The Middle East is an area of constant and significant change. This course provides an overview of the Middle East (including the Arab world, Iran, Israel and Turkey) and focuses on the historical and political dynamics, which influenced and continue to shape change in the region. Several issues will be treated in detail including: religion and state in Islam; political competition among the Arab states; the Palestinian question and the Arab-Israeli conflict; oil and the Gulf states; and the meaning of non-regional power influence in the region.
