The Emergence of the Middle East into the Modern State System - Summary and Essay Questions

Answer the following questions briefly as summary framework of the main points of Rogan reading-The Emergence of the Middle East into the Modern State System. 

1- When did the Arab World enter International Relations?

2- What were the two obstacles Arabs faced?

3- When were the Ottomans assimilated into the European state system?

4- When was the Ottoman Foreign ministry established?

5- Why did the Balfour Declaration further complicate the Versailles post war settlement?

6- What was the humanitarian agreement made by the Zionists before the Supreme Council of the Peace     Conference in 1919?

7- What are the two main features of the post war settlement?

8- What was the impact of the Paris Conference on Mid East states?

9- What was the Sharifian solution?

10- What were the limitations to Egypt's independence in the 1922 treaty?

1- Explain the theory of Complex realism and why it is relevant to Middle East states, give example to illustrate your answer?

2- Explain the 3 components of the decision making process and give examples?

3-Be ready to answer a comparative question (comparing different majour states) in their response to the three following crises:

• 2003 Iraq war: one short paragraph for each country’s response.

Egypt: ………………………………………..

Iran: ………………………………………..

Turkey: ………………………………………..

Saudi Arabia: ………………………………………..

- 2006 wars Lebanon: one short paragraph for each country’s response.

Egypt: ………………………………………..

Iran: ………………………………………..

Turkey: ………………………………………..

Saudi Arabia: ……………………………………….

• 2011 uprisings: one short paragraph for each country’s response.

Egypt: ………………………………………..

Iran: ………………………………………..

Turkey: ………………………………………..

Saudi Arabia: ………………………………………..

4-  Impact of each these 3 agreements on events during War I and the post war settlement.

• The Sharifian solution.
• Husain McMahon Agreement.
• Sykes Picot.
• Balfour Declaration.

5- In your own words, explain the following:

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• Wallerstein's theory of core-periphery in the world capitalist system.
• Transstate identity/incongruence of nation states/irredentism.