Regional Powers in the Middle East

1. Introduction: The Concept of Regional Power as Applied to the Middle East; Martin Beck PART I: IRAN AND ITS 'REVOLUTIONARY MISSION' 2. Iran: Winner or Looser of the 'Arab Spring'?; Henner Furtig 3. What determines Iranian Power?; Arshin Adib-Moghaddam PART II: EGYPT: PAST AND FUTURE GLORY? 4. Post-Mubarak Egypt: Visions and Prospects for a new Regional Leadership Role; Annette Ranko and Elizabeth Monier 5. Egypt: The 'Regional reference' in the Middle East; Mustafa El Labbad PART III: TURKEY AND THE OTTOMAN PAST 6. Before the Arab Revolt and After: Turkey's Transformed Regional Power Status in the Middle East; Andre Bank and Roy Karadag 7. Turkey's 'Return' to the Middle East; Meliha Benli Altun???k PART IV: ISRAEL - HIDDEN OPPORTUNITIES 8. Israel - an underestimated player in the new 'Middle East Game'; Robert Kappel 9. Israel as a Regional Power: Prospects and Problems; Mark A. Heller PART V: SAUDI ARABIA - MORE THAN PETRODOLLARS 10. Saudi Arabia: a conservative P(l)ayer on the Retreat?; Thomas Richter 11. Saudi Arabia and the Arab Spring: Opportunities and Challenges of Security; Saud Al Tamamy 12. Conclusion: Prospects for New Regional Powers in the Middle East (Henner Furtig)

Henner Fürtig, GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies, Germany, and University of Hamburg, GermanyArshin Adib-Moghaddam, London Middle East Institute, UKElizabeth Iskander Monier, Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick, UKAnnette Ranko, GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies, Germany, and University of Hamburg, GermanyMustafa El-Labbad, al Sharq Center for Regional and Strategic Studies, EgyptAndré Bank, GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies in Hamburg, GermanyRoy Karadag, Institute of Inter-Cultural and International Studies, University of Bremen, GermanyMeliha Benli Altun???k, Middle East Technical University (METU), TurkeyRobert Kappel, GIGA, Germany.Mark A. Heller, Institute for National Security Studies, Israel.Dr. Thomas Richter, GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies, GermanySaud M.S. Al Tamamy, King Saud University (KSU), Saudi Arabia?