'The State of Israel has been embattled since its birth. The last sixty six years have seen the ebb and flow of the Jewish State's relations or lack of them with the Muslim and Jewish world. But of equal importance have been and continue to be the relations between Israel and the rest of the world and ultimately it may well prove to be that these relations determine the long term viability of the state. This absorbing volume looks at the relations between Israel and the rest of the world - with emerging economic superpowers like India, China and Brazil - former imperial powers such as Britain and France and the current main power brokers - Russia, the European Union and the United States. This compelling book includes essays by the chief scholars in this field and is edited by one of the leading authorities in the area of Israeli Studies.' Professor Tudor Parfitt, Research Professor in the School of International and Public Affairs, Florida International University '[T]his book throws up the complex geopolitical location of Israel in an ever-changing global environment. For a small country, Israel is central to foreign policy making in almost every corner of the world because of its strategic location at the nexus of Europe, Africa and Asia, at the interface between east and west, and at the border of the world's three monotheistic religions. This is a must for anyone trying to understand Israel's role in world politics and global change.' Professor David Newman, Editor of Geopolitics and Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben Gurion University
