1. Introduction: The Concept of Regional Power as Applied to the Middle East; Martin Beck PART I: IRAN AND ITS 'REVOLUTIONARY MISSION' 2. Iran: Winner or Looser of the 'Arab Spring'?; Henner Furtig 3. What determines Iranian Power?; Arshin Adib-Moghaddam PART II: EGYPT: PAST AND FUTURE GLORY? 4. Post-Mubarak Egypt: Visions and Prospects for a new Regional Leadership Role; Annette Ranko and Elizabeth Monier 5. Egypt: The 'Regional reference' in the Middle East; Mustafa El Labbad PART III: TURKEY AND THE OTTOMAN PAST 6. Before the Arab Revolt and After: Turkey's Transformed Regional Power Status in the Middle East; Andre Bank and Roy Karadag 7. Turkey's 'Return' to the Middle East; Meliha Benli Altun???k PART IV: ISRAEL - HIDDEN OPPORTUNITIES 8. Israel - an underestimated player in the new 'Middle East Game'; Robert Kappel 9. Israel as a Regional Power: Prospects and Problems; Mark A. Heller PART V: SAUDI ARABIA - MORE THAN PETRODOLLARS 10. Saudi Arabia: a conservative P(l)ayer on the Retreat?; Thomas Richter 11. Saudi Arabia and the Arab Spring: Opportunities and Challenges of Security; Saud Al Tamamy 12. Conclusion: Prospects for New Regional Powers in the Middle East (Henner Furtig)