Will the Middle East implode? / Mohammed Ayoob.

By: Ayoob, Mohammed, 1942- [author.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Global futures seriesCambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2014©2014 Description: xi, 192 pages ; 19 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780745679242 (hardback)Subject(s): Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1979-LOC classification: DS63.1 .A96 2014
Contents:
After the Arab spring -- The Islamist challenge -- Deadlock over Palestine -- Regional and global rivalries - - Iran and "the bomb" -- Will the Middle East implode?
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-192).

After the Arab spring -- The Islamist challenge -- Deadlock over Palestine -- Regional and global rivalries - - Iran and "the bomb" -- Will the Middle East implode?

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.