| Contents |
Saudi Arabia and Iran : can balanced relations be restored? / Banafsheh Keynoush -- Iran's axis of influence in Levant and Iraq / Banafsheh Keynoush and Hamad H. Albloshi -- Qatar and Iran : regional roles, risks and opportunities / Luciano Zaccara and Wafa Sultana Mohiddin -- Kuwaiti views of Iran / Hamad H. Albloshi -- Iran's relations with Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates / Nursin Ate̐uso̐uglu G̐uuney, Banafsheh Keynoush and Visne Korkmaz -- Old grievances, new challenges : conflict and cooperation between Turkey and Iran / Nursin Ate̐uso̐uglu G̐uuney and ̐uOzden Zeynep Oktav. |
| Abstract |
"Few regions in the world are as torn by conflicts as the Near East, in which Iran plays a central role. Opportunities to engage with Iran are abundant, but they are squandered when regional states address immediate conflicts in which Iran is only one part of despite its prominent role. Iran's Interregional Dynamics in the Near East provides a comprehensive guide to broaden our understanding about Iran and its regional neighbors. By analyzing how Iran's neighbors view their ties with the country, this volume reveals why Iran is less successful in expanding its regional influence than what is commonly assumed. This is a first book of its kind to be written exclusively by authors from and working in the Near East region who came together at a roundtable funded by and convened at Princeton University. As the moderator of the roundtable, the editor of this volume invited the authors to contribute chapters to this timely book. The book explores a wide range of topics to describe the complex relations between Iran and other states in the Near East including Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. The volume is designed to inform politicians, world leaders, scholars, senior policy makers, and graduate students, and it provides an accessible guide to undergraduate students, junior scholars, and the general public"-- Provided by publisher. |
