The international relations of the Middle East has long been a subject that draws the attention of policy-makers, the general public and scholars alike for the implications it has for international security, the world economy and the relationship between Islam and the West. This five-volume collection provides researchers with a comprehensive overview of a large number of significant publications illuminating particular aspects of the field, including such topics as: the creation of the Middle East state system; the evolution of the Palestine question; regional relations in the Middle East; the role of, and relations with, outside powers in the Middle East; the foreign policies of Middle Eastern states; key conflicts in the Middle East, other than the Palestine conflict; the international political economy of the Middle East; Islam and international relations; and the 'Wider Middle East' - looking at linkages with Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Muslim states of Central Asia.