The Arab world's strategic location and its considerable material and human potential should allow it to play a major role in world affairs. However, in additio

In this balanced and discerning study, Hassan Hamdan al-Alkim examines the dynamics of Arab foreign policy-making in the twenty-first century.

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In addition to its emphasis on the primacy of change and dynamics rather than static snapshots, this book looks critically at development studies and policies.