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Dynamics of Arab Foreign Policy-Making in the Twenty-First Century: Domestic Constraints and External Challenges
Hassan H Al-Alkim
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Description for Dynamics of Arab Foreign Policy-Making in the Twenty-First Century: Domestic Constraints and External Challenges
Hardcover. Examines the dynamics of Arab foreign-policy-making in the twenty-first century. This book includes four case studies, the Middle East Peace process, the Water crisis, the Food crisis, and Saudi Arabia's foreign policy, that enable a wide-ranging analysis for understanding contemporary Arab politics and its role in world affairs. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 760.
The Arab world's strategic location and its considerable material and human potential should allow it to play a major role in world affairs. However, plagued by authoritarian regimes, ethnic and social cleavages, economic underdevelopment and military weakness, these states depend on the outside for security. In this balanced and discerning study, Hassan Hamdan al-Alkim examines the dynamics of Arab foreign-policy-making in the twenty-first century. He considers the significance of a changing world order, an unstable Arab regional order, and the Arab-Israeli conflict for Arab foreign policy-making processes. The book's four case studies - the Middle East Peace process, the Water ... Read more
The Arab world's strategic location and its considerable material and human potential should allow it to play a major role in world affairs. However, plagued by authoritarian regimes, ethnic and social cleavages, economic underdevelopment and military weakness, these states depend on the outside for security. In this balanced and discerning study, Hassan Hamdan al-Alkim examines the dynamics of Arab foreign-policy-making in the twenty-first century. He considers the significance of a changing world order, an unstable Arab regional order, and the Arab-Israeli conflict for Arab foreign policy-making processes. The book's four case studies - the Middle East Peace process, the Water ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Saqi Books
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863564468
SKU
V9780863564468
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About Hassan H Al-Alkim
Hassan Hamdan al-Alkim was born in the UAE in 1958. He earned his PhD in Political Science from Exeter University, UK. He is Professor of International Relations at the UAE University, and the General Director of the RAK Economic Development Department. He has written widely on the politics and economics of the Arab world. The author holds a BA in ... Read more
Reviews for Dynamics of Arab Foreign Policy-Making in the Twenty-First Century: Domestic Constraints and External Challenges
Endorsements: 'Even a reader who does not agree with all of Hassan Al-Alkim's conclusions will recognize this book as an authentic critique by a committed Arab intellectual not only of the weakness of Arab states in the regional and international realms but also of the authoritarian regimes that dominate most of the Arab world.' Gregory Gause III, Department of Political ... Read more