Simon Mabon is Senior Lecturer in International Relations in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University, UK and a research associate with the Foreign Policy Centre. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Leeds.

'This book is essential reading for any informed understanding of a relationship whose scope and dynamic will likely shape the political and strategic landscape of the Middle East in the years ahead.'

• Preface to the New EditionPreface to the Paperback EditionAcknowledgementsMapsThe Middle EastIranSaudi ArabiaIntroduction1. The Middle East in International Relations2. Arabian Gulf vs Persian Gulf3. History, Politics and Narratives of State-Building4. Religious Incongruence5. Ethno-Tribal Incongruence6. The Response of the State7. Internal-External Security DilemmasConclusionsNotesBibliographyIndex

Simon Mabon is Senior Lecturer in International Relations in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University, UK and a research associate with the Foreign Policy Centre. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Leeds.

'This book is essential reading for any informed understanding of a relationship whose scope and dynamic will likely shape the political and strategic landscape of the Middle East in the years ahead.'

• Preface to the New EditionPreface to the Paperback EditionAcknowledgementsMapsThe Middle EastIranSaudi ArabiaIntroduction1. The Middle East in International Relations2. Arabian Gulf vs Persian Gulf3. History, Politics and Narratives of State-Building4. Religious Incongruence5. Ethno-Tribal Incongruence6. The Response of the State7. Internal-External Security DilemmasConclusionsNotesBibliographyIndex

Simon Mabon is Senior Lecturer in International Relations in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University, UK and a research associate with the Foreign Policy Centre. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Leeds.

'This book is essential reading for any informed understanding of a relationship whose scope and dynamic will likely shape the political and strategic landscape of the Middle East in the years ahead.'

• Preface to the New EditionPreface to the Paperback EditionAcknowledgementsMapsThe Middle EastIranSaudi ArabiaIntroduction1. The Middle East in International Relations2. Arabian Gulf vs Persian Gulf3. History, Politics and Narratives of State-Building4. Religious Incongruence5. Ethno-Tribal Incongruence6. The Response of the State7. Internal-External Security DilemmasConclusionsNotesBibliographyIndex