Middle East at the Crossroads: The Changing Political Dynamics and the Foreign Policy [Hardcover]

Manochehr Dorraj (Author), As'ad Abukhalil (Contributor), Laura Drake (Contributor), Anoushiravan Ehteshami (Contributor), Mark Katz (Contributor), Valentine Moghadam (Contributor), Mahmood Monshipouri (Contributor), Touraj Noroozi (Contributor), Stephen Zunes (Contributor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 076181390X | ISBN-13: 978-0761813903 | Publication Date: July 1, 1999

Middle East at the Crossroads provides a comprehensive account of the post-Cold War Middle East and analyzes the foreign policy challenges that they pose. The essays focus on some of the regional developments in the post-Cold War era and the foreign policies of the United States, Russia, the European Union, China, and Japan toward the region. The contributors present a critical and nuanced analysis sensitive to the regional complexities as well as to the context of foreign policy responses of the great powers. They demonstrate that the Middle East is not out of step with history, but a part of it that is not only shaped by it, but also molds it. These realities have created a new political dynamic that has led to new political configurations. These changes have led to an evolution in the relations among Middle Eastern countries and global politics in general. The essays in this volume expose a complex and unpredictable future in the Middle East that demands a new foreign policy response from the Western world that is more sensitive to the regional realities and aspirations of the people in this area.

Editorial Reviews

Review

It is a welcome addition and an important contribution to Middle Eastern Studies. (International Journal Of Middle Eastern Studies )

[MIddle East at the Crossroads provide[s] insights into the interplay of underlying variables, encompassing significant regional, global, religious, secular, socio-political, and historical factors, of the permeability of the Middle East. (el-Sayed el-Aswad, Ph.D. Digest Of Middle East Studies )

Excellent and timely...Stephen Zunes presents an interesting, comprehensive analysis... (Choice )

About the Author

Manochehr Dorraj is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Texas Christian University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 318 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076181390X
• ISBN-13: 978-0761813903
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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