Geopolitics of the New Middle East: Perspectives from Inside and Outside

This edited book examines the geopolitics of the Middle East and North Africa region, exploring the structural transformation process, destabilizing forces, and conflicts. It also looks at the roles and perspectives of major extra-regional actors and how they have adjusted their policies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 138 pages
Publication date: 26 June 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This edited book delves into a comprehensive examination of the geopolitics of the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It scrutinizes some of the perennial issues that shape the regional security agenda, as well as the emerging geopolitical trends that have emerged in the aftermath of a decade of turmoil triggered by the demands for political and economic reforms. The contributors explore the geopolitical implications of the structural transformation process that has taken place in the MENA region and beyond, which has unleashed destabilizing forces and multifaceted conflicts, involving a multitude of local, regional, and global actors. They also examine how some of the regional actors have responded to the risks and security challenges posed by the wave of instability and conflicts, and how they have conducted their foreign policies in this volatile period of fluid alliances.

Furthermore, other contributors delve into the roles and perspectives of major extra-regional actors, shedding light on how they have adjusted their policies in response to the emergence of a new order and the reshuffling of alignments. This book is of immense interest to researchers and advanced students of politics, international relations, and political geography. It was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies.

Weight: 396g
Dimension: 179 x 253 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032514598