The Foreign Policies of Arab States

The first edition of this book was praised as "a milestone for present and future research on Arab and Third World foreign policies" (American Political Science Review), and "an indispensable aid for those studying or teaching the foreign policies of the contemporary Middle East" (International Journal of Middle East Studies). It has become a standard textbook in Middle East studies curricula all over the world. This third edition, now in paperback, with new material reflecting the earth-shaking events at the end of the Cold War and the continuation of violence and terrorism, examines foreign policies of nine Arab states in the context of globalization. The editors first establish an analytical framework for assessing foreign policy, which they and other contributors then apply chapter by chapter to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, and Iraq.

Contributors: Moataz A. Fattah, Karen Abul Kheir, Ali E. Hillal Dessouki, Hazem Kandil, Bahgat Korany, Ann M. Lesch, Abdul-Monem Al-Mashat, Paul Noble, Jennifer Rosenblum, Bassel F. Salloukh, Mohamed Soffar. William Zartman.

Foreign Policy Analysis in the Global Era and the World of the Arabs
Bahgat Korany and Ali E. Hillal Dessouki

Foreign Policy Approaches and Arab Countries: A Critical Evaluation and an Alternative Framework
Bahgat Korany and Ali E. Hillal Dessouki

Globalization and Arab Foreign Policies: Constraints or Marginalization?
Ali E. Hillal Dessouki and Bahgat Korany

From Arab System to Middle Eastern System: Regional Pressures and Constraints
Paul Noble

Regional leadership: Balancing off Costs and Dividends: Foreign Policy of Egypt
Ali E. Hillal Dessouki

Foreign Policy under Occupation: Does Iraq Need a Foreign Policy?
Mohamed Soffar

Does the Successor Make a Difference? The Foreign Policy of Jordan
Ali E. Hillal Dessouki and Karen Abul Kheir

The Art of the Impossible: The Foreign Policy of Lebanon
Bassel F. Salloukh

The Far West of the Near East: The Foreign Policy of Morocco
Jennifer Rosenblum and William Zartman

Irreconcilable Role-Partners? Saudi Foreign Policy between the Ulama and the U.S.
Bahgat Korany and Moataz A. Fattah

From Fragmentation to Fragmentation? Sudan's Foreign Policy
Ann M. Lesch

The Challenge of Restructuring: Syrian Foreign Policy
Hazem Kandil

Politics of Constructive Engagement: The Foreign Policy of the United Arab Emirates
Abdul-Monem Al-Mashat

Conclusion: Foreign Policy, Globalization and the Arab Dilemma of Change
Bahgat Korany and Ali E. Hillal Dessouki