Will the Middle East Implode?

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-7456-7924-2
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 120 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 201 mm, Gewicht: 304 g

Reihe: Global Futures

The Middle East has long been fraught with tension and volatility. However, the recent Arab uprisings have intensified instability, turning this 'hot-spot' into a veritable tinderbox whose potential for implosion has far-reaching regional and global consequences.

In this short book, leading Middle East scholar Mohammed Ayoob argues that the Arab Spring has both changed and charged some of the region’s thorniest problems - from the rise of political Islam to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the Israel-Palestine conflict to rivalries between key regional powers. Exploring the sources of conflict in the Middle East and their various linkages, Ayoob offers a thoughtful and balanced assessment of whether the region is indeed destined for implosion or whether political sagacity and diplomatic creativity can bring it back from the brink.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ayoob, Mohammed

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Revolutionäre Gruppen und Bewegungen, Bewaffnete Konflikte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements x

1 After the Arab Spring 1

2 The Islamist Challenge 12

3 Deadlock over Palestine 46

4 Regional and Global Rivalries 73

5 Iran and “the Bomb” 113

6 Will the Middle East Implode? 144

Afterword 164

Further Reading 177

Notes 182

Über Autor(innen)

Mohammed Ayoob is Michigan State University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of International Relations. He has published 13 books and over 90 papers and articles in leading journals such as World Politics, International Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, Foreign Policy and International Affairs amongst others.