Commentary
Not only does the fighting jeopardize regional security, it undermines Russian attempts to promote alternatives to the Western-dominated world order.
Ruslan Suleymanov
Book
Strategic Geography of the Changing Middle East
The breakup of the Soviet Union and the growing links between the Caucasus, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East have resulted in new strategic dynamics with far-reaching implications for the United States and other major powers. The authors examine the new geopolitics, with special emphasis on the interaction of the region's growing economic importance.
By Geoffrey Kemp and Robert Harkavy
Published on May 1, 1997
Source: Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1997
The breakup of the Soviet Union and the growing links between the Caucasus, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East have resulted in new strategic dynamics with far-reaching implications for the United States and other major powers. The authors examine the new geopolitics, with special emphasis on the interaction of the region's growing economic importance (especially as a source for oil and natural gas) and on the dramatic changes in military doctrine and technology that will radically change the nature of military conflict and the prospects for arms control. The book contains over 25 new maps of the region.
About the Authors
Geoffrey Kemp, formerly Director of the Endowment's Middle East Arms Control Project, is Director of Regional Strategic Programs at the Nixon Center.
Robert Harkavy is a Professor of International Politics at Pennsylvania State University.
Advance Praise
"A definitive book on the 21st century Middle East... should become a point of departure for understanding the region's strategic significance in the post-Soviet era..."
—Graham T. Allison, Harvard University
"A terrific book that shifts the focus to what [the authors] call the 'greater Middle East.' They show convincingly that there is real potential for trouble in this region and that the United State, rightly or wrongly, is likely to be in the middle of it."
—John Mearsheimer, University of Chicago
"Geopolitical analysis in the best and broadest sense of the term.... The book is replete with data and rich in analysis, and will be an invaluable resource for any analyst of international politics; it is at the same time so clearly written that it will be useful for students new to the field."
—George H. Quester, University of Maryland
About the Authors
Geoffrey Kemp
Robert Harkavy
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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