New Frontiers in Middle East Security

New Frontiers in Middle East Security uses an interdisciplinary approach to chart a new course for national security research and policy-making in the turbulent region of the Middle East. Combining the rigour of international relations theory with the depth of area studies scholarship, the book creates a comprehensive understanding of the status of national security in the Middle East. The essays break new ground by integrating five variables into a new national security paradigm: political legitimacy, ethnic and religious tolerance, economic capabilities, availability of essential natural resources, and military capabilities. The impressive group of contributors provides data and analysis on both a country and a regional level to underscore the interrelationships among the variables in the paradigm. Overall, New Frontiers in Middle East Security illustrates the value of an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing and proposing policies for national security, by offering new and informative insights through the use of this method.

Author: L. Martin
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 05/03/2001
Pages: 279
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.58w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9780312239923

About the Author
LENORE G. MARTIN is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Emmanuel College in Boston. Her first book, The Unstable Gulf: Threats From Within, was published in 1984.