The Middle East has a very distinctive diplomatic structure. This text surveys the diplomatic relationships and the foundations of foreign policy-making among the principal players in the region - Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Morocco. It also explores the Middle East policies of four leading external powers who have played such a crucial role in the region - the US, Britain, France and Russia. Rendered all the more relevant by the sound and fury surrounding America's new attitudes to the region, the work presents a comparative survey which should be essential for specialists on the Middle East, diplomatic history and international relations.
Part 1 The four great powers: France's Arab policy, Remy Leveau; Britain and the Middle East after 1945, Wm. Roger Louis; America and the Middle East, William B. Quandt; the Middle East in Russia's strategic prism, Alvin Z. Rubinstein. Part 2 Israel and the Arabs: Egypt, Michael Doran; Israeli foreign policy, Bernard Reich; in search of budget security - Jordanian foreign policy, Laurie A. Brand; the foreign policy of Syria, C. Ernest Dawn. Part 3 The larger Arab world: Iraqi foreign policy, Phebe Marr; Moroccan foreign policy, I. William Zartman; Saudi Arabia's foreign policy, Hermann Frederick Eilts. Part 4 The other Middle East: Iran, Shaul Bakhash; Turkey's foreign policy - independent or reactive?, George S. Harris. Part 5 Rounding out the area: the foreign policies of other Middle Eastern states, L. Carl Brown. Part 6 Conclusion - making sense of Middle Eastern diplomacy, L. Carl Brown.
