Why is the Middle East the only part of the world which has drawn the West into wars in the last thirty years? With a sequence of events since 1945, including the Six-Day War, the Iranian revolution, the Iran-Iraq war, and the two Gulf wars, the Middle East has been the most important region of diplomacy, crisis, and controversy for the West. More recent events - notably the 2001 attack on the United States but also a number of other events (Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, nuclear proliferation, oil) - have even further escalated both engagement and debate. This has been punctuated by large-scale immigration to the West from the region. Islamism is the only ideology that challenges the dominant, globalizing, modern form of society. All of these factors have greatly increased interest in the West toward its engagement in the region and the need for good materials explaining the history, the strategies, events, and ideas.
Table of Contents: Volume I: Issues in Europe-Middle East Relations Part 1: US-Europe and Middle East Part 2: The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: Trade and Development Part 3: The Iran Issue Part 4: Maghreb Relations Part 5: Security Issues Volume II: Country Studies in Europe-Middle East Relations Part 6: Central Europe Part 7: France
Part 8: Germany Part 9: Greece Part 10: Italy Part 11: Norway Part 12: Spain Part 13: UK Part 14: Bilateral Relations Volume III: U.S.-Middle East, Issues in Relations Part 15: Overviews Part 16: U.S.-Israel Part 17: Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Peace Process Part 18: Arab Perceptions of America Part 19: Economic Policy Part 20: Iran and America Volume IV: U.S.-Middle East: Sub-Regions and Events Part 21: The Iraq War Part 22: North Africa Part 23: Persian Gulf Part 24: September 11 and War on Terrorism
