Efraim Inbar is Professor of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University and the Director of its Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies. He has written five books and edited several collections of articles.

'This collection of essays is an undeniably useful to gain a complete understanding of the issues behind the outbreak of the Arab Spring and of their initial impacts on the region, while rare and original its contents.' - Lucia Ardovini, Lancaster University

• Introduction, Efraim Inbar 1. Democratization Processes in the Middle East and Israel, Gabriel Ben-Dor 2. The Emerging Middle East Balance of Power, Hillel Frisch 3. The United States and the "Arab Spring", Eytan Gilboa 4. The "Arab Spring" and Palestinian Apathy, Alexander Bligh 5. The Challenge of Terrorism, Boaz Ganor 6. The Economic Implications of the "Arab Spring", Gil Feiler 7. The "Arab Spring" and Israel’s Domestic Politics--Foreign Policy Linkage, Shmuel Sandler 8. The Strategic Implications for Israel, Efraim Inbar

Efraim Inbar is Professor of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University and the Director of its Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies. He has written five books and edited several collections of articles.

'This collection of essays is an undeniably useful to gain a complete understanding of the issues behind the outbreak of the Arab Spring and of their initial impacts on the region, while rare and original its contents.' - Lucia Ardovini, Lancaster University

• Introduction, Efraim Inbar 1. Democratization Processes in the Middle East and Israel, Gabriel Ben-Dor 2. The Emerging Middle East Balance of Power, Hillel Frisch 3. The United States and the "Arab Spring", Eytan Gilboa 4. The "Arab Spring" and Palestinian Apathy, Alexander Bligh 5. The Challenge of Terrorism, Boaz Ganor 6. The Economic Implications of the "Arab Spring", Gil Feiler 7. The "Arab Spring" and Israel’s Domestic Politics--Foreign Policy Linkage, Shmuel Sandler 8. The Strategic Implications for Israel, Efraim Inbar

Efraim Inbar is Professor of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University and the Director of its Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies. He has written five books and edited several collections of articles.

'This collection of essays is an undeniably useful to gain a complete understanding of the issues behind the outbreak of the Arab Spring and of their initial impacts on the region, while rare and original its contents.' - Lucia Ardovini, Lancaster University

• Introduction, Efraim Inbar 1. Democratization Processes in the Middle East and Israel, Gabriel Ben-Dor 2. The Emerging Middle East Balance of Power, Hillel Frisch 3. The United States and the "Arab Spring", Eytan Gilboa 4. The "Arab Spring" and Palestinian Apathy, Alexander Bligh 5. The Challenge of Terrorism, Boaz Ganor 6. The Economic Implications of the "Arab Spring", Gil Feiler 7. The "Arab Spring" and Israel’s Domestic Politics--Foreign Policy Linkage, Shmuel Sandler 8. The Strategic Implications for Israel, Efraim Inbar