Global and Regional Strategies in the Middle East - Leila Nicolas

Global and Regional Strategies in the Middle East

In Pursuit of Hegemony

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
254 Seiten
2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-59141-4 (ISBN)
159,95 inkl. MwSt
Global and Regional Strategies in the Middle East explores hegemony in the Middle East through understanding different dimensions of power politics and the consequences of the hegemonic ambitions of both global and regional powers.

The book adds new aspects to the extensive literature on grand strategies in the Middle East by exploring and evaluating competing strategies from an "insider" perspective. First, it highlights the main determinants of Global powers' grand strategies, assesses the ones applied in the Middle East, and forecasts future strategies after the Ukraine war in alignment with other rival states' capabilities and goals. It then underlines regional dynamics and the hegemonic quest of regional powers and their power politics' determinants since the "War on terror," the Arab Spring, and, more recently, the Russian intervention in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza conflict. The book broadens readers' perspectives by clarifying the region's dynamics that shaped the global and regional power rivalries, where security concerns, economic interests, oil supplies, and hegemonic ambitions make it complicated for the US to keep influence and the total control it had during the late 20th century.

This book will be of great interest to scholars and students of the MENA region, International Relations and Strategic Studies.

Leila Nicolas is Professor of International Affairs and International Law at the Lebanese University and two institutions at the Lebanese Army (the Command and Staff College and the Center of Research and Strategic Studies). Her research expertise includes Great Powers politics and Grand Strategies, Security and Conflict, Transitional Justice, and MENA politics. She is a co-founder of the NGO "Lebanese for democracy and good governance" (LEDGE), and has been a member of the Advisory board for the Enacting Global Transformation project. She is also a writer and commentator on several media outlets about Global affairs and MENA issues.

Introduction Part I- The Theoretical and Historical Horizons of the Book 1. Navigating The Theoretical Framework 2. Conflict and Change: The Dynamics of Middle Eastern History Part II - Global Powers’ Strategies in the Middle East 3. The US: Adjusting ‘Offshore Balancing’ Strategy in the Middle East 4. China: The Middle East's Game Changer 5. Russia’s Leadership Ambition in the Middle East 6. Europe’s Security and Diplomatic Dilemmas in the Middle East Part III- Exploring the Regional Dynamics in The Middle East 7. Arab Spring: War of ‘All Against All’ 8. Saudi Arabia: From ‘omnibalancing’ to ‘Middle Power’ Ambition 9. Israel’s Perpetual Search for Security 10. Rivalry over Small States: Lebanon Case 11. The ‘Cohabitation’ Theory Conclusion: The Middle East’s Shifting Sands Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 644 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Theorie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10 1-032-59141-2 / 1032591412
ISBN-13 978-1-032-59141-4 / 9781032591414
Zustand Neuware
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