Hollis Britain and the Middle East in the 9/11 Era

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-2437-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Chatham House Papers

This authoritative book examines British policy in the Middle East,focusing on how Britain's response to 9/11 -particularly the decision to join the US invasion of Iraq -has affected its role and relations in the region.
* Establishes what was 'new' about the New Labourapproach and policies towards the Middle East and whatchanged as a result of 9/11 and the 'war onterror'
* Analyses in detail how the Blair government handled the Iraqcrisis, invasion and fallout, including developments in relationswith Iran
* Documents Britain's 'niche' role in theMiddle East peace process.
* Argues that arms sales, trade and finance bind Britain to theArab Gulf states
* Traces Britain 's involvement in US-regionalsecurity arrangements

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hollis, Rosemary

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
Chapter 1: Historical Background: Stages in theRelationship.
Chapter 2: New Labour Worldview and the Middle East.
Chapter 3: New Labour: New Policy-Making Process.
Chapter 4: Britain's Role in the Peace Process: 1997 to2001.
Chapter 5: The Road to War in Iraq.
Chapter 6: Reaping the Whirlwind: the Fallout from the Invasionof Iraq for British Relations across the Middle East.
Part I: Inside Iraq.
Part II: Around the Region.
Chapter 7: Realpolitik and the Peace Process after 9/11.
Chapter 8: Still Flying the Flag: Britain and the Arab GulfStates.
Chapter 9: Conclusions.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Rosemary Hollis is Director of the Olive Tree ScholarshipProgramme at City University London, and was formerly Director ofResearch at Chatham House.