TY - BOOK AU - Ayoob,Mohammed TI - Will the Middle East implode? SN - 9780745679259 U1 - 320.9 PY - 2014/// CY - Cambridge, Malden PB - Polity KW - Middle East KW - Politics and government KW - 21st century KW - Foreign relations N1 - 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? N2 - 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 ER -