Introduction : the Middle East and international relations / Louise Fawcett --
Part 1. Theoretical and historical overview. International relations theory and the Middle East / Fred H. Lawson ; The emergence of the MIddle East into the modern state system / Eugene L. Rogan ; The Cold War in the Middle East / Peter Sluglett ; The Middle East since the Cold War : the multi-layered (in)security dilemma / Bahgat Korany --
Part 2. Themes in international relations and international political economy. Oil and political economy in the international relations of the Middle East / Giacomo Luciani ; The puzzle of political reform in the Middle East / Augustus Richard Norton ; The politics of identity in Middle East international relations / Raymond Hinnebusch ; Islam and international relations in the Middle East : from umma to nation state / Peter Mandaville ; Alliances and regionalism in the Middle East / Louise Fawcett ; Middle East security : conflict and securitization of identities / Marina Calculli with Matteo Legrenzi --
Part 3. Key issues and actors. Foreign policymaking in the Middle East : complex realism / Raymond Hinnebusch and Anoushiravan Ehteshami ; The Arab-Israeli conflict / Charles Smith ; The rise and fall of the Oslo peace process / Avi Shlaim ; The international politics of the Gulf / Matteo Legrenzi and F. Gregory Gause III ; The Arab Spring : the 'people' in international relations / Larbi Sadiki ; The United States in the Middle East / Michael C. Hudson ; Europe in the Middle East / Rosemary Hollis.

This textbook offers an historical framework and up-to-date analysis of contemporary events in the Middle East. Bringing together leading scholars in the field, it presents a balanced and comprehensive assessment of the international politics of the region.