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What Next for Britain in the Middle East? Michael Stephens (RUSI, UK)

What Next for Britain in the Middle East? By Michael Stephens (RUSI, UK)

What Next for Britain in the Middle East? by Michael Stephens (RUSI, UK)


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What Next for Britain in the Middle East? Summary

What Next for Britain in the Middle East?: Security, Trade and Foreign Policy after Brexit by Michael Stephens (RUSI, UK)

As the UK enters a period of intense public introspection in the wake of Brexit, this book takes on one of the key questions emerging from the divisive process: what is Britain's place in the world? The Middle East is one of the regions the UK has been most engaged in historically. This book assesses the drivers of foreign policy successes and failures and asks if there is a way to revitalise British influence in the region, and if this is even desirable. The book analyses the values, trade and security concerns that drive the UK's foreign policy. There are separate chapters on the non- Arab powers - Israel, Turkey and Iran - as well as chapters on the Middle Eastern Arab states and regions including the Gulf, Iraq, Egypt, and Syria and the Levant. The contributions are from leading specialists in the field: Rosemary Hollis, Michael Clarke, Ian Black, Bill Park, Christopher Phillips, Sanam Vakil, Michael Stephens and Louise Kettle. They each explain and re-assess the declining western influence and continued instability in the region and what this means for the UK's priorities and strategy towards the MENA. This is an essential book for policy makers, journalists and researchers focused on foreign policy towards the Middle East.

What Next for Britain in the Middle East? Reviews

A timely and trusted guide - smart thinking from respected scholars who understand the past and provide impressive insight into the future of a fast-changing map of Britain and the Middle East. Here are the right questions, and the right kind of answers with rigorous analysis and advice. * Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent *

About Michael Stephens (RUSI, UK)

Christopher Phillips is Reader in International Relations at Queen Mary, University of London, U.K and associate fellow at Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Programme. He has written for The Guardian, The Washington Post, Newsweek and CNN, among others. He has also made numerous media appearances on outlets including BBC Newsnight, Radio 4's Today Programme, BBC News, Al-Jazeera, Sky News and Channel 4 News. He is the author of The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the new Middle East (2016). Michael Stephens is a Senior Research Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), and an Associate Fellow at RUSI where he previously worked as the Research Fellow for Middle East Studies. Michael was seconded to the Foreign and Commonwealth in 2017 serving as the Senior Research Analyst for Lebanon and Syria. He is a regular broadcast commentator and has written for many of the world's top news publications.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors Map of the Middle East Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Christopher Phillips & Michael Stephens PART ONE: Still searching for a role - The UK in the Middle East from East of Suez to Brexit 2. Britain and the Middle East since 1971 Rosemary Hollis 3. Britain's Foreign Policy Landscape in the Post-Brexit Era Michael Clarke 4. Still Special? The UK and US in the Middle East Michael Stephens PART TWO: Principles and Pragmatism - the debates over the UK's Middle East priorities 5. The third wheel? Values in British foreign policy in the Middle East James Lynch 6. Prosperity David Butter 7. Security Louise Kettle PART THREE: Britain and the non-Arab powers 8. Turkey Bill Park 9. Israel Ian Black 10. Iran - Bridging Opportunities and Challenges Sanam Vakil PART FOUR: Britain and the Middle Eastern Arab states 11. Syria and the Levant Christopher Phillips 12. Iraq Jack Watling 13. The Gulf Tobias Borck and Michael Stephens 14. Egypt Emma El-Badawy 15. Conclusion Christopher Phillips & Michael Stephens

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NGR9780755617166
9780755617166
0755617169
What Next for Britain in the Middle East?: Security, Trade and Foreign Policy after Brexit by Michael Stephens (RUSI, UK)
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20210923
264
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