Middle East Politics

Mahmood Monshipouri is Chair and Professor of International Relations at San Francisco State University, USA. He is also a Lecturer at the Global Studies/International and Area Studies at UC Berkeley. He is the editor of Information Politics, Protests, and Human rights in the Digital Age (2016).

• 1. Turmoil and transition in the Middle East politics Part I. Historical and contemporary contexts 2. A modern history of the Middle East 3. The Arab-Israeli conflicts: causes and consequences 4. Nationalists vs. Islamists: the struggle for power 5. The Persian Gulf and global security Part II. Changing dynamics and evolving challenges 6. Beyond the Arab uprisings: democratic rollback? 7. The Internet: double-edged sword 8. Confronting terrorism and the Islamic State 9. New security issues: food, water, and labor emigration 10. The changing geopolitics of oil 11. US-Iran relations: the key to stability 12. New regional players: China, India, and Russia Part III. Prospects for the future 13. New paradigms and trends