Will the Middle East implode? /
Mohammed Ayoob.
- Cambridge ; Malden : Polity, c2014.
- 192 p. ; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. After the Arab Spring -- 2. The islamist challenge -- 3. Deadlock over Palestine -- 4. Regional and global rivalries -- 5. Iran and "the Bomb" -- 6. 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.
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Middle East--Politics and government--21st century Middle East--Foreign relations