The Middle Eastern region is at a critical turning point. The problems emerging from within Middle Eastern countries are now transnational in character and most have a global reach. In return these nations are facing outside reform plans that may well affect their futures for decades to come. This book is an attempt to address politics international relations and foreign involvement in the Middle Eastern context in an analytical and comprehensive way. It consists of the chapters that have been written by distinguished experts on different aspects of the Middle Eastern politics. This book consists of the chapters on the US policies in Eurasia Russian Middle East policy Turkey and Iraqi Dilemma the US-Jordan relations the War in Iraq Saudi Policies after September 11 and the Greater Middle East.

A useful overall survey of the politics and international relations of the contemporary Middle East .

Hasan Köni Yeditepe University

This collection is valuable work that sheds new light on the Middle Eastern politics.

Bülent Gökay Keele University

War in the Gardens of Babylon is a carefully developed volume that will be surely appreciated as a fine product on the international relations of the Middle East after the Iraqi War.

M.Lutfullah Karaman Fatih University