Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-146) and index.
The Arab-Israeli conflict : ways to war -- The Palestinian-Israeli conflict : hostages to history -- Superpower conflict in the Middle East : war by proxy -- Generation jihad : conflict in the name of Islam? -- Sectarian conflict : Lebanon, state without a nation -- Ethnic conflict : the forgotten Kurds -- War in the Gulf : Iran and Iraq 1980-1989 -- The Kuwait crisis : brother versus brother -- The politics of conflict and failure of peacemaking -- After the storm.
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Since WWII, conflicts such as the Iran-Iraq War and the Kuwait Crisis have made the Middle East the main focus of military attention. This edition examines the effects of 9/11 on the Middle East peace process and Bush's war on terrorism. The superpower conflict in the Middle East is also discussed.