Will the Middle East Implode? (Series: Global Future)
Author: Mohammed Ayoob
Publisher: Polity Books
Print Length: 208 pages
Genre: Non-Fiction / Popular Science, Political Science, History
Area: Middle East, Iran, Palestine
Topic: Arab Spring, The Arabs, Challenges & Opportunities, Extremism, Future Scenarios, Geopolitics, Politics & Power, Governance, Sovereignty, Stability & Instability, State Formation, Fragile State
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.
In this short book, leading Middle East scholar Mohammed Ayoob argues that the Arab Spring has both changed and charged some of the region’s thorniest problems – from the rise of political Islam to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the Israel-Palestine conflict to rivalries between key regional powers. Exploring the sources of conflict in the Middle East and their various linkages, Ayoob offers a thoughtful and balanced assessment of whether the region is indeed destined for implosion or whether political sagacity and diplomatic creativity can bring it back from the brink.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
1. After the Arab Spring
2. The Islamist Challenges
3. Deadlock over Palestine
4. Regional and Global Rivalries
5. Iran and “the Bomb”
6. Will the Middle East Implode?
Afterword
Further Reading
Notes
Mohammed Ayoob is the Michigan State University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of International Relations. He held a joint appointment in James Madison College and the Department of Political Science. He was also the coordinator of the Muslim Studies Program housed in International Studies and Programs. A specialist on conflict and security in the Third World, his publications on the subject included conceptual essays as well as case studies dealing with South Asia, the Middle East, the Persian Gulf and Southeast Asia. He has also researched, taught and published on the intersection of religion and politics in the Muslim world. He acted as a consultant to the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty, the High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change appointed by the UN Secretary General, and the Ford Foundation. He authored, co-authored or edited 13 books and published over 90 research papers and scholarly articles in leading journals such as World Politics, International Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, Foreign Policy, and Third World Quarterly.
Source: https://jmc.msu.edu/faculty-staff/facultyemeriti/ayoob.html
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