8vo. xx, [1], 239 pp., 8 tables, 1 figure, 6 maps, cloth in d/w,edited for the Middle East Institute, Washington, Routledge, London & New York, first edition, 1988.

Synopsis

The book provides a broad overview of foreign policy imperatives, an examination of three of the most important issues – the Iran-Iraq war, Opec, socio-political extremism – and finally a closer inspection of three of the key players in the area in Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.