This new edition provides a comprehensive overview of its subject area, bringing together leading experts to provide students with authoritative and up-to-date content. It combines a history of the region with analysis of key themes, actors, and conflicts, and uses a range of learning features and online resources to support student learning.New chapters cover International Relations and the Middle East, and foreign policy making in the Middle East, while a rewritten chapter on War and Security focuses on a broader range of conflicts than before, and includes significant coverage of terrorism.The text is supported by a range of learning features and an Online Resource Centre which includes:Chapter exercisesTimelineWeb linksPowerPoint slidesNews feeds - links to real life articles from different news sites via RSS Read Less