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Hardcover. Zustand: New. The states of West Asia continue to grapple with dramatic changes taking place in the domestic and regional environment. Security has emerged as a significant concern for them. The political upheavals, civil strife, sectarian violence and terrorism in the area have implications for the regional and global order. As the region grapples with myriad socio-economic problems, many extra-regional players and non-state actors, and a few regional ones, are attempting to carve out their own areas of influence. These developments across West Asia demand constant monitoring and careful analyses. This book is a collection of essays exploring various aspects of the changing security paradigm in West Asia and the regional and international responses. This book is based on the proceedings of the third West Asia Conference (WAC) organised by the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in September 2018. The Conference aimed to deliberate on the emerging security trends in West Asia and elicit views of experts from India and the region. In addition, the WAC discussed the challenges faced by India in devising its policies towards West Asia. First and foremost, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to all the Indian and foreign contributors for their scholarly insights adding immense value to this volume. Most of the presentations during the conference were duly updated by the authors. We are immensely grateful to Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy, Director General, MP-IDSA for his wholehearted support for compiling this volume.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents: 1. Introduction/Md. Muddassir Quamar. 2. Saudi Arabia after the Arab Spring/Joseph A. Ke´chichian. 3. Exploring the nexus between democratisation, authoritarianism and patriarchy in Iran and Saudi Arabia/Hussein Solomon and Simone Bekker. 4. Al-Azhar as a Key player in countering the radical ideology of global Jihad/Michael Barak. 5. Gulf think tanks and regional security policy after 2011/Mona Ali. 6. The Jasmine revolution in Tunisia/Nina Slama. 7. (Un)Development Effects of real estate boom in Egypt after the Arab uprising/Sameena Hameed. 8. Arab spring and arms trade in MENA/Lakshmi Priya. 9. Lebanon s 17 October revolution, Whatsapp and mass mobilization/Joseph Alagha. 10. The Arab spring and extremism among Sunni minorities in Iran/Maria Elizabeth Joseph. 11. Digitalisation of conflict and cooperation in the middle east/Rohit Sharma. 12. The shadow line: Turkey and the Arab Spring/Krzysztof Strachota. 13. Narratives on Arab World in Turkish academic discourse: publications of state-centric institutions/Sinem Cengiz. 14. China foreign policy in Middle East and North Africa after the Arab Spring/Mordechai Chaziza. 15. Bear Hug: Russia s return to the Middle East/Uma Purushothaman. 16. India and the Arab Spring/P. R. Kumaraswamy. Index. A decade since the eruption of Arab Spring protests in the Middle East and North Africa, the region continues to confront the primary causes of the popular disenchantment including economic deprivation, bad governance, corruption and limited avenues for political expression. Democratisation, the buzzword in 2011 has given way to debates around conflict management and resolution. Simultaneously, there are mounting economic challenges throughout the region that have been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. But there are some silver linings such as a focus on reforms, greater scrutiny against corruption, demand for better governance, and awareness regarding women empowerment and rights of minorities. The volume, Politics of Change in the Middle East and North Africa since Arab Spring: A Lost Decade?, commemorates the ten years of the eruption of Arab Spring protests. It captures some of the prevailing political, economic, strategic and social issues in MENA through thematic or country-specific essays that explore the ongoing transformations and underline how despite the hopelessness, the MENA societies have made progress on various fronts. This volume is the first in the MEI-KW Middle East Series.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents: 1. Introduction/P. R. Kumaraswamy. 2. Investment in renewable energy in the GCC states: status and policy options/Sameena Hameed. 3. Transition to a green economy: emerging challenges for the GCC countries/Kannan Ambalam. 4. Trajectories of education policy in Saudi Arabia/Md. Muddassir Quamar. 5. Shiism, Rentier State and illiberal democracy in Iran/Mahnaz Zahirinejad. 6. Sectarianism, geopolitical rivalry and the Syrian civil war/Stanly Johny. 7. The widening gulf: Arab spring and the Saudi-Iranian divide/Prasanta Kumar Pradhan. 8. Qatar-Hamas relations: between strategic calculations and ideological ties/Tsupokyemla. 9. India GCC FTA: ray of opportunities/Sayeeda Khatoon. 10. Thicker than oil: the India-Iraqi Ties/Kallol Bhattacherjee. 11. Profile: Gulshan Dietl. 12. Profile: Prakash Chandra Jain. 13. Profile: Girijesh Pant. Index. Since the outbreak of the Arab Spring the Middle East is going through a turbulent phase as violence, internal conflicts and civil wars are ravaging a number of countries. Even relatively stable Gulf monarchies are not untouched by the impact of popular demand for change. For India, the Persian Gulf is an extended neighbourhood and the region of vital importance receives scant attention. In the light of the Arab Spring, Iranian nuclear deal and the rise of ISIS, it has become impossible for India to be indifferent to the changing internal dynamics. This anthology presents a broad view of the social, political and economic dimensions of the Gulf region and their relevance and significance through issues such as renewable energy, sustainable development and education policy.