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The International Politics of the Arab Spring: Popular Unrest and Foreign Policy (The Modern Muslim World)
Robert Mason
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Description for The International Politics of the Arab Spring: Popular Unrest and Foreign Policy (The Modern Muslim World)
Hardcover. This book covers the major international relations of Middle East states, with a special focus on how a range of relationships are being impacted by the Arab Revolutions and Afghan politics prior to the presidential election in 2014. Editor(s): Mason, Robert; Emmet, Dorothy. Series: The Modern Muslim World. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
This book explores and analyzes how the Arab Spring has affected the political and economic relationships between the West, the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and the MENA (Middle Eastern and North African states). It locates continuity and change in these relations within the broader context of democratization, energy, security, arms relationships, and the shift towards a multi-polar system. Each chapter charts a history of ideological engagement, which has generally given way to more pragmatic energy, economic, and security interests, and defines and analyzes the fundamental and emerging factors that shape foreign policy. The volume pays special ... Read more
This book explores and analyzes how the Arab Spring has affected the political and economic relationships between the West, the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and the MENA (Middle Eastern and North African states). It locates continuity and change in these relations within the broader context of democratization, energy, security, arms relationships, and the shift towards a multi-polar system. Each chapter charts a history of ideological engagement, which has generally given way to more pragmatic energy, economic, and security interests, and defines and analyzes the fundamental and emerging factors that shape foreign policy. The volume pays special ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
The Modern Muslim World
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137481719
SKU
V9781137481719
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Ref
99-15
About Robert Mason
Robert Mason is Visiting Fellow at the Centre for International Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He specializes in international relations, with a regional emphasis on the Middle East. He is the author of Foreign Policy in Iran and Saudi Arabia: Economics and Diplomacy in the Middle East.
Reviews for The International Politics of the Arab Spring: Popular Unrest and Foreign Policy (The Modern Muslim World)
"The Arab Spring laid doors open for yet more realism and pragmatism to dominate world politics. This collection reminds us of the centrality of the MENA region in the struggle between interests and alliances." - Youssef M. Sawani, University of Tripoli, Libya "This volume highlights the irony of the Arab Spring an attempt to seek political solutions ... Read more