The Arab World and Iran

1. The Middle East and North Africa: An Arena of Change and Transition?
Amin Saikal

Part I. The Arab World: Prospects and Challenges in Transition

2. Prospects for Democratization in the Middle East Post-Arab Spring
Fethi Mansouri

3. The Post-uprising Arab World and the West: Mythology and Cultural Challenges
Robert Bowker

4. Political Economy Dynamics in the Arab Gulf States: Implications for Political Transition
Matthew Gray

Part II. Islamism and Sectarian Politics

5. Islam, Islamism, Muslims, and Governance: Beyond “Islam and Democracy”
Hisham Hellyer

6. The Saudi ‘ulama and the Syrian Civil War
Raihan Ismail

7. Sectarian and Ethnic Politics: The Syrian Conflict
Minerva Nasser-Eddine

Part III. Iranian Domestic Politics and Regional Influence

8. Iran’s Syrian Foreign Policy Objectives
Shahram Akbarzadeh

9. Iran’s Relations with Afghanistan’s National Unity Government
Bruce Koepke

10. Iranian–Saudi Relations in a Changing Regional Environment
Amin Saikal

11. Conclusion
Amin Saikal

Avainsanat: Political Science and International Relations, Regionalism, Middle Eastern Politics, Political Economy, Political Sociology, Islam