The first edition of this book was praised as “a milestone for present and future research on Arab and Third World foreign policies” (American Political Science Review), and “an indispensable aid for those studying or teaching the foreign policies of the contemporary Middle East” (International Journal of Middle East Studies). It has become a standard textbook in Middle East studies curricula all over the world. This third edition, now in paperback, with new material reflecting the earth-shaking events at the end of the Cold War and the continuation of violence and terrorism, examines foreign policies of nine Arab states in the context of globalization. The editors first establish an analytical framework for assessing foreign policy, which they and other contributors then apply chapter by chapter to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, and Iraq. Moataz A. Fattah, Karen Abul Kheir, Ali E. Hillal Dessouki, Hazem Kandil, Bahgat Korany, Ann M. Lesch, Abdul-Monem Al-Mashat, Paul Noble, Jennifer Rosenblum, Bassel F. Salloukh, Mohamed Soffar. William Zartman.
Foreign Policy Analysis in the Global Era and the World of the Arabs Bahgat Korany and Ali E. Hillal Dessouki
Foreign Policy Approaches and Arab A Critical Evaluation and an Alternative Framework Bahgat Korany and Ali E. Hillal Dessouki
Globalization and Arab Foreign Constraints or Marginalization? Ali E. Hillal Dessouki and Bahgat Korany
From Arab System to Middle Eastern Regional Pressures and Constraints Paul Noble
Regional Balancing off Costs and Foreign Policy of Egypt Ali E. Hillal Dessouki
Foreign Policy under Does Iraq Need a Foreign Policy? Mohamed Soffar
Does the Successor Make a Difference? The Foreign Policy of Jordan Ali E. Hillal Dessouki and Karen Abul Kheir
The Art of the The Foreign Policy of Lebanon Bassel F. Salloukh
The Far West of the Near The Foreign Policy of Morocco Jennifer Rosenblum and William Zartman
Irreconcilable Role-Partners? Saudi Foreign Policy between the Ulama and the U.S. Bahgat Korany and Moataz A. Fattah
From Fragmentation to Fragmentation? Sudan’s Foreign Policy Ann M. Lesch
The Challenge of Syrian Foreign Policy Hazem Kandil
Politics of Constructive The Foreign Policy of the United Arab Emirates Abdul-Monem Al-Mashat
Foreign Policy, Globalization and the Arab Dilemma of Change Bahgat Korany and Ali E. Hillal Dessouki
Awful lot of work to get through it. But it lies a sweet basis for other research on the Middle-East. And as far as its possible to write this stuff down in a readable way, they've done it. It's difficult to remember al the content, though. Perfect book to keep close when discussing or reading about Middle-East-related politics!