Middle East Policy

Papers
(The TQCC of Middle East Policy is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
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Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy, by MartinIndyk. Alfred A. Knopf, 2021. 688 pages. $35, hardcover.17
The US Impact on Qatar's Foreign Policy During the Gulf Crisis14
Lessons for Israel's Gaza War In America's Strategic Blunders11
Explaining the Decline Of Suicide Terrorism in Turkey8
Countering Extremism in Iraq: The Influence of Ali Sistani8
Can We Talk About Israel? A Guide for the Curious, Confused and Conflicted, by DanielSokatch. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021. 375 pages. $27.00, hardcover.Haifa Republic: A Democratic Future for Israel, 7
The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel's Borderlands By AmirTibon. Little, Brown and Company, 2024. 352 pages. $30, hardcover.7
The Winner Does Not Take All: Lessons from the Israel‐Hamas Conflict7
Bargain and Barter: China's Oil Trade with Iran6
Constitution Making and Enduring Challenges To Democracy in Turkey6
Between Diplomacy and Non‐Diplomacy: Foreign Relations of Kurdistan‐Iraq and Palestine Edited by GülistanGürbey, SabineHofmann, and Ferhad IbrahimSeyder. Palgrave Macmillan Cham, 2023. 332 pages. $1396
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Information and War: A Case Study in Gaza5
The Gaza War and the Future Of the Abraham Accords5
The Making of a Ruler: Haitham bin Tariq on the Omani Throne5
China's Approach to the Iran‐Saudi Arabia Rivalry5
Dangerous Gifts: Imperialism, Security, and Civil Wars in the Levant, 1798–1864 By Hilmi OzanÖzavcı. Oxford University Press, 2021. 432 pages. $40, paper.5
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The Tunisian Revolution and Democratic Transition: The Role of al‐Nahdah By Mohammad DawoodSofi. Routledge, 2022. 192 pages. $43.99, paper.5
The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People By Walter RussellMead. Knopf, 2022. 672 pages. $35, hardcover.5
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The US Strategic Shifts Necessary For Stability in the Middle East4
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Iran's Water Security: An Emerging Challenge4
Reinforcing the Resistance: Iran and the Levant in a Multipolar Middle East4
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The Corridor War in the Middle East4
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The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs By Marc DavidBaer. Basic Books, 2021. 560 pages. $35, hardcover.3
In the Tunisian Opposition (Again): Ennahda's ‘Renaissance’ Through Failure?3
How the Rise of the Rapid Support Forces Sparked Sudan's Meteoric Descent3
A Post‐American Middle East? US Realities Vs. Chinese and Russian Alternatives3
Can Sudan's Democratic Transition Be Salvaged?3
Indispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in a Turbulent World By Robert J.Lieber. Yale University Press, 2022. 264 pages. $35, hardcover.2
The June 2025 Israeli War: Iran's Assessment and Regional Consequences2
Benghazi! A New History of the Fiasco That Pushed America and Its World to the BrinkEthanChorin. Hachette Books, 2022. 432 pages. $30, hardcover.2
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The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees, MatthieuAikins, Harper, 2022. 336 pages. $27.99, hardcover.My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World's Deadli2
Security in the Gulf: The View from Oman2
The Politics of Islam: The Muslim Brothers and the State in the Arab Gulf By BirolBaşkan. Edinburgh University Press, 2021. 256 pages. $27.95, paper.2
The Significance of ISIS's State Building in Syria2
RETRACTED: Turkey's Hydropolitics: Building Order in the Middle East2
Iran's Strategies in Response To Changes in US‐China Relations2
Turkey's Long Game in Syria: Moving beyond Ascendance2
Turkey's Nuclear Security Regime: An Assessment2
The Struggle for Syria: Strategic Rivalry and the Risks of Escalation2
The Last Ottoman Wars: The Human Cost, 1877–1923, by JeremySalt. University of Utah Press, 2019. 432 pages. $40, hardcover.2
The Impact of Eurasianism On Turkey's Role in the Ukraine War2
Evaluating the Practice of Lawfare Against Pro‐Palestinian Groups2
How to Address the Saudi Nuclear Program? An Israeli Dilemma2
Western Sahara's Unlearned Lessons1
Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya After the Arab Spring1
Antinomies of Alignment Redux: The United Arab Emirates and the United States1
Power Plays in the Eastern Mediterranean And the Decline of US‐Turkey Relations1
The Iran‐Israel Conflict: An Ultra‐Ideological Explanation1
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Woman, Life, Freedom, One Year Later: Will the Iran Protests Succeed?1
‘Decisive Victory’ and Israel's Quest For a New Military Strategy1
Iran's Neighborhood Policy: Parameters, Objectives, and Obstacles1
Ottoman Coup Traditions And the Republican Army's Legacy1
Degrade and Destroy: The Inside Story of the War Against the Islamic State, from Barack Obama to Donald Trump By Michael R.Gordon. Picador, 2023. 512 pages. $21, paper.1
The Past, Present, and Future of Gulf Sovereign Wealth Fund Investments in China1
Do Turkey's 2024 Local Elections Signal the End of Erdoğan's Reign?1
Russia's Diplomatic Maneuvering In the Israel‐Palestine War1
The Future of Security in the Middle East1
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Russia and the Kurds: A Soft‐Power Tool for the Kremlin?1
Lessons from the Syria‐Hezbollah Criminal Syndicate, 1985–20051
Between the Superpowers: Gulf States and Israel Navigate the New Mideast Dynamics1
Hydrogen: Fueling EU‐Morocco Energy Cooperation?1
Iran's Annus Horribilis in 2024: Beaten, but Not Defeated1
Azerbaijan, Israel, and Iran: An Unlikely Triangle Shaping the Northern Middle East1
Regime Change in Syria And the Emerging Israel‐Turkey Conflict1
The Perils of Nuclear Talks After the US‐Israel War on Iran1
The Impact of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on the Middle East1
The British and the Turks: A History of Animosity, 1893–1923JustinMcCarthy. Edinburgh University Press, 2022. 672 pages. $120, hardcover.1
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