1. Turmoil and Transition in the Middle East Politics
Part I. Historical and Contemporary Contexts
2. A Modern History of the Middle East
3. The Arab-Israeli Conflicts: Causes and Consequences
4. Nationalists vs Islamists: The Struggle for Power
5. The Persian Gulf and Global Security
Part II. Changing Dynamics and Evolving Challenges
6. Beyond the Arab Uprisings: Democratic Rollback?
7. The Internet: Double-Edged Sword
8. Confronting Terrorism and the Islamic State
9. New Security Issues: Food, Water, and Labor Emigration
10. The Changing Geopolitics of Oil
11. US-Iran Relations: The Key to Stability
12. New Regional Players: China, India, and Russia
Part III. Prospects for the Future
13. New Paradigms and Trends
Biography
Mahmood Monshipouri is Chair and Professor of International Relations at San Francisco State University, USA. He is also a Lecturer at the Global Studies/International and Area Studies at UC Berkeley. He is the editor of Information Politics, Protests, and Human rights in the Digital Age (2016).
