Battleground :
Phillips, Christopher (Lecturer in international relations of the Middle East),
Battleground : ten conflicts that explain the new Middle East / Christopher Phillips. - ©2024 - v, 312 pages : black and white maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Syria : The Shattered Mosaic -- Libya : Anarchy on the Mediterranean -- Yemen : 'The Worst Humanitarian Crisis in the World' -- Palestine : The Vanishing Land -- Iraq : The Broken Republic -- Egypt : Fallen Giant -- Lebanon : A Crumbling State -- Kurdistan : The Struggle in the Mountains -- The Gulf : Wealth and Insecurity -- The Horn of Africa : A New Arena.
"The essential guide to geopolitics in the modern Middle East The Middle East is in crisis. The shocking events of the war in Gaza have rocked the entire region. More than a decade ago, the Arab Spring had raised hopes of a new beginning but instead ushered in a series of civil wars, coups, and even harsher autocracies. Tensions were exacerbated by the meddling of outsiders, as regional and global powers sought to further their interests. The United States, for so long the dominant actor, had stepped back, leaving a vacuum behind it to be fought over. Christopher Phillips explores geopolitical rivalries in the region, and the major external powers vying for influence: Russia, China, the EU, and the US. Moving through ten key flashpoints, from Syria to Palestine, Phillips argues that the United States' overextension after the Cold War, and retreat in the 2010s, has imbalanced the region. Today, the Middle East remains blighted by conflicts of unprecedented violence and a post-American scramble for power - leaving its fate in the balance." --
9780300263428
2023949838
Arab nationalism--Case studies.
Arabism--Case studies.
Nationalisme arabe--Études de cas.
Arabisme--Études de cas.
Arab spring.
Conflicts.
Middle East.
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Print books.
DS63.6 / .P545 2024
Battleground : ten conflicts that explain the new Middle East / Christopher Phillips. - ©2024 - v, 312 pages : black and white maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Syria : The Shattered Mosaic -- Libya : Anarchy on the Mediterranean -- Yemen : 'The Worst Humanitarian Crisis in the World' -- Palestine : The Vanishing Land -- Iraq : The Broken Republic -- Egypt : Fallen Giant -- Lebanon : A Crumbling State -- Kurdistan : The Struggle in the Mountains -- The Gulf : Wealth and Insecurity -- The Horn of Africa : A New Arena.
"The essential guide to geopolitics in the modern Middle East The Middle East is in crisis. The shocking events of the war in Gaza have rocked the entire region. More than a decade ago, the Arab Spring had raised hopes of a new beginning but instead ushered in a series of civil wars, coups, and even harsher autocracies. Tensions were exacerbated by the meddling of outsiders, as regional and global powers sought to further their interests. The United States, for so long the dominant actor, had stepped back, leaving a vacuum behind it to be fought over. Christopher Phillips explores geopolitical rivalries in the region, and the major external powers vying for influence: Russia, China, the EU, and the US. Moving through ten key flashpoints, from Syria to Palestine, Phillips argues that the United States' overextension after the Cold War, and retreat in the 2010s, has imbalanced the region. Today, the Middle East remains blighted by conflicts of unprecedented violence and a post-American scramble for power - leaving its fate in the balance." --
9780300263428
2023949838
Arab nationalism--Case studies.
Arabism--Case studies.
Nationalisme arabe--Études de cas.
Arabisme--Études de cas.
Arab spring.
Conflicts.
Middle East.
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Print books.
DS63.6 / .P545 2024