Overlapping Regional Orders in the Middle East and North Africa - Norms and Social Practices of Foreign Behaviour

Focused on a set of overlapping international orders of regional scope present in the Middle East and North Africa, this book argues that rules and primary institutions have sanctioned the foreign behaviour of the sub-system's international actors since 1945.

List of contents

Introduction 1. International Order in the Middle East and North Africa Regional System 2. The Intra-Arab Order and Its Primary Institutions 3. "Balancing Politics" as Primary Institution of the Intra-Arab Order 4. "Proxy Wars" and "Controlled Crisis" as Primary Institutions of the Intra-Arab Order 5. The Arab-Israeli Order and Its Primary Institutions 6. The Arab-Iranian Order and Its Primary Institutions 7. The Global Order and Normative Syncretism in the MENA Sub-System 8. The Regional Order since 2011: The "Arab Uprisings" as a Turning Point? Conclusions

About the author

Jordi Quero is a Lecturer in International Relations and the Director of the MSc in Diplomacy and International Organizations at the University of Barcelona's CEI International Affairs. He holds a PhD in International Law and IR from University Pompeu Fabra. His research interests include the international politics of the Middle East and the theory of IR.

Product details

• Authors: Jordi Quero
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032529721
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3252972-1
• No. of pages: 330
• Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, International Relations, Middle East, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies