Abstract
This chapter examines shifts in the Middle East regional balance of power, their causes and consequences, with a focus on the post-Arab Uprising. After identifying the constants in the regional power struggle, particularly recurring “Cold Wars, its major historical phases are identified. Next, the early phase of the Arab Uprising, is analysed, particularly “competitive interference” in the uprising states by Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia at the expense of the traditional Arab powers, Egypt, Syria and Iraq. The consequences of the Uprising as they unfolded in its later phases are then identified, including sectarianization, failing states, the rise of non-state actors, and their consequences for shifting power balance.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Routledge Handbook of International Relations in the Middle East |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Chapter | 9 |
Pages | 110-124 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315229591 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780415317283 |
Publication status | Published - 26 Mar 2019 |
Keywords
- Arab Uprising
- MENA region
- power struggle