The epicenter of crisis : the new Middle East / edited by Alexander T.J. Lennon.

The epicenter of crisis : the new Middle East /

"Analysis of the security challenges presented by six states in the crucible of post-9/11 geopolitical change: Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.The Epicenter of Crisis argues that six contiguous states epitomize the security challenges of a post-9/11, globalized, world...

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Other Authors: Lennon, Alexander T. J., 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, ©2007.
Series:Washington quarterly reader.
Subjects:
Islam and politics > Middle East.
Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : The epicenter of crisis / Alexander T.J. Lennon
  • pt. 1. Saudi Arabia
  • Rethinking religion : the legacy of the U.S.-Saudi relationship / Rachel Bronson
  • Al Qaeda and the House of Saud : eternal enemies or secret bedfellows? / John R. Bradley
  • The irony of islah (reform) / Gwenn Okruhlik
  • pt. 2. Syria
  • Bashar Al-Assad : in or out of the new world order? / Eyal Zisser
  • U.S. policy toward a weak Assad / Dennis Ross
  • Confronting Syrian-backed terrorism / Daniel Byman
  • Hizballah and Syria : outgrowing the proxy relationship / Emile El-Hokayem
  • pt. 3. Iraq
  • The critical battles : political reconciliation and reconstruction in Iraq / Carols Pascual and Kenneth M. Pollack
  • Is the media being fair in Iraq? / Michael O'Hanlon and Nina Kamp
  • After Zarqawi : the dilemmas and future of Al Qaeda in Iraq / Brian Fishman
  • pt. 4. Iran
  • A win-win U.S. strategy for dealing with Iran / Michael McFaul, Abbas Milani, and Larry Diamond.
  • The Hizballah-Iran connection : model for Sunni resistance / Graham E. Fuller
  • Understanding Iran's new authoritarianism / Elliot Hen-Tov
  • How relevant is the Iranian street? / Karim Sadjadpour
  • pt. 5. Afghanistan
  • Poppies for peace : reforming Afghanistan's opium industry / Peter van Ham and Jorritt Kamminga
  • Afghanistan : when counternarcotics undermines counterterrorism / Vanda Felbab-Brown
  • pt. 6. Pakistan
  • When $10 billion is not enough : rethinking U.S. strategy toward Pakistan / Craig Cohen and Derek Chollet
  • U.S. strategy : assisting Pakistan's transformation / Ashley J. Tellis
  • What if Pakistan fails? India isn't worried ... yet / C. Raja Mohan
  • The role of Islam in Pakistan's future / Husain Haqqani.

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