...Mark Beeson The possibility of miscalculation or accident is already high at a time when the region is undergoing major geopolitical change, and when questions about international leadership are much more unsettled than we might have guessed only a few short months ago. © 2017 Current History...

... Saudi Arabian kingdom sharia counterrevolution thermidorian thermidor shia sunni Islamism islamist salafi eastern province military gulf cooperation leadership regional 344 Saudi Arabia has emerged as the most vigorous stalwart of what can best be described as the reactionary...

...Michael Eppel “Prolonged instability and violence or state collapse in Syria and Iraq, as well as major changes in Turkish attitudes, may produce the right conditions for the establishment of a Kurdish state or new autonomous regions.” Third in a series on resurgent nationalism around the world...

... World War II two friction China Japan Korea North South historical claim revise revision regional order series resurgent nationalism world postwar hitler economies realignment rivalry traitors yalta PRC republic Stilwell Chiang kai-shek Taiwan abe xi Malaya Singapore...

... Andrei Tsygankov Russia soft power foreign policy values civilization Eurasia regional integration culture 259 Faced with external competition, the Kremlin is preoccupied with reviving inter- nal foundations for Russia s soft power appeal. Moscow s Soft Power Strategy anDrei P. Tsygankov...

...Kemal Kirişci In the long run, a stable, democratic, and economically dynamic Turkey that remains a member of the transatlantic alliance may be able to ease the post-Soviet region closer to the Western liberal order. © 2013 Current History. All rights reserved. 2013 The Regents...

...Eric Farnsworth Spoiler nations shouldn't be allowed to prevent progress on a common regional agenda among democracies willing to work with Washingon. © 2013 Current History. All rights reserved. 2013 The Regents of the University of California Eric Farnsworth Summit Americas United...

...William Reno From the perspective of officials in Africa, participating in regional conflict management is now one of the best ways for governments … to get international resources to strengthen their own authority. © 2012 Current History. All rights reserved. 2012 The Regents of the University...

...Eswaran Sridharan If India can create a vibrant regional economic community around itself, the gains will be not just economic but geopolitical in both the Asian and global contexts. © 2012 Current History. All rights reserved. 2012 The Regents of the University of California Eswaran...

...Sam Parker Iraq is evolving from a state in crisis into a sovereign nation with a broadly accepted political process and an independent role on the regional stage. © 2009 Current History. All rights reserved. 2009 The Regents of the University of California 429 PERSPECTIVE Iraq is approaching...