目次

1. Introduction: The Colonial Background 2. The Formation of the state of Israel 3: The Arab–Israeli Wars 4. Palestinian Politics: the failure of the 'peace process' 5. Ideologies and supra-state identities 6. The Iranian revolution and pan-Shi'ism 7. Playgroundof the superpowers 8. The US-led War on Terror 9. The Arab Uprisings 10. The Syrian War and the rise of the Islamic State 11. Iranemerging fromisolation Conclusion