Away from Chaos: The Middle East and the Challenge to the West

by Gilles Kepel

Book Overview

The Middle East is one of the world's most volatile regions. In recent years, from the optimism and then crushing disappointment of the Arab uprisings through the rise and fall of the Islamic State, it has presented key international security challenges. With the resilient jihadi terror threat, large-scale migration due to warfare and climate change, and fierce competition for control over oil, it promises to continue to be a powder keg. What ignited...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231197020
• ISBN13: 9780231197021
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"