Shocks And Rivalries In The Middle East And North Africa

Author : Imad Mansour,William R. Thompson
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781626167681

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Shocks and Rivalries in the Middle East and North Africa by Imad Mansour,William R. Thompson Pdf

Shocks and Rivalries in the Middle East and North Africa is the first book to examine issue-driven antagonisms within groups of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) states and their impact on relations within the region. The volume also considers how shock events, such as internal revolts and regional wars, can alter interstate tensions and the trajectory of conflict. MENA has experienced more internal rivalries than any other region, making a detailed analysis vital to understanding the region’s complex political, cultural, and economic history. The state groupings studied in this volume include Israel and Iran; Iran and Saudi Arabia; Iran and Turkey; Iran, Iraq, and Syria; Egypt and Saudi Arabia; and Algeria and Morocco. Essays are theoretically driven, breaking the MENA region down into a collection of systems that exemplify how state and nonstate actors interact around certain issues. Through this approach, contributors shed rare light on the origins, persistence, escalation, and resolution of MENA rivalries and trace significant patterns of regional change. Shocks and Rivalries in the Middle East and North Africa makes a major contribution to scholarship on MENA antagonisms. It not only addresses an understudied phenomenon in the international relations of the MENA region, it also expands our knowledge of rivalry dynamics in global politics.

Author : Abid A. Al-Marayati
Publisher : Schenkman Books
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015054076008

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International Relations of the Middle East and North Africa by Abid A. Al-Marayati Pdf

Author : Inmaculada Szmolka
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781474415293

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Political Change in the Middle East and North Africa by Inmaculada Szmolka Pdf

Taking a comparative approach, this book considers the ways in which political regimes have changed since the Arab Spring. It addresses a series of questions about political change in the context of the revolutions, upheavals and protests that have taken place in North Africa and the Arab Middle East since December 2010, and looks at the various processes have been underway in the region: democratisation (Tunisia), failed democratic transitions (Egypt, Libya and Yemen), political liberalisation (Morocco) and increased authoritarianism (Bahrain, Kuwait, Syria). In other countries, in contrast to these changes, the authoritarian regimes remain intact (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Arab United Emirates.

Author : Ariel I. Ahram
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509532841

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War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa by Ariel I. Ahram Pdf

For much of the last half century, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has seemed the outlier in global peace. Today Iraq, Libya, Israel/Palestine, Yemen, and Syria are not just countries, but synonyms for prolonged and brutal wars. But why is MENA so exceptionally violent? More importantly, can it change? Exploring the causes and consequences of wars and conflicts in this troubled region, Ariel Ahram helps readers answer these questions. In Part I, Ahram shows how MENA’s conflicts evolved with the formation of its states. Violence varied from civil wars and insurgencies to traditional interstate conflicts and affected some countries more frequently than others. The strategies rulers employed to stay in power constrained how they recruited, trained, and equipped their armies. Part II explores dynamics that trap the region in conflict—oil dependence, geopolitical interference, and embedded identity cleavages. The catastrophic wars of the 2010s reflect the confounding effects of these traps, culminating in state collapse and intervention from the US and Russia, as well as regional powers like Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Finally, Ahram considers the possibilities of peace, highlighting the disjuncture between local peacebuilding and national and internationally-backed mediation. War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa will be an essential resource for students of peace and security studies and MENA politics, and anyone wanting to move beyond headlines and soundbites to understand the historical and social roots of MENA’s conflicts.

Author : Peter Duignan,Lewis H. Gann,Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
Publisher : Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081177904

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The Middle East and North Africa by Peter Duignan,Lewis H. Gann,Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace Pdf

"Companion volume to ... [authors'] Africa south of the Sahara"--P. x.

Author : J. C. Hurewitz
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1979-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0300022034

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The Middle East and North Africa in World Politics by J. C. Hurewitz Pdf

Author : Adel Abdel Ghafar
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780755641857

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China and North Africa by Adel Abdel Ghafar Pdf

As the United States slowly disengages from the Middle East and Europe faces internal challenges, a new actor is quietly exerting greater influence across North Africa: China. Beijing's growing footprint in North Africa encompasses, but is not limited to, trade, infrastructure development, ports, shipping, financial cooperation, tourism and manufacturing. It is continuing to expand its co-operation with North African countries, not only in the economic and cultural spheres, but also those of diplomacy and defence. This engagement with North Africa relates to the key aim of President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which wants to connect Asia, Africa and Europe and sees potential in North Africa's strategic geographic location. This book is the first to analyse China's role in North Africa. It comprises of five leading country experts - Anouar Boukhars, Yahia Zoubir, Sarah Yerkes, Tareki Magresi and Nael Shama – who examine the various socio-economic, political and security aspects of China's relationship with Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt. The book explores how China is displaying a development model that seeks to combine authoritarianism with economic growth, a model and that has an eager audience among regimes across the MENA region. It reveals how the China-North Africa relationship fits within the broader dynamics of increasing China-US rivalry. In doing so, contributors explain why China's growing role in North Africa is likely to have far-reaching economic and geopolitical consequences for both countries in the region and around the world.

