The states of West Asia continue to grapple with dramatic changes taking place in the domestic and regional environment. Security has emerged as a significant concern for them. The political upheavals, civil strife, sectarian violence and terrorism in the area have implications for the regional and global order. As the region grapples with myriad socio-economic problems, many extra-regional players and non-state actors, and a few regional ones, are attempting to carve out their own areas of influence. These developments across West Asia demand constant monitoring and careful analyses. This book is a collection of essays exploring various aspects of the changing security paradigm in West Asia and the regional and international responses.
Editors: Meena Singh Roy and Md. Muddassir Quamar
Dr. Meena Singh Roy is a Research Fellow and Coordinator, West Asia Centre at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA). Her area of specialisation is West Asia and Eurasia. Prior to joining MP-IDSA, she was a senior research scholar in the Department of African Studies, Delhi University. She was associated with the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies and London School of Economics for her research work. She was a Visiting Research Fellow at the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg in 2014.
Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar is Associate Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. He holds a PhD in Middle East Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. His areas of interest include Politics & Societies in the Gulf, Middle East Strategic Affairs and Political Islam. Dr. Quamar was a Visiting Fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh in 2014-15.
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Notes on Editors and Contributors
Address by Shri M.J. Akbar
Speech by H.E. Amine Gemayel
Speech by Dr. Seyed Kazem Sajjadpouri
1. Introduction: Conflict and Instability in the West Asian Region: Multiple Narratives
Meena Singh Roy
2. Iran-Saudi Arabia Conflict and the Path to Peace
Seyed Hossein Mousavian
3. Arab Hopelessness and its Strategic Consequences
Dan Schueftan
4. Turkey’s Middle East Policies
Mustafa Aydin and CihanDizdaroglu
5. The UN and the Palestine Question: Security and Conflict in the Middle East
AbdelhamidAbdeljaber
6. Egypt and Geostrategic Challenges in the Middle East: Terrorism, Alliances, and Political Changes
Elsayed Ali Abofarha
7. Israel-India Relations: An Evolving Synergy
Uri Resnick
8. Great Powers Challenge India’s Middle East Strategy
P. R. Kumaraswamy
9. Crowded Horizons: A View on the Naval Strategy of the United States of America in the Western Indian Ocean
Jeffrey Payne
10. China and the Middle East: New Dynamics but Consistent Policy
JinLiangxiang
11. European Dilemmas in the Middle East: Conflicting Paradigms and Shifting Dynamics
GidonWindecker
12. Protracted Transition in West Asia
Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
13. Finding the Elusive Peace and Stability: An Overview
Md. Muddassir Quamar
Political Science
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