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First Published in 1992 Reconstruction and Regional Diplomacy in
the Persian Gulf goes beyond a description of the recent events by
analysing the social, political, and economic patterns of
interaction between the Gulf states. The argument is strengthened
by a consideration of the role of the superpowers in the region’s
political discourse, and of religion as a force for a change. Not
only do the authors provide an easily accessible basis for
explaining the current problems in the region, but they also offer
their own, sometimes provocative policy prescriptions. This book is
an important read for scholars and researchers of Middle East
politics and Middle East history.
Entessar & Afrasiabi's Iran Nuclear Negotiations (Rowman &
Littlefied, October 2015) offered a thorough analysis of the
negotiation process between Iran and the 5+1 great powers about its
nuclear program. This book essentially builds upon it, focusing
this time on the final nuclear agreement, the ensuing debates
around it, and its global and regional ramifications especially in
the Middle East. The first section analyzes the agreement through
the prism of international relations theories, using a
constructivist-critical theory approach. This is followed by an
overview of the intense debates in Iran, the West, and other parts
of the world, on the nuclear agreement and its various pros and
cons, not to mention the connected, yet separate Iran-IAEA
agreement. The second section covers Iran's foreign policy and its
various priorities, looking in particular at the impact of the
nuclear deal on the country's external relations and orientations,
contextualized in terms of pre-existing issues and concerns and the
profound influence of the nuclear agreement on the perceptions of
Iranian power in the region and beyond. Iran's relations with its
Arab, Turkish, Russian, and other neighbors are discussed, focusing
on both the direct and indirect impact of the nuclear agreement on
these relations, especially the paradoxical implications of the
nuclear deal with respect to the non-nuclear crises in the Middle
East, such as the Syria-Iraq crisis, and the re-alignments that
have put Iran at the crossroads of East and West. Other issues
covered include energy security, regional economic cooperation, the
endemic sectarianism highlighted by Iran-Saudi competition, and the
deadlock on the Middle East peace process. The third section then
examines the issue of a Middle East nuclear weapons-free zone and
the likely consequences of the Iran nuclear deal on this prospect,
which, in turn, raises the issue of regional proliferation and
counterproliferation. The last section explores some possible
various scenarios and the challenges of implementation as a
relatively long-term agreement, providing specific policy
recommendations for the regional actors and the external powers
that are stakeholders in the volatile Middle East.
In November 2013, a historic agreement on Iran's nuclear program
was reached between Iran and the world powers, raising the
prospects for a long-term agreement that would end the Iran nuclear
crisis and set the stage for normal relations between Iran and the
West. This book seeks to provide readers with a comprehensive
understanding of this agreement and the protracted process that
preceded it. It examines in details the nuclear negotiations
between Iran and the world powers, focusing on the origins and
evolution of the Iran nuclear crisis, the unilateral and the
multilateral sanctions. It also looks at the relationship between
nuclear and various non-nuclear regional issues, as well as the
long-term implications for the U.S.-Iran relations.
With the advent of the Trump Administration, relations between Iran
and the United States have become increasingly conflictual to the
point that a future war between the two countries is a realistic
possibility. President Trump has unilaterally withdrawn the US from
the historic Iran nuclear accord and has re-imposed the
nuclear-related sanctions, which had been removed as a result of
that accord. Reflecting a new determined US effort to curb Iran's
hegemonic behavior throughout the Middle East, Trump's Iran policy
has all the markings of a sharp discontinuity in the Iran
containment strategy of the previous six US administrations. The
regime change policy, spearheaded by a hawkish cabinet with a long
history of antipathy toward the Iranian government, has become the
most salient feature of US policy toward Iran under President
Trump. This turn in US foreign policy has important consequences
not just for Iran but also for Iran's neighbors and prospects of
long-term stability in the Persian Gulf and beyond. This book seeks
to examine the fluid dynamic of US-Iran relations in the Trump era
by providing a social scientific understanding of the pattern of
hostility and antagonism between Washington and Tehran and the
resulting spiraling conflict that may lead to a disastrous war in
the region.
Kurdish Politics in the Middle East analyzes political and social
dimensions of Kurdish integration into the mainstream
socio-political life in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. Its central thesis
is that ethnic conflict constitutes a major challenge to the
contemporary nation-state system in the Middle East. Long
vanquished is the illusion of the "melting pot," or the concept
that assimilation is an inexorable process produced by
"modernization" and the emergence of a relatively strong and
centralized nation-state system in the region. Perhaps no single
phenomenon highlights this thesis more than the historical Kurdish
struggle for self-determination. This book's focus is on Kurdish
politics and its relationship with broader regional and global
developments that affect the Kurds. It does not claim to cover
everything Kurdish, and it does not promote the political agenda of
any group, movement, or country.
The Middle East has been the arena of three cataclysmic events
since 1979 - the Iranian Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf
War. All of these have brought about major changes in the
inter-regional politics and relations between Middle East countries
and the outside world. This book seeks to analyze the impact of
these events on Iranian-Arab relations. The authors examine Iran's
relations with the Arab states of the Gulf in detail and sheds
light on the changing patterns of Iranian-Egyptian and Lebanese
relations.
The Middle East has been the arena of three cataclysmic events
since 1979 - the Iranian Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf
War. All of these have brought about major changes in the
inter-regional politics and relations between Middle East countries
and the outside world. This book seeks to analyze the impact of
these events on Iranian-Arab relations. The authors examine Iran's
relations with the Arab states of the Gulf in detail and sheds
light on the changing patterns of Iranian-Egyptian and Lebanese
relations.
With the advent of the Trump Administration, relations between Iran
and the United States have become increasingly conflictual to the
point that a future war between the two countries is a realistic
possibility. President Trump has unilaterally withdrawn the US from
the historic Iran nuclear accord and has re-imposed the
nuclear-related sanctions, which had been removed as a result of
that accord. Reflecting a new determined US effort to curb Iran's
hegemonic behavior throughout the Middle East, Trump's Iran policy
has all the markings of a sharp discontinuity in the Iran
containment strategy of the previous six US administrations. The
regime change policy, spearheaded by a hawkish cabinet with a long
history of antipathy toward the Iranian government, has become the
most salient feature of US policy toward Iran under President
Trump. This turn in US foreign policy has important consequences
not just for Iran but also for Iran's neighbors and prospects of
long-term stability in the Persian Gulf and beyond. This book seeks
to examine the fluid dynamic of US-Iran relations in the Trump era
by providing a social scientific understanding of the pattern of
hostility and antagonism between Washington and Tehran and the
resulting spiraling conflict that may lead to a disastrous war in
the region.
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