This book attempts a comprehensive historical, political, and diplomatic approach to the political developments in the Middle East, from the emergence of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the problem of defining borders in the region, to the Camp David Accords of 1979, which marked the end of a critical period.
As the issues in the Middle East and the Arab-Israeli conflict remain central to discussions in the field of International Relations today, a deeper understanding of their historical, political, and diplomatic dimensions is required.
The Middle East is a vital, key geopolitical region: the cradle of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian civilization, it possesses the largest energy reserves of hydrocarbons in the world, hosts the most significant maritime channels of international trade, and is the theater of what many consider to be the most important international conflict of recent decades - the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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