Abstract
Explains why MENA is the world's most war-prone region, using Waltz's three level, system, state and individual paradigm. Finds wars are driven by the abundance of revisionist states; but revisionism is a product of the flawed construction of the regional state system, with irredentism built-in; exacerbated by the struggle over oil bewteen global and regional powers; and occasioned abrupt changes in the power balance and/or the rise to power of aggressive leaders.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Routledge Handbook to the Middle East and North African State and States System |
| Place of Publication | London and NY |
| Publisher | Routledge Taylor & Francis Group |
| Chapter | 25 |
| Pages | 354-74 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780429342486 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780367358877 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2019 |
Keywords
- Middle East
- War
- irredentism
- power imbalance
- aggression