This book explores the shifting political landscape of the Arab world during the mid-1970s, highlighting the emergence of new political forces and regional dynamics that shaped the Middle East. Robert Stephens analyzes the evolution of Arab nationalism, inter-Arab relations, and the impact of global power struggles on the region. Through detailed political observations, the author provides insi…
The Arab World by William R. Polk provides a comprehensive overview of the history, politics, and cultural foundations of the Arab region. This fourth edition expands earlier work published under the title The United States and the Arab World. Polk examines the political evolution of Arab countries, their relations with major world powers—especially the United States—and the internal and ex…
This book examines the role of the League of Arab States in managing and responding to regional disputes within the Arab world. Hussein A. Hassouna analyzes the League’s legal foundations, institutional structure, and political functions, highlighting its efforts to address inter-Arab conflicts and promote regional stability. The study evaluates the effectiveness of the League’s dispute-set…
The preparation of the second edition has been almost as seismic as the middle east itself 1990-1991 gulf crisis. After all chapters had been written and edited, the Arab world and the world at large were faced with Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in an attempt to "correct" colonial history of border-demarcation and "state-creation".
The Arab Spring: New Patterns for Democracy and International Law explores a number of critical issues brought to the forefront of the international community as a result of the uprisings which began in the Middle East and North Africa in early 2011. Particularly prominent among these are issues concerning the right to democracy within international law, self-determination, recognition of newly…
Pemikiran Liberal di Dunia Arab adalah studi komprehensif tentang kecenderungan modernitas pemikiran sosial dan politik di jantung dunia Muslim, Timur Tengah. Karya monumental Albert Hourani ini melacak bagaimana ide-ide tentang politik dan kemasyarakatan mengalami perubahan sepanjang abad ke- 19 dan paruh pertama abad ke-20.
September 11 provided a vision and a strategy to a US Presidency that until then had been groping for fresh ideas and a relevant foreign policy. The 'global war on terror' now became an article of faith for the United States. The US Government, media and think-tanks turned their attention to Islam, the Arab world and Saudi Arabia, and held them responsible for the catastrophe unleashed upon the…
Why has the Arab world failed to achieve the political freedom, social stability, and economic improvement experienced in much of the rest of the world since the end of the Cold War? In Brutal Truths, Fragile Myths, veteran journalist Mark Huband argues that few of the region's leaders are capable of initiating the deep political changes necessary to address the challenges confronting them, and…
The Christian Arabs, organized in a variety of denominations, constitute today no more than a small minority in the predominantly Muslim Arab World. Yet they have historically enjoyed -and continue to enjoy- an importance out of all proportion to their numbers. With the wave of religious fundamentalism currently sweeping the Muslim world, there has been much speculation about their future. Such…
It is not often that a participant in a world crisis steps back from it to view its causes, and possible cure, with the clinical eye of a detached commentator. But this is what Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan has done. So convinced is he of the imminent threat of Armageddon that he has taken the unusual step of writing a book, not just to urge his country's cause (though Jordan speaks with a uniq…