Dynamics of Arab Foreign Policy-Making in the Twenty-First Century: Domestic Constraints and External Challenges

by Hassan Hamdan al-Alkim

Overview

The Arab world's strategic location and considerable material and human potential should allow it to play a major role in world affairs. However, plagued by authoritarian regimes, ethnic and social cleavages, economic underdevelopment, and military weakness, these states depend on external support for security. Hassan Hamdan al-Alkim provides a wide-ranging analysis for understanding contemporary Arab politics and its role in world affairs.

Hassan Hamdan al-Alkim was born in the United Arab Emirates in 1958. He earned his PhD in political science from Exeter University, United Kingdom, and is professor of international relations at the United Arab Emirates University. His website is www.hhalkim.ae.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780863564468
Publisher:	Saqi Books
Publication date:	04/24/2012
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Hassan Hamdan al-Alkim was born in the UAE in 1958. He earned his PhD in Political Science from Exeter University, UK. He is Professor of International Relations at the UAE University, and the General Director of the RAK Economic Development Department. He has written widely on the politics and economics of the Arab world. His website is www.hhalkim.ae.

Table of Contents

List of Tables 6

List of Figures 7

List of Maps 8

Abbreviations 9

Prelude 11

Introduction 15

Part 1 The Input Process

1 Political Aggregations and Political Articulations 23

2 The Socio-Economic Variables 62

3 The Changing World Order 93

4 The Regional Variable: Unstable Region 126

5 The Arab-Israeli Conflict 162

Part 2 The Output: Case Studies

6 Arab States' Policies towards the Middle East Peace Process 201

7 Desertification and Water Crisis in the Arab World 233

8 Food Insecurity in the Arab World 261

9 Determinants of Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy-Making 294

Epilogue 335

Notes 341

Bibliography 379

Index 387