Regional Powers in the Middle East

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. The Concept of Regional Power as Applied to the Middle East

   1. The Concept of Regional Power as Applied to the Middle East

      • Martin Beck

      Pages 1-20

3. Iran and Its “Revolutionary Mission”

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21

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   2. Iran: Winner or Loser of the “Arab Spring”?

      • Henner Fürtig

      Pages 23-41

   3. Global Grandeur and the Meaning of Iran: From the Shah to the Islamic Republic

      • Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

      Pages 43-58

4. Egypt: Past and Future Glory?

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59

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   2. The Failure of the Muslim Brotherhood: Implications for Egypt’s Regional Status

      • Elizabeth Monier, Annette Ranko

      Pages 61-79

   3. Egypt: A “Regional Reference” in the Middle East

      • Mustafa El-Labbad

      Pages 81-99

5. Turkey and the Ottoman Past

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. Before the Arab Revolts and After: Turkey’s Transformed Regional Power Status in the Middle East

      • André Bank, Roy Karadag

      Pages 103-121

   3. Turkey’s “Return” to the Middle East

      • Meliha Benli Altunışık

      Pages 123-142

6. Israel—Hidden Opportunities

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143

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   2. Israel: The Partial Regional Power in the Middle East

      • Robert Kappel

      Pages 145-161

   3. Israel as a Regional Power: Prospects and Problems

      • Mark A. Heller

      Pages 163-174

7. Saudi Arabia—More than Petrodollars

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175

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   2. Saudi Arabia: A Conservative P(l)ayer on the Retreat?

      • Thomas Richter

      Pages 177-190

   3. Saudi Arabia and the Arab Spring: Opportunities and Challenges of Security

      • Saud Mousaed Al Tamamy

      Pages 191-208

   4. Prospects for New Regional Powers in the Middle East

      • Henner Fürtig

      Pages 209-220

8. Back Matter

   Pages 221-232

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With theoretically-rich contributions from an international group of political scientists, historians, and economists, this volume addresses the puzzle of why the Middle East has produced no single dominant and acknowledged regional power, despite contenders such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Israel, and Turkey. Rich, theoretically-engaged case study chapters address a gap in the vibrant international academic discussion on the role of (new) regional powers in global politics. Fürtig offers powerful insights into both the unique nature of the Middle East region, with its dispersed power structures and competing centers, and probable new power constellations.

• Middle East
• Regional powers
• Arab revolts
• concept
• future
• Gerhard Richter
• Israel
• leadership
• play
• revolution
• security
• Spring Framework

Henner Fürtig, GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies, Germany, and University of Hamburg, Germany Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, London Middle East Institute, UK Elizabeth Iskander Monier, Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick, UK Annette Ranko, GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies, Germany, and University of Hamburg, Germany Mustafa El-Labbad, al Sharq Center for Regional and Strategic Studies, Egypt André Bank, GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies in Hamburg, Germany Roy Karadag, Institute of Inter-Cultural and International Studies, University of Bremen, Germany Meliha Benli Altun???k, Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey Robert Kappel, GIGA, Germany. Mark A. Heller, Institute for National Security Studies, Israel. Dr. Thomas Richter, GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies, Germany Saud M.S. Al Tamamy, King Saud University (KSU), Saudi Arabia ?

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