Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-378) and index.

Foreign policy in the Middle East / Raymond Hinnebusch -- The Middle East regional system / Raymond Hinnebusch -- part 1. Pivotal Arab powers -- The foreign policy of Egypt / Raymond Hinnebusch and Nael Shama -- The foreign policies of Iraq and Lebanon / Adham Saouli -- The foreign policy of Jordan / Curtis R. Ryan -- The foreign policy of Qatar / Mehran Kamrava -- The foreign policy of Saudi Arabia / F. Gregory Gause III -- The foreign policy of Syria / Raymond Hinnebusch -- The foreign policy of Tunisia / Emma C. Murphy -- part 2. Non-Arab regional powers -- The foreign policy of Iran / Anoushiravan Ehteshami -- The foreign policy of Israel / Clive Jones -- The foreign policy of Turkey / Philip Robins -- part 3. Conclusion -- Making foreign policy in the midst of turbulence / Anoushiravan Ehteshami.

This new edition of The Foreign Policies of Middle East States reflects the momentous events and shifting dynamics that have occurred in the region in the nearly fifteen years since the first edition was published. Working within a common analytical framework, the authors offer a theoretically grounded, systematic examination of the foreign policies of eleven states.