Water Politics in the Middle East: A Context for Conflict or Cooperation?

Dolatyar, M.; Gray, T.

Most studies of water scarcity in the Middle East conclude that there is a significant risk of imminent conflict, even warfare, between states in the region. This book demonstrates that the evidence does not support this doom-laden prediction. Indeed, the authors show that although water scarcity has occasionally played a role in disputes in the Middle East, it has much more often promoted co-existence between adversaries. The reasoning behind this hypothesis is that water is too critical to be put at risk by warfare.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1999-12-30

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780312223823

DOI: 10.1057/9780230599871

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 255