Dynamics of Arab Foreign Policy-Making in the Twenty-First Century: Domestic Constraints and External Challenges, by Hassan Hamdan al-Alkim. London: Saqi, 2011. 392 pages. Separate insert with map and tables. $65.
Reviewed by J.E. Peterson
This is the third book on Arab foreign policy-making to be published by Hassan al-Alkim, formerly of United Arab Emirates University and, more recently, vice chancellor of the American University of Ras al-Khaimah. The first was on the UAE and the second on the Gulf Cooperation Council. With each volume, the author's geographical scope grows broader. Nevertheless, he has pursued a similar approach in each, based on methodology developed …