Arda Özkan is assistant professor at Ankara University, Department of International Trade and Logistics.Pinar Yürür is associate professor of political science and international relations at Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences.

“This comprehensive volume is an important original contribution to understand the main dynamics and challenges in the contemporary Middle Eastern politics. As some the articles deconstruct the main dynamics of conflicts, civil wars and sectarian divisions in different countries of the region; some of them examine foreign policies of different countries in a changing regional setting. In addition, important issues, like water, energy and migration, are dealt with in detailed analyses.As the conflicts and wars in the Middle East still dominate the global arena, the articles in the book shed light not only on the internal political dimensions of the regional countries, but also help the reader to make more sense of global politics as well.Without peace in the Middle East, there will not be peace in the world. Original scientific studies, like this volume, will help us to grasp the main challenges in the region and hopefully motivate us to work more for a peaceful regional and global order.”

• Chapter 1. The Resilience of the Assad Regime: An Assessment on the Syrian Civil War after More than a DecadeÖzge ÖzkoçChapter 2. Lebanon: Sectarian Division Revisited within the Frame of the Regional Competition of Iran and Saudi ArabiaFulya ÖzkanChapter 3. Mediation in Qatar’s Foreign Policy: Drivers, Features and OutcomesMehmet Osman ÇatiChapter 4. Iran: What Does the Conservative Turn Mean About the Foreign Policy Implications?Özgür Kizilyurt and Atay AkdeveliogluChapter 5. Iraq in Between Two Powers: A Critical Overview of Internal Unbalance and a New WarGizem Bilgin AytaçChapter 6. The United Arab Emirates (UAE): A Rising Regional Stakeholder in the GulfBegüm Kurtulus Abdulhayoglu and Burcu Sunar CankurtaranChapter 7. Israel's Changing Eastern Mediterranean Strategy: A Necessity in the Shadow of GeopoliticsGöktürk TüysüzogluChapter 8. Yemen: Sectarian Division and a Proxy WarUgur Pektas and Yusuf ÇinarChapter 9. The Water Problem in the Jordan River Basin from the Perspectives of the Riparian States: The Geography of Jordan RiverVildan MeydanChapter 10. Rethinking Palestine after the Arab UprisingsAyse Ömür AtmacaChapter 11. Kuwait’s Security Concerns: 2017 Gulf CrisisDerya Sürmelioglu ParlarChapter 12. Oman: Balancing Through Diplomacy in the GulfPinar YürürChapter 13. Bahrain: State-Society Dichotomy in Arab Spring and AftermathAyse KüçükChapter 14. An Unresolved Maritime Dispute from the Middle East to the Balkans: Aegean Sea Continental Shelf Case (Turkey v. Greece)Arda ÖzkanChapter 15. Societal, Political & Security Implications of the Arab Spring in the Middle EastBezen Balamir Coskun and Ahmet ÜçagaçChapter 16. How Could the New Energy Transformation/Policies Affect the Middle Eastern Actors?Sanem Özer and Günes ErsoyChapter 17. Politics of Migration into Turkey From The Middle East: Transition From Nationalizing to Neoliberal Policies Within 100 YearsSebnem Köser AkçaparChapter 18. Turkey and the European Union (EU) Relations: The Neoliberal Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) as Agenda Setters of a Middle Eastern Country Levent KirvalChapter 19. Emerging Triangle in the Hydropolitics of the Euphrates and Tigris Basin: The Case of Turkey, Iran and IraqAhmet Conker and Irem ÇolakChapter 20. Green Sukuk and Its Potential in the Middle EastYesim Tanrivermis and Gülnaz Sengül GünesChapter 21. Youth Political Activism in the Middle EastCihan Dizdaroglu and Esra Dilek Chapter 22. A Strategic / Economic Investment Area in the Middle East: The Case of IranErol Demir

Arda Özkan is assistant professor at Ankara University, Department of International Trade and Logistics.Pinar Yürür is associate professor of political science and international relations at Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences.

“This comprehensive volume is an important original contribution to understand the main dynamics and challenges in the contemporary Middle Eastern politics. As some the articles deconstruct the main dynamics of conflicts, civil wars and sectarian divisions in different countries of the region; some of them examine foreign policies of different countries in a changing regional setting. In addition, important issues, like water, energy and migration, are dealt with in detailed analyses.As the conflicts and wars in the Middle East still dominate the global arena, the articles in the book shed light not only on the internal political dimensions of the regional countries, but also help the reader to make more sense of global politics as well.Without peace in the Middle East, there will not be peace in the world. Original scientific studies, like this volume, will help us to grasp the main challenges in the region and hopefully motivate us to work more for a peaceful regional and global order.”

