ABSTRACT

Established in 1977, the Middle East Contemporary Survey (MECS), a unique annual record of political developments in the Middle East, is acknowledged as the standard reference work on events and trends in the region. Designed to be a continuing, up-to-date reference for scholars, researchers and analysts, policymakers, students, and j

part One|257 pages

Current Issues

part |9 pages

The Middle East in Perspective

chapter |7 pages

The Middle East in 1986

part |38 pages

The Middle East and World Affairs

part |40 pages

Arab-Israeli Relations

chapter |17 pages

Armed Operations

part |72 pages

Intra-Regional and Muslim Affairs

chapter |34 pages

Inter-Arab Relations

chapter |30 pages

The Export of Islam

chapter |6 pages

The Iraqi-Iranian War

part |61 pages

Palestinian Issues

part |33 pages

Middle East Economic Issues

part Two|414 pages

Country-by-Country Survey

chapter |2 pages

Middle East Countries

chapter |27 pages

The Arab Republic of Egypt

(Jamhuriyyat Misr al-'Arabiyya)

chapter |9 pages

The Gulf States

chapter |4 pages

Bahrain

chapter |9 pages

Kuwait

chapter |5 pages

Oman

chapter |2 pages

Qatar

chapter |4 pages

The United Arab Emirates

chapter |38 pages

Iran

(Jumhuriyye Islamiyye Iran)

chapter |36 pages

Iraq

(Al-Jumhuriyya al-'Iraqiyya)

chapter |28 pages

Israel

(Medinat Yisrael)

chapter |40 pages

Jordan

(Al-Mamlaka al-Urdunniyya al-Hashimiyya)

chapter |36 pages

Lebanon

(Al-Jumhuriyya al-Lubnaniyya)

chapter |26 pages

Libya

(Al-Jamahiriyya al-'Arabiyya al-Libiyya al-Sha'biyya al-Ishtirakiyya)

chapter |16 pages

The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

(Jumhuriyyat al-Yaman al-Sha'biyya al-Dimuqratiyya)

chapter |31 pages

The Saudi Arabian Kingdom

(Al-Mamlaka al-'Arabiyya al-Sa'udiyya)

chapter |29 pages

The Republic of Sudan

(Jumhuriyyat al-Sudan)

chapter |23 pages

The Syrian Arab Republic

(Jumhuriyyat Suriyya al-'Arabiyya)

chapter |40 pages

Turkey

(Türkiye Cumhuriyeti)

chapter |7 pages

The Yemeni Arab Republic

(Al-Jumhuriyya al-'Arabiyya al-Yamaniyya)