From June to October: The Middle East Between 1967 and 1973 (Collected Papers Series - the Shiloah Center for the Middle Eastern and African)

The causes of the October War in Israel can be traced to the political, economic, and strategic processes that occurred in the Middle East between 1967 and 1973. The papers compiled in this book were presented in the aftermath of the October War at an international colloquium held at Tel Aviv University.The growth 'and power of Middle East oil-producing countries, changes in inter-Arab relations, domestic policies, foreign policies, and strategic changes in the Middle East arena are analyzed and evaluated by American and Israeli scholars. American foreign policy, Soviet military doctrine, and Arab war aims are dealt with as well. The introduction which summarizes the discussion reflects the perspective of December 1974 from which the events of the years 1967-1973 were seen and evaluated.Contents and Contributors: THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE GREAT POWERS William B. Quandt, Oded Eran, Rainer Biiren STRATEGIC ASPECTS Geoffrey Kemp, Yair Evron, Amnon Sela ECONOMIC ASPECTS Eliyahu Kanovsky, Eliezer Sheffer, Benjamin Shwadran SYRIA AND EGYPT Daniel Dishon, Shimon Shamir, Itamar Rabinovich THE PALESTINE PROBLEM Uriel Dann, Gabriel Ben Dor, Elie Rekhess, Asher Susser, Varda Ben Zvi PERIPHERAL STATES Haim Shaked, Esther Sourey Webman, Uriel Dann IRAN AND THE PERSIAN GULF Rouhollah J. Ramazani, Aryeh Shmuelevitz, Mordechai Abi Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- External Powers -- THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT IN AMERICAN FOREIGN POUCY -- SOVIET MIDDLE EAST POLICY BETWEEN 1967 AND 1973 -- WEST GERMAN POUCY TO WARDS THE ARAB STATES -- Strategic Aspects -- STRATEGIC CHANGES IN THE MIDDLE EASTERN ARENA -- SOVIET MILITARY DOCTRINE AND ARAB WAR AIMS -- TWO PERIODS IN THE ARAB-ISRAELI STRATEGIC RELATIONS: 1957-1967 -- 1967-1973 -- Economic Aspects -- DOES THE EXPANSION OF ARAB FINANCIAL RESOURCES IMPLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? -- THE EGYPTIAN ECONOMY BETWEEN THE TWO WARS -- THE GROWTH AND POWER OF THE MIDDLE EAST OIL-PRODUCING COUNTRIES -- The Inter-Arab Setting -- INTER-ARAB RELATIONS -- THE FEDERATION OF ARAB REPUBLICS -- Formation of the Egyptian-Syrian Axis -- NASSER AND SADAT, 1967-1973: TWO APPROACHES TO A NATIONAL CRISIS -- CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN THE BA'TH REGIME IN SYRIA -- Jordan and the Palestinian Issue -- THE JORDANIAN ENTITY IN CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES, 1967-1973 -- THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF PALESTINIAN NATIONALISM, 1967-1973 -- POLITICAL FACTORS AND TRENDS IN THE ISRAELI-ADMINISTERED TERRITORIES -- The Arab Environment -- CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN SAUDI ARABIA, YEMEN, AND SOUTH YEMEN, 1967-1973 -- THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE BA'TH REGIME IN IRAQ, 1967-1973 -- CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN THE POLITICAL REGIMES OF SUDAN AND LIBYA, 1967-1973 -- Iran and the Gulf -- IRAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST: THE PRIMACY OF THE PERSIAN GULF -- STABILITY AND TENSION IN THE PERSIAN GULF -- THE PERSIAN GULF AS A FOCUS FOR REGIONAL CONFLLCTS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- LIST OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE COLLOQUIUM Contents Introduction External Powers The Arab-Israeli Conflict in American Foreign Policy Soviet Middle East Policy 1967-1973 West German Policy Towards the Arab States Strategic Changes in the Middle Eastern Arena Soviet Military Doctrine and Arab War aims Two Periods in the Arab-Israeli Strategic Relations 1957-1967; 1967-1973 Economic Aspects Does the Expansion of Arab Financial Resources Imply Economic Development? The Egyptian Economy Between the two wars The Growth and Power of the Middle East Oil-Producing countries The Inter-Arab Setting Inter-Arab Relations The Federation of Arab Republics Formation of the Egyptian-Syrian Axis Nasser and Sadat, 1967-1973: Two Approaches to a National Crisis Continuity and Change in the Ba‘th Regime in Syria Jordan and the Palestinian Issue The Jordanian Entity in Changing Circumstances, 1967-1973 The Institutionalization of Palestinian Nationalism 1967-1973 Political Factors and trends in the Israeli-Administered Territories The Arab Environment Continuity and Change in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and South Yemen, 1967-1973 Foundations of the Ba‘th Regime in Iraq since 1968 Continuity and Change in the Political Regimes of Sudan and Libya, 1967-1973 Iran and the Gulf Iran and the Middle East The Primacy of the Persian Gulf Stability and Tension in the Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf as a Focus for Regional Conflicts» List of Participants in the Colloquium The causes of the October War in Israel can be traced to the political, economic, and strategic processes that occurred in the Middle East between 1967 and 1973. The papers compiled in this book were presented in the aftermath of the October War at an international colloquium held at Tel Aviv University.The growth 'and power of Middle East oil-producing countries, changes in inter-Arab relations, domestic policies, foreign policies, and strategic changes in the Middle East arena are analyzed and evaluated by American and Israeli scholars. American foreign policy, Soviet military doctrine, and Arab war aims are dealt with as well. The introduction which summarizes the discussion reflects the perspective of December 1974 from which the events of the years 1967-1973 were seen and evaluated.Contents and MIDDLE EAST AND THE GREAT POWERS William B. Quandt, Oded Eran, Rainer Biiren STRATEGIC ASPECTS Geoffrey Kemp, Yair Evron, Amnon Sela ECONOMIC ASPECTS Eliyahu Kanovsky, Eliezer Sheffer, Benjamin Shwadran SYRIA AND EGYPT Daniel Dishon, Shimon Shamir, Itamar Rabinovich THE PALESTINE PROBLEM Uriel Dann, Gabriel Ben Dor, Elie Rekhess, Asher Susser, Varda Ben Zvi PERIPHERAL STATES Haim Shaked, Esther Sourey Webman, Uriel Dann IRAN AND THE PERSIAN GULF Rouhollah J. Ramazani, Aryeh Shmuelevitz, Mordechai Abir