Italy and the Middle East by Paolo Soave, Luciano Monzali - 9780755636594

Italy and the Middle EastGeopolitics, Dialogue and Power during the Cold War\nAuthor(s): Paolo Soave, Luciano Monzali\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: I.B. Tauris\nISBN-13: 9780755636594, 978-0755636594\nSynopsis\nItaly played a vital role in the Cold War dynamics that shaped the Middle East in the latter part of the 20th century. It was a junior partner in the strategic plans of NATO and warmly appreciated by some Arab countries for its regional approach. But Italian foreign policy towards the Middle East balanced between promoting dialogue, stability and cooperation on one hand, and colluding with global superpower manoeuvres to exploit existing tensions and achieve local influence on the other. \n\nItaly and the Middle East brings together a range of experts on Italian international relations to analyse, for the first time in English, the countrys Cold War relationship with the Middle East. Chapters covering a wide range of definin.