Politics

US-Egypt Diplomacy under Johnson

Nasser, Komer, and the Limits of Personal Diplomacy Gabriel Glickman, Bar-Ilan University, Israel This book brings to light the diplomatic efforts of Robert Komer, a now little known figure, who through strategy and realpolitik was able to have an outsized influence over American foreign policy towards Egypt. While Kennedy and Komer saw the benefit of having good relations with Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, Johnson did not. Ultimately, the administration was left with people who did not share Kennedy/ Komer’s enthusiasm for good relations with Egypt. The book chronicles three distinctive phases in U.S.-Egyptian relations under Johnson leading up to the outbreak of the June 1967 Arab-Israeli War - when Nasser suddenly reneged on his understanding with Kennedy not to provoke an Arab war against Israel. It reveals a new perspective on the causes of war that was to change the face of the Middle East.

UK February 2021 • US February 2021 • 304 pages HB 9780755634026 • £90.00 / $120.00 ePub 9780755634040 • £81.00 / $101.01 ePdf 9780755634033 • £81.00 / $101.01 I.B. Tauris

Trust in Divided Societies

State, Institutions and Governance in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine Abdalhadi M. Alijla, Orient-Institute Beirut (OIB), Lebanon In some societies, 'generalised trust', that is, trust in other members of society, appears to be low. This book looks at the concept of generalized trust and examines why some countries are more divided and prone to the collapse of social trust than others. Alijla draws on his experience as an analyst to look at three case studies – Lebanon, Syria and Palestine – focusing in each case on how trust breaks down, and the ensuing consequences. The author examines the basis for treating trust as a commodity in society, alongside and connected to wealth, opportunity, democratic institutions etc.

UK November 2020 • US November 2020 • 256 pages HB 9781838605315 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePdf 9781838605339 • £76.50 / $94.85 I.B. Tauris

The Making of Foreign Policy in Iraq

Political Factions and the Ruling Elite Zana Gulmohamad, University of Sheffield, UK Based on dozens of interviews with senior officials and politicians, this book analyses how the sovereign federal government of Iraq and the nonsovereign Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have functioned and worked together since the U.S-led invasion in 2003. The ruling elites and political factions in Baghdad and Erbil are shown to create foreign policies according to their agendas. Yet Zana Gulmohamad places this incoherent model of foreign policy making in the context of the country’s fragmented political and social context, and the events of the wider region.

UK January 2021 • US January 2021 • 224 pages HB 9781838604974 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9781838604998 • £76.50 / $94.85 ePdf 9781838604981 • £76.50 / $94.85 I.B. Tauris

Kurds and Yezidis in the Middle East

Shifting Identities, Borders, and the Experience of Minority Communities Edited by Günes Murat Tezcür, University of Central Florida, USA The diversity of Kurdish communities across the Middle East is now recognized as central to understanding both the challenges and opportunities for their representation and politics. This book diversifies the literature on Kurdish Studies by highlighting the Kurds’ relationship to the Yezidis. Comprising the leading voices in Kurdish Studies, chapters combine in-depth empirical work with theoretical and conceptual discussions to take the debates in the field in new directions. The study is divided into three thematic sections covering political identity, how the Kurds appear to others, and the Yezidis, to capture new insights into the heterogeneous aspects of Kurdish history and identity.

UK February 2021 • US February 2021 • 240 pages • 10 bw illus HB 9780755601196 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9780755601202 • £76.50 / $94.85 ePdf 9780755601219 • £76.50 / $94.85 Series: Kurdish Studies • I.B. Tauris

Islamism and Revolution Across the Middle East

Ideology and Strategy after the Arab Spring Edited by Khalil al-Anani, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar Based on fieldwork on Islamists in eight Middle Eastern countries: Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Yemen, Jordan, Kuwait and Syria, the contributors trace the transformation of the Islamists’ ideology, behaviour, and strategy since the beginning of the Arab Spring. The book unpacks why Islamists responded so differently to the Arab Spring by looking at the local, regional and global factors that impacted on their behaviour and political calculations. It explains why some movements could adapt and make shifts in their discourse and strategy, while others suffered major splits and schisms. The robust theoretical findings update existing literature on Islamism.

UK May 2021 • US May 2021 • 240 pages HB 9781838606305 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9781838606312 • £91.80 / $113.33 ePdf 9781838606329 • £91.80 / $113.33 I.B. Tauris