• Chapter 1. The Resilience of the Assad Regime: An Assessment on the Syrian Civil War after More than a DecadeÖzge ÖzkoçChapter 2. Lebanon: Sectarian Division Revisited within the Frame of the Regional Competition of Iran and Saudi ArabiaFulya ÖzkanChapter 3. Mediation in Qatar’s Foreign Policy: Drivers, Features and OutcomesMehmet Osman ÇatiChapter 4. Iran: What Does the Conservative Turn Mean About the Foreign Policy Implications?Özgür Kizilyurt and Atay AkdeveliogluChapter 5. Iraq in Between Two Powers: A Critical Overview of Internal Unbalance and a New WarGizem Bilgin AytaçChapter 6. The United Arab Emirates (UAE): A Rising Regional Stakeholder in the GulfBegüm Kurtulus Abdulhayoglu and Burcu Sunar CankurtaranChapter 7. Israel's Changing Eastern Mediterranean Strategy: A Necessity in the Shadow of GeopoliticsGöktürk TüysüzogluChapter 8. Yemen: Sectarian Division and a Proxy WarUgur Pektas and Yusuf ÇinarChapter 9. The Water Problem in the Jordan River Basin from the Perspectives of the Riparian States: The Geography of Jordan RiverVildan MeydanChapter 10. Rethinking Palestine after the Arab UprisingsAyse Ömür AtmacaChapter 11. Kuwait’s Security Concerns: 2017 Gulf CrisisDerya Sürmelioglu ParlarChapter 12. Oman: Balancing Through Diplomacy in the GulfPinar YürürChapter 13. Bahrain: State-Society Dichotomy in Arab Spring and AftermathAyse KüçükChapter 14. An Unresolved Maritime Dispute from the Middle East to the Balkans: Aegean Sea Continental Shelf Case (Turkey v. Greece)Arda ÖzkanChapter 15. Societal, Political & Security Implications of the Arab Spring in the Middle EastBezen Balamir Coskun and Ahmet ÜçagaçChapter 16. How Could the New Energy Transformation/Policies Affect the Middle Eastern Actors?Sanem Özer and Günes ErsoyChapter 17. Politics of Migration into Turkey From The Middle East: Transition From Nationalizing to Neoliberal Policies Within 100 YearsSebnem Köser AkçaparChapter 18. Turkey and the European Union (EU) Relations: The Neoliberal Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) as Agenda Setters of a Middle Eastern Country Levent KirvalChapter 19. Emerging Triangle in the Hydropolitics of the Euphrates and Tigris Basin: The Case of Turkey, Iran and IraqAhmet Conker and Irem ÇolakChapter 20. Green Sukuk and Its Potential in the Middle EastYesim Tanrivermis and Gülnaz Sengül GünesChapter 21. Youth Political Activism in the Middle EastCihan Dizdaroglu and Esra Dilek Chapter 22. A Strategic / Economic Investment Area in the Middle East: The Case of IranErol Demir

Arda Özkan is assistant professor at Ankara University, Department of International Trade and Logistics.Pinar Yürür is associate professor of political science and international relations at Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences.

“This comprehensive volume is an important original contribution to understand the main dynamics and challenges in the contemporary Middle Eastern politics. As some the articles deconstruct the main dynamics of conflicts, civil wars and sectarian divisions in different countries of the region; some of them examine foreign policies of different countries in a changing regional setting. In addition, important issues, like water, energy and migration, are dealt with in detailed analyses.As the conflicts and wars in the Middle East still dominate the global arena, the articles in the book shed light not only on the internal political dimensions of the regional countries, but also help the reader to make more sense of global politics as well.Without peace in the Middle East, there will not be peace in the world. Original scientific studies, like this volume, will help us to grasp the main challenges in the region and hopefully motivate us to work more for a peaceful regional and global order.”

• Chapter 1. The Resilience of the Assad Regime: An Assessment on the Syrian Civil War after More than a DecadeÖzge ÖzkoçChapter 2. Lebanon: Sectarian Division Revisited within the Frame of the Regional Competition of Iran and Saudi ArabiaFulya ÖzkanChapter 3. Mediation in Qatar’s Foreign Policy: Drivers, Features and OutcomesMehmet Osman ÇatiChapter 4. Iran: What Does the Conservative Turn Mean About the Foreign Policy Implications?Özgür Kizilyurt and Atay AkdeveliogluChapter 5. Iraq in Between Two Powers: A Critical Overview of Internal Unbalance and a New WarGizem Bilgin AytaçChapter 6. The United Arab Emirates (UAE): A Rising Regional Stakeholder in the GulfBegüm Kurtulus Abdulhayoglu and Burcu Sunar CankurtaranChapter 7. Israel's Changing Eastern Mediterranean Strategy: A Necessity in the Shadow of GeopoliticsGöktürk TüysüzogluChapter 8. Yemen: Sectarian Division and a Proxy WarUgur Pektas and Yusuf ÇinarChapter 9. The Water Problem in the Jordan River Basin from the Perspectives of the Riparian States: The Geography of Jordan RiverVildan MeydanChapter 10. Rethinking Palestine after the Arab UprisingsAyse Ömür AtmacaChapter 11. Kuwait’s Security Concerns: 2017 Gulf CrisisDerya Sürmelioglu ParlarChapter 12. Oman: Balancing Through Diplomacy in the GulfPinar YürürChapter 13. Bahrain: State-Society Dichotomy in Arab Spring and AftermathAyse KüçükChapter 14. An Unresolved Maritime Dispute from the Middle East to the Balkans: Aegean Sea Continental Shelf Case (Turkey v. Greece)Arda ÖzkanChapter 15. Societal, Political & Security Implications of the Arab Spring in the Middle EastBezen Balamir Coskun and Ahmet ÜçagaçChapter 16. How Could the New Energy Transformation/Policies Affect the Middle Eastern Actors?Sanem Özer and Günes ErsoyChapter 17. Politics of Migration into Turkey From The Middle East: Transition From Nationalizing to Neoliberal Policies Within 100 YearsSebnem Köser AkçaparChapter 18. Turkey and the European Union (EU) Relations: The Neoliberal Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) as Agenda Setters of a Middle Eastern Country Levent KirvalChapter 19. Emerging Triangle in the Hydropolitics of the Euphrates and Tigris Basin: The Case of Turkey, Iran and IraqAhmet Conker and Irem ÇolakChapter 20. Green Sukuk and Its Potential in the Middle EastYesim Tanrivermis and Gülnaz Sengül GünesChapter 21. Youth Political Activism in the Middle EastCihan Dizdaroglu and Esra Dilek Chapter 22. A Strategic / Economic Investment Area in the Middle East: The Case of IranErol Demir