03429cam a2200469 i 4500 603860 603860 23372740 US-DLC 20241029081944.0 231102t20242024ctub b 001 0 eng d 2023949838 9780300263428 (hardcover) 0300263422 (hardcover) (OCoLC)on1395422715 au eng rda au lccopycat Alfaisal Main Library DS63.6 .P545 2024 Phillips, Christopher (Lecturer in international relations of the Middle East), author. Battleground : ten conflicts that explain the new Middle East / Christopher Phillips. ©2024 New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2024 v, 312 pages : black and white maps ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier 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." -- Arab nationalism Case studies. Arabism Case studies. Nationalisme arabe Études de cas. Arabisme Études de cas. Arab spring. eclas Conflicts. eclas Middle East. eclas Case studies. lcgft Études de cas. rvmgf Print books. local 4 Yale University Press, publisher. Online version: Phillips, Christopher (Lecturer in international relations of the Middle East). Battleground. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2024] 030027761X (OCoLC)1420629460 lcc BOOKS 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2024-10-29 1 1 DS63.6 .P545 2024 AU00000000020272 2025-01-27 00:00:00 2024-12-24 200.00 2024-10-29 BOOKS