Turkey and Qatar in the tangled geopolitics of the Middle East. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Birol Başkan.
• Authors: Başkan, Birol
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Part I: 9/11 and the Changing Regional Landscape; Chapter 2: The Earthquake: The 9/11 Attacks and the US Response; Chapter 3: Unsettling the Middle East: The Implications of the US Rhetoric and Action; The Rise of Iran as a Regional Hegemon; Iran's Defensive/Aggressive Attitude; The Arabs' Own Predicament: Leadership Crisis; The Paradox of the Arab Gulf States; The Saudi-Iran Rivalry Revived; Part II: The Rise of Turkey and Qatar; Chapter 4: Enter Turkey and Qatar; Acquiring Immunity to US Pressure: The 1990s. Turkey and Qatar Facing the Post-9/11 RegionForeign Policy Activism; Avoiding Entrapment in the Saudi-Iran Rivalry; Relations with Israel; High-Profile Mediation Efforts; Relations with the MB; Relations with Hamas; Part III: The Arab Spring: The Rise and Fall of the Brotherhood Crescent; Chapter 5: The Arab Spring Erupts, Turkey and Qatar Respond; Tunisia; Egypt; Libya, Yemen, and Bahrain; Syria; The Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood; Troubled Monarchies; A Note on Qatar; Chapter 6: The Coup and Its Aftermath; The Rise of ISID and the Houthis.
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 147 pages)
• Subjects: 327.561; Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General; Diplomatic relations; Politics and government; International relations; International relations; Turkey -- Foreign relations -- 1980-; Qatar -- Foreign relations -- 21st century; Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1980-; Qatar -- Politics and government; Qatar; Turkey; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137517715; 1137517719; 1137517700; 9781137517708
• Related ISBNs: 9781137517708
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 17, 2016).
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