Description
This book explores the recent changes in several Middle Eastern countries, such as Syria, Palestine, and Iraq and their effect on the region’s politics. The authors point to succession problems and domestic and international issues and events as catalysts for these developments. They suggest that the new regimes, which seem like manifestations of a new desire to reform the region’s violent and tenuous climate, are merely attempting to preserve the status quo. The authors examine their theory with both frustration about the way things are and hope in the potential these power shifts possess to fuel more proactive endeavors.
Table of Contents
Fathers and Sons, from Jumhuriyya to “Jumlukiyya”
The Struggle for the Reins of Power in Egypt, Yoram Meita
In the Name of the Father: Is Bashar in Control of Syria? Eyal Zisser
Mu’ammar al-Qadhafi and Sayf al-Islam—Father and Son at a Historical Crossroads? Yehudit Ronen
At the Core of Revolutionary Change
Between Revolution and Statehood—The Palestinians in the Aftermath of the Arafat Era, Ephraim Lavie
Upon the Fall of the Ba’th: The Struggle between the Elites in Iraq, Ofra Bengio
Iran’s Rebellious Youth, Meir Litvak
The Surprising Stability of The Monarchies
The Next Generation of Saudi ‘Ulama: A New Pillar of Support for the Regime? Joshua Teitelbaum
All in the Family: Generational Continuity in Jordan, Asher Susser
Political Elites amid a Changing Reality in Morocco, Daniel Zisenwine
May 2007