Security Issues in the Greater Middle East
Published on 9. May 2016
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-4408-3398-4 (ISBN)
Description
This textbook anthology of selected readings on pressing Middle East security concerns serves as an invaluable single-volume assessment of critical security issues in nations such as Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen.
The issues and current events of the Greater Middle East continue to hold deep implications for American geopolitical interests in the region-as they have for many decades. An ideal resource for students in undergraduate courses on the Middle East and related regions as well as students in graduate programs of international studies or security studies, this textbook anthologizes recent, insightful analyses by top scholars on trends and events in the Middle East that bear crucially on regional and global security considerations, covering topics like Iran's nuclear ambitions; the rise, ebb, and resurgence of Al Qaeda; and the war in Syria.
The essays address concerns that include the re-imposition of military rule in Egypt; the current status of Palestinian-Israeli relations; the civil war and proposed chemical inspections in Syria; Sunni-Shiite conflict and the revitalized al Qaeda presence in Iraq and the Sunni resurgence in Iraq and Syria; and the on-again-off-again international monitoring of nuclear facilities in Iran, along with discussions of that country's connections to the Syrian regime and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The use of drone strikes as antiterrorist weapons and their use within U.S. and international law also receive specific attention. Each reading is summarized and contextualized by a concise introduction that serves to enhance the integration of the individual readings across the book. Original source notes are included with each chapter as guides to further reading, and numerous maps provide an essential sense of place. The book also includes a glossary of terms and a register of brief biographies of significant persons.
The issues and current events of the Greater Middle East continue to hold deep implications for American geopolitical interests in the region-as they have for many decades. An ideal resource for students in undergraduate courses on the Middle East and related regions as well as students in graduate programs of international studies or security studies, this textbook anthologizes recent, insightful analyses by top scholars on trends and events in the Middle East that bear crucially on regional and global security considerations, covering topics like Iran's nuclear ambitions; the rise, ebb, and resurgence of Al Qaeda; and the war in Syria.
The essays address concerns that include the re-imposition of military rule in Egypt; the current status of Palestinian-Israeli relations; the civil war and proposed chemical inspections in Syria; Sunni-Shiite conflict and the revitalized al Qaeda presence in Iraq and the Sunni resurgence in Iraq and Syria; and the on-again-off-again international monitoring of nuclear facilities in Iran, along with discussions of that country's connections to the Syrian regime and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The use of drone strikes as antiterrorist weapons and their use within U.S. and international law also receive specific attention. Each reading is summarized and contextualized by a concise introduction that serves to enhance the integration of the individual readings across the book. Original source notes are included with each chapter as guides to further reading, and numerous maps provide an essential sense of place. The book also includes a glossary of terms and a register of brief biographies of significant persons.
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"Drones, the Benghazi attacks, and ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq) are among the topics discussed. . . . VERDICT This title offers a sobering, authoritative briefing on a 'zone of turmoil.'" - Library JournalMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
763 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4408-3398-4 (9781440833984)
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Security Issues in the Greater Middle East
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05/2016
1st Edition
Praeger Publishers Inc
€44.99
Available for download
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Karl Yambert, PhD, is an independent scholar who holds a doctorate in anthropology from the University of California, Davis.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
About This Book
Part I. Geopolitical Context: Five Perspectives on the Greater Middle East
Chapter One Freedom and Democracy in the Greater Middle East
Dick Cheney
Chapter Two America's Engagement with the Middle East
Barack Obama
Chapter Three Accepting the Inalienable Right of Iran
Hassan Rouhani
Chapter Four Address to the American Congress
Benjamin Netanyahu
Chapter Five Saudi Arabia: Regional Politics and the Rivalry with Iran
Matthew Gray
Part II. Nuclear Proliferation and Chemical Weapons: Israel, Iran, Pakistan, Syria
Chapter Six Israel, Iran, and the Arms Control Paradox in the Middle East
Brent J. Talbot
Chapter Seven Domestic Motivations of the Iranian Nuclear Program
Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova and Nicholas Bowen
Chapter Eight The Triangle: Iran, Israel, and the United States
Jalil Roshandel
Chapter Nine Regional Nuclear States: Israel, Iran, and Pakistan
Richard Dean Burns and Joseph M. Siracusa
Chapter Ten Pakistan and India: The Enduring Conflict
Amit Gupta
Chapter Eleven Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons
U.S. Department of State et al.
