Ever So Silent: An Emma Thorne Mystery

The Middle East has long been fraught with tension and volatility.However, the recent Arab uprisings have intensified instability,turning this 'hot-spot' into a veritable tinderbox whose potentialfor implosion has far-reaching regional and global consequences.

In this short book, leading Middle East scholar Mohammed Ayoobargues that the Arab Spring has both changed and charged some ofthe region’s thorniest problems - from the rise of politicalIslam to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the Israel-Palestineconflict to rivalries between key regional powers. Exploring thesources of conflict in the Middle East and their various linkages,Ayoob offers a thoughtful and balanced assessment of whether theregion is indeed destined for implosion or whether politicalsagacity and diplomatic creativity can bring it back from thebrink.