Author : Karim Mezran,Armando Sanguini
Publisher : Ledizioni
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788855265812

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North Africa 2030 by Karim Mezran,Armando Sanguini Pdf

Over ten years after the “Arab Spring”, the turmoil that swept across North Africa has taken many forms, bringing about change, although not always in a desirable direction. But the Arab uprisings have also brought about a surprising amount of “more of the same”: a decade on, the problems that plagued the region in 2010 have not gone away.This report looks at the future of the region, asking: what will North Africa be in 2030? Which direction could the region as a whole, and specific countries, take, and which challenges will they have to face? And what are the implications for Europe and the US?

Author : Phillipp O. Amour, Ph.D.
Publisher : Academica Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781680530704

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Middle East Reloaded by Phillipp O. Amour, Ph.D. Pdf

The Middle East is a center of ceaseless global attention. Since 2011, the long awaited and much celebrated Arab Spring uprisings portended a major shift in the politics of the Arab World. Notably, a number of Arab states witnessed institutional and constitutional shifts that put them on the path of transition to liberalization and democracy. Nevertheless, the Arab Spring followed a violent and unpredictable course. Although its events marked a break in the continuity of authoritarian dominance, most of its changes have not ultimately proved to be turning points in democratic development. The Arab Spring phenomenon witnessed a set of uprisings and even would-be-revolutions, but no great revolutionary change. Edited by Professor Philipp Amour of prestigious Sakarya University, this volume presents the work of numerous distinguished scholars, including many native to the region, who explore the fascinating variety of factors behind the rise and fall of the Arab Spring. As they establish, regional polarization and rivalries are the principal accompanying phenomena and side effects of the Arab Spring, and they will demand the world's attention for decades to come. Power dynamics between and among regional great powers have invited proactive, protracted, and very topical military and diplomatic involvement in domestic and regional politics. Some of these interventions will uphold the status quo, while others seem more likely to modify it for the powers' strategic advantage. Authored by leading world experts in Middle Eastern politics, this collection explores foreign and security policy of regional great powers such as Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and their roles in the construction of the new Middle East.

Author : Sanford R. Silverburg,Bernard Reich
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317417446

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United States Foreign Policy and the Middle East/North Africa by Sanford R. Silverburg,Bernard Reich Pdf

This bibliography, first published in 1990, is a result of a quarter-century professional and personal relationship between two academics interested in Middle East studies. The comprehensive bibliography consists of western, primarily English, language sources published through 1988 and early 1989 concerning foreign policy toward the Middle East and North Africa during the twentieth century. Included are materials that deal directly with the topic, material that has appeared in published form, ie books, monographs, essays and articles. Also included are some non-published items, most importantly American and British doctoral dissertations and master’s theses.

Author : William R. Thompson,Kentaro Sakuwa,Prashant Hosur Suhas
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811666711

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Analyzing Strategic Rivalries in World Politics by William R. Thompson,Kentaro Sakuwa,Prashant Hosur Suhas Pdf

Strategic rivalries are contests between states that view one another as threatening competitors and treat each other as enemies. A disproportionate amount of interstate conflict is generated by a relatively small number of these pairs of states engaged in rivalries that can persist for years. Thus, to understand interstate peace and conflict, it is useful to know how rivalries work in general and more specifically. In the past two decades, a strenuous effort has been mounted to introduce the concept of rivalry and demonstrate its utility in unraveling conflict situations. Yet all rivalries are not exactly alike. We need to move to a more rewarding differentiation of how they differ in general. Principal rivalries are those antagonisms that are most significant to the decision makers in a state. The main distinction on issues about which rivals dispute are positional and spatial concerns. Positional rivalries contend over regional and global influence. Spatial rivals contend over which state deserves to control disputed territory. Interventionary rivalries predominate in sub-Saharan Africa. Their primary focus involves neighboring states attempting to influence who rules and how co-ethnics are treated. This book updates the inventory of strategic rivalries from 1816 to 2020. Principal rivalries are identified for the first time and cover the same period. A theory stressing the two main types of rivalry (positional and spatial) is elaborated and tested. Regional variations on the origins and terminations of spatial rivalry are explored and interpreted. In addition, attention is paid to fluctuations in the intensity of positional rivalries by examining the working of the contemporary major power triangle (United States, Soviet Union/Russia, and China) and, more generally, the dynamics of regional power that are rising in terms of their relative capability and status in the system. Variations in cooperation and termination dynamics both in general and according to rivalry type are also examined. Overall, the emphases of the book are split between demonstrating the utility of distinguishing among rivalry types and examining selected rivalry dynamics.

