Introduction / David E. Long and Bernard Reich -- Republic of Turkey / George S. Harris -- Islamic Republic of Iran / John W. Limbert -- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia / David E. Long -- Republic of Iraq / Phebe Marr -- Eastern Arabian States : Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Oman /rMalcolm C. Peck -- Republic of Yemen / F. Gregory Gause III -- Republic of Lebanon /rM. Graeme Bannerman --tSyrian ArabRepublic / M. Graeme Bannerman -- Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan / M. Graeme Bannerman -- State of Israel / Bernard Reich -- The Palestinians / Ann Mosely Lesch -- Arab Republic of Egypt / Sally Ann Baynard -- Democratic Republic of Sudan / Sally Ann Baynard -- Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya / Mary-Jane Deeb -- Kingdom of Morocco / Mark A. Tessler, John P. Entelis and Gregory W. White -- Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria / John P. Entelis and Lisa Arone -- Republic of Tunisia / Mark A. Tessler, John P. Entelis and Gregory W. White.