Modern Conflict in the Greater Middle East

Spencer C. Tucker, PhD, has been senior fellow in military history at ABC-CLIO since 2003. He is the author or editor of more than 50 books and encyclopedias, many of which have won prestigious awards.

• PrefaceIntroductionCountriesAfghanistanAlgeriaBahrainCyprusEgyptIranIraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanonLibyaMoroccoOmanPakistanQatarSaudi ArabiaSyriaTunisiaTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesYemenPrimary Documents1. Declaration of the First Zionist Congress, Basel, Switzerland, August 18972. The Sykes-Picot Agreement: Sir Edward Grey to Paul Cambon, May 15–16, 19163. The Balfour Declaration: British Foreign Secretary Arthur J. Balfour to Lord Rothschild, November 2, 19174. United Nations Security Council, Resolution Adopted at Its 30th Meeting, April 4, 19465. U.S. Recognition of Israel, May 14, 19486. Egyptian Law Nationalizing the Suez Canal Company [Excerpt], July 26, 19567. Abba Eban, Knesset Statement [Excerpt], May 13, 19698. United Nations Security Council Resolution 338, October 22, 19739. Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, March 26, 197910. U.S. Department of State, Statement on Afghanistan, December 26, 197911. Department of State, Daily Press Briefing on U.S. Policy toward the Iran-Iraq War and toward Exports to Iraq, May 14, 198212. Israel's Assumptions with Regard to the Baker Peace Plan, November 5, 198913. President George H. W. Bush, Announcement of the Deployment of U.S. Armed Forces to Saudi Arabia for Operation desert shield, August 8, 1990 [Excerpt]14. President George H. W. Bush, "The New World Order," Address before a Joint Session of Congress on the Cessation of the Persian Gulf Conflict, March 6, 1991 [Excerpts]15. Brent Scowcroft, "Don't Attack Saddam," August 15, 200216. President George W. Bush, Address to the Nation on Iraq, March 17, 200317. White House Press Statement on Lifting of Sanctions on Libya, September 20, 200418. President Obama on Military Operations against ISIS, September 10, 2014ContributorsIndexAbout the Editor

Tucker is to be commended for compiling a carefully researched and succinctly written ready-reference volume.