Diplomacy in the Middle East: The International Relations of Regional and Outside Powers

This volume seeks to survey the diplomatic relationships and the foundations of foreign policy making among the principle players in the Middle East, as well as exploring the region's policies of the four leading outside powers that have played such a crucial role in the region -- the U.S., Britain, France, and Russia. Primarily focused on the half century following World War II, 14 contributions separately explore the causes and effects of the diplomatic maneuverings the major countries of the Arab world (Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia), as well as Israel. Each of the separately authored chapters focus on the diplomacy of a specific country, with the exception of a final chapter that briefly summarizes the diplomacy of Lebanon, Kuwait, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Mauritania. This book's expert contributors search for common themes and disparities in Middle East diplomacy.