute dilemma: how to cooperate with Riyadh against terrorism whilst confronting acute anti-Americani..

The fractious relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia has long been a central concern in Washington. In the aftermath of 9/11 and amongst ongoing wars, the United States confronts an acute dilemma: how to cooperate with Riyadh against terrorism whilst confronting acute anti-Americani..

This work, first published in 1972, is an objective introduction to the social, political, and cultural changes that took place in the Middle East in the years after the Second World War. It includes papers by some of the most distinguished scholars in the field as well as personal accounts by insig..

This collection contains articles by highly regarded scholars assessing governance, democratization and human rights in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa. The authors discuss recent political developments in each of these countries and point out their accomplishments and shortcomings in..

Bringing peace to the Middle East, and in particular resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict, is one of the perennial and seemingly impossible tasks of world diplomacy. Many different peace plans have been put forward by different countries; but still there has been no breakthrough. This book, first pub..

This textbook provides a comprehensive account of contemporary Middle Eastern politics. It has been designed with undergraduate education in mind. Each chapter acts as a stand-alone reading that includes history, context and contemporary implications in a chronological order...

This textbook provides a comprehensive account of contemporary Middle Eastern politics. It has been designed with undergraduate education in mind. Each chapter acts as a stand-alone reading that includes history, context and contemporary implications in a chronological order...

This volume, first published in 1973, brings together a wide range of Professor Landau’s work on recent Middle Eastern history and politics, reflecting the breadth of the author’s concern and research. The first section deals with aspects of political organisation in the Middle East, largely Egypt, ..

This book provides a sociological framework for understanding the rise and character of recent Islamic militancy. It takes a systematic approach to the phenomenon and includes an analysis of cases from around the world, comparing them with militancy in other religions, as well as their causes and co..

Most scholarship on humanitarian intervention frames the ethical, moral and legal debate over intervention in terms of a binary, between human rights and state sovereignty. This book outlines and destabilises this false binary in the debate, between the human and the state...

This book examines how minority protection, as a highly sensitive and controversial issue, is promoted or constrained in EU’s neighbourhood by focusing on the case of Turkey. It offers a comprehensive and detailed scholarly examination of external Europeanization theories, minority rights in Europe ..