The epicenter of crisis : the new middle east/

LENNON Alexander T J

The epicenter of crisis : the new middle east/ edited by Alexander T J Lennon - Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, 2007 - xi, 363 p.

Collection of papers originally published in The Washington Quarterly. The papers address the countries that are said to constitute the central zone or epicenter of the "arc-of-crisis" that stretches from the Balkans to Southeast Asia. Each section deals with one of the countries in an effort to identify what is happening there, the effect of US foreign policies, and whether those policies should be altered. Covers Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan.

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MIDDLE EAST--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
UNITED STATES--FOREIGN POLICY--MIDDLE EAST