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Book SynopsisChristopher Phillips is Reader in International Relations at Queen Mary, University of London, U.K and associate fellow at Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Programme. He has written for
The Guardian,
The Washington Post,
Newsweek and
CNN, among others. He has also made numerous media appearances on outlets including BBC Newsnight, Radio 4's Today Programme, BBC News, Al-Jazeera, Sky News and Channel 4 News. He is the author of
The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the new Middle East (2016)
.Michael Stephens is a Senior Research Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), and an Associate Fellow at RUSI where he previously worked as the Research Fellow for Middle East Studies. Michael was seconded to the Foreign and Commonwealth in 2017 serving as the Senior Research Analyst for Lebanon and Syria. He is a regular broadcast commentator and has written for many of the world's top news publications.
Trade ReviewA timely and trusted guide - smart thinking from respected scholars who understand the past and provide impressive insight into the future of a fast-changing map of Britain and the Middle East. Here are the right questions, and the right kind of answers with rigorous analysis and advice. * Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent *
Table of ContentsList of Contributors Map of the Middle East Acknowledgements
1. Introduction Christopher Phillips & Michael Stephens PART ONE: Still searching for a role – The UK in the Middle East from East of Suez to Brexit 2. Britain and the Middle East since 1971 Rosemary Hollis 3. Britain’s Foreign Policy Landscape in the Post-Brexit Era Michael Clarke 4. Still Special? The UK and US in the Middle East Michael Stephens PART TWO: Principles and Pragmatism – the debates over the UK's Middle East priorities 5. The third wheel? “Values” in British foreign policy in the Middle East James Lynch 6. Prosperity David Butter 7. Security Louise Kettle PART THREE: Britain and the non-Arab powers 8. Turkey Bill Park 9. Israel Ian Black 10. Iran - Bridging Opportunities and Challenges Sanam Vakil PART FOUR: Britain and the Middle Eastern Arab states 11. Syria and the Levant Christopher Phillips 12. Iraq Jack Watling 13. The Gulf Tobias Borck and Michael Stephens 14. Egypt Emma El-Badawy 15. Conclusion Christopher Phillips & Michael Stephens