Author : David E. Long,Bernard Reich
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1995-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015034884364

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The Government And Politics Of The Middle East And North Africa by David E. Long,Bernard Reich Pdf

Rapid social, economic, and political change is endemic to the Middle East and is often more revolutionary than evolutionary in nature. In many ways, the entire political landscape of the Middle East has been transformed in the past decade in the realm of both international relations and domestic politics: The collapse of the Soviet Union, the end of the cold war, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait have all had a profound effect on relations among states within the region and between those states and countries outside the region.In this revised edition, Long and Reich provide comprehensive and up-to-date analyses of many critical contemporary events and issues. The contributors explain how Desert Storm isolated Iraq and brought Syria back into the mainstream of Arab politics, contributing to the revival of the Arab-Israeli peace process. They also show how the return of a Labor government in Israel has allowed the peace process to go forward. Evaluating the economic costs of the Kuwait war and the continuing oil glut, the authors find that resulting changes in the domestic economies of the oil-producing states have created additional pressures for social and political change. The most profound change in government and politics, however, is the rise of Islam as the idiom of political discourse among moderates as well as extremists.

Author : Šumit Ganguly,Manjeet S. Pardesi,William R. Thompson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781009193535

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The Sino-Indian Rivalry by Šumit Ganguly,Manjeet S. Pardesi,William R. Thompson Pdf

Draws on theoretical literature on international rivalries to explain the origins and evolution of the Sino-Indian rivalry.

Author : Binnur Özkeçeci-Taner,Sinem Akgül Açıkmeşe
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031358593

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One Hundred Years of Turkish Foreign Policy (1923-2023) by Binnur Özkeçeci-Taner,Sinem Akgül Açıkmeşe Pdf

This book brings together an all-women group of scholars to provide a historically grounded and theoretically rich examination of the continuities and changes in Turkey’s foreign policy since the Republic's establishment in 1923. Using different International Relations theories, clarifying the interaction between domestic politics and foreign policymaking, the book charts the evolution of Turkey’s foreign policy vis-a-vis several regions and global actors and examines the major developments in Turkey’s relations with these actors. Some chapters emphasize the continuities in Turkey’s external relations, and others examine the significant changes and discontinuities in certain areas. Recognizing that Turkey’s state interests may not always coincide with the interests of the ruling elite, the book demonstrates that the centennial birthday of Turkey represents a constitutive moment for Turkey’s future and calls for a pragmatic, as opposed to a completely ideologically-based, grand strategy that should focus on progressive ideals.

Author : Jordi Quero
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Africa, North
ISBN : 1032529725

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Overlapping Regional Orders in the Middle East and North Africa by Jordi Quero Pdf

"Focused on a set of overlapping international orders of regional scope present in the Middle East and North Africa, this book argues that rules and primary institutions have sanctioned the foreign behaviour of the sub-system's international actors since 1945. The author avoids recent IR trends focused on narrow case-studies, instead providing a comprehensive overview of the MENA's regional politics. The normative content and evolution of multiple international orders are examined, constituting the intra-Arab order, the Arab-Israeli order and the Arab-Iranian order, as well as the expression of the global order in regional interactions. Drawing on Area Studies and English School and constructivist IR theories, the author argues that a plurality of overlapping regional orders have coexisted since 1945, not just one as is commonly suggested in the literature. Each of these orders is integrated by different participants and has developed its own differentiated norms and institutions setting parameters on legitimate behaviour. This analytical proposal helps make sense of foreign relations otherwise labelled as incoherent. The book has wide appeal, accessible both to students wishing to learn about the politics, history and sociology of the Middle East, as well as to specialists seeking original research on the functioning of the MENA's regional orders"--