Part III. Israel and Palestine, Hamas and Hezbollah, Iran and Syria
Chapter Twelve No More Nakbas
Mahmoud Abbas
Chapter Thirteen Regional Politics and Proxy Groups: Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah
Jalil Roshandel
Chapter Fourteen Hezbollah in Lebanon
David S. Sorenson
Chapter Fifteen Hezbollah, Syria, and ISIS
James Worrall, Simon Mabon, and Gordon Clubb
Part IV. Drones
Chapter Sixteen Predator Strikes in the War on Terrorism
William C. Banks
Chapter Seventeen Framework for Lethal, Targeted Action against Al-Qaeda
Barack Obama
Chapter Eighteen Drones: Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions
Christof Heyns
Chapter Nineteen The Civilian Impact of Drones: Sample Strike Analysis
Ben Emmerson
Part V. Islamic Insurgencies: Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Islamic State, Chechnya
Chapter Twenty Islamic Insurgencies: Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Islamic State
Karl Yambert
Chapter Twenty-One Palestinian Precedents: The Origins of Al-Qaeda's Use of Suicide Terrorism
Benjamin T. Acosta
Chapter Twenty-Two Conventional and Unconventional War in Iraq
John A. Gentry
Chapter Twenty-Three The Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan
John A. Gentry
Chapter Twenty-Four The Taliban, Affiliated Insurgent Groups, and Pakistan and Iran
Mark Silinsky
Chapter Twenty-Five Al-Qaeda and ISIS in Iraq and Syria
Denise N. Baken and Ioannis Mantzikos
Chapter Twenty-Six The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS): Building a Caliphate in the Levant
Colin P. Clarke
Chapter Twenty-Seven The Caucasus Emirate: Conditions in the North Caucasus
Elena Pokalova
Part VI. Libya and the Maghreb
Chapter Twenty-Eight Libya and Security Challenges in the Maghreb
Yahia H. Zoubir
Chapter Twenty-Nine Post-Gaddafi Libya
Richard A. Lobban Jr. and Christopher H. Dalton
Chapter Thirty Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
Denise N. Baken and Ioannis Mantzikos
Appendix: Persons
Glossary
About the Contributors
Index
Acknowledgments
About This Book
Part I. Geopolitical Context: Five Perspectives on the Greater Middle East
Chapter One Freedom and Democracy in the Greater Middle East
Dick Cheney
Chapter Two America's Engagement with the Middle East
Barack Obama
Chapter Three Accepting the Inalienable Right of Iran
Hassan Rouhani
Chapter Four Address to the American Congress
Benjamin Netanyahu
Chapter Five Saudi Arabia: Regional Politics and the Rivalry with Iran
Matthew Gray
Part II. Nuclear Proliferation and Chemical Weapons: Israel, Iran, Pakistan, Syria
Chapter Six Israel, Iran, and the Arms Control Paradox in the Middle East
Brent J. Talbot
Chapter Seven Domestic Motivations of the Iranian Nuclear Program
Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova and Nicholas Bowen
Chapter Eight The Triangle: Iran, Israel, and the United States
Jalil Roshandel
Chapter Nine Regional Nuclear States: Israel, Iran, and Pakistan
Richard Dean Burns and Joseph M. Siracusa
Chapter Ten Pakistan and India: The Enduring Conflict
Amit Gupta
Chapter Eleven Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons
U.S. Department of State et al.
Part III. Israel and Palestine, Hamas and Hezbollah, Iran and Syria
Chapter Twelve No More Nakbas
Mahmoud Abbas
Chapter Thirteen Regional Politics and Proxy Groups: Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah
Jalil Roshandel
Chapter Fourteen Hezbollah in Lebanon
David S. Sorenson
Chapter Fifteen Hezbollah, Syria, and ISIS
James Worrall, Simon Mabon, and Gordon Clubb
Part IV. Drones
Chapter Sixteen Predator Strikes in the War on Terrorism
William C. Banks
Chapter Seventeen Framework for Lethal, Targeted Action against Al-Qaeda
Barack Obama
Chapter Eighteen Drones: Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions
Christof Heyns
Chapter Nineteen The Civilian Impact of Drones: Sample Strike Analysis
Ben Emmerson
Part V. Islamic Insurgencies: Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Islamic State, Chechnya
Chapter Twenty Islamic Insurgencies: Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Islamic State
Karl Yambert
Chapter Twenty-One Palestinian Precedents: The Origins of Al-Qaeda's Use of Suicide Terrorism
Benjamin T. Acosta
Chapter Twenty-Two Conventional and Unconventional War in Iraq
John A. Gentry
Chapter Twenty-Three The Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan
John A. Gentry
Chapter Twenty-Four The Taliban, Affiliated Insurgent Groups, and Pakistan and Iran
Mark Silinsky
Chapter Twenty-Five Al-Qaeda and ISIS in Iraq and Syria
Denise N. Baken and Ioannis Mantzikos
Chapter Twenty-Six The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS): Building a Caliphate in the Levant
Colin P. Clarke
Chapter Twenty-Seven The Caucasus Emirate: Conditions in the North Caucasus
Elena Pokalova
Part VI. Libya and the Maghreb
Chapter Twenty-Eight Libya and Security Challenges in the Maghreb
Yahia H. Zoubir
Chapter Twenty-Nine Post-Gaddafi Libya
Richard A. Lobban Jr. and Christopher H. Dalton
Chapter Thirty Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
Denise N. Baken and Ioannis Mantzikos
Appendix: Persons
Glossary
About the Contributors
Index