Regional Security in the Middle East: Past Present and Future

Middle Eastern politics of the 1990s has been characterised by a drive towards peace. Indeed, despite the continuation of violence for much of the decade, the willingness of Palestinian, Israeli and Syrian leaders to enter into a dialogue has led some to suggest that we may be witnessing the dawn of a New Middle East. Whether the current drive for peace is successful or not will depend on the negotiating process. The ongoing dialogue must agree on several issues that have led to the collapse of past initiatives such as regional security, concession of territory and arms control. The articles in this book discuss the challenges presented by such problems, they also provide some practical advice on how risks of failure could be seized. The fluidity of regional politics, domestic and international, suggests that the issues discussed in this volume are significant, timely and deserve serious consideration by scholars and practitioners in and outside of the region.