Table of Contents
Introduction, Yezid Sayigh and Avi Shlaim1.. The Middle East, the Great Powers, and the Cold War, Fred Halliday (Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics)2.. Egypt, Adeed Dawisha (Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia)3.. Syria, Patrick Seale (writer and former foreign correspondent for Reuters and The Observer)4.. Lebanon, Fawaz Gerges (Assistant Professor of International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, Sarah Lawrence College, New York)5.. Jordan, Lawrence Tal (Lecturer in Politics at Trinity College, Oxford)6.. The Palestinians, Yezid Sayigh7.. Israel, Efraim Karsh (Professor and Head of the Mediterranean Studies Programme at King's College, University of London)8.. Iraq, Charles Tripp (Senior Lecturer in Politics with reference to the Near and Middle East in the Department of Political Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)9.. Iran, Shahram Chubin (Executive Director, Research, Geneva Centre for Security Policy)10.. Turkey, William Hale (Reader in Politics with special reference to Turkey at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)Conclusion, Avi Shlaim
