Riding The Tiger: The Middle East Challenge After The Cold War

The contributors to this book focus on the underlying forces at work in the Middle East, going beyond traditional perspectives in their analysis of such key issues as: state-to-state conflict the Arab-Israeli and Persian Gulf arenas; growing Western dependence on Middle East oil increasingly lethal arms race that may upset the regional balance; competition for scarce resources, such as water, in non-oil states; and ethnic, sectarian, and ideological forces as the Islamic revival and pressures for democracy - that will affect regional stability.