Islam in Foreign Policy [Paperback]

A collection of case studies analysing the role and influence of Islam in foreign policies of states.This book is a collection of case studies analysing the role and influence of Islam in the foreign policies of states with substantial Muslim populations. It focuses on the role Islam plays in the foreign policies of such countries as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Libya, Pakistan, Egypt, Morocco, Iraq, Indonesia, Nigeria and the Soviet Union.This book is a collection of case studies analysing the role and influence of Islam in the foreign policies of states with substantial Muslim populations. It focuses on the role Islam plays in the foreign policies of such countries as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Libya, Pakistan, Egypt, Morocco, Iraq, Indonesia, Nigeria and the Soviet Union.Originally published in paperback in 1985, this book was designed to analyse the complex roles which Islam plays in the formulation and implementation of the foreign policies of a number of states in which all, or a considerable part, of the population is Muslim. The countries under study are Iran, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Pakistan, Egypt, Morocco, Iraq, Nigeria, Indonesia and the Soviet Union, and in each case a well-known authority looks at the influence of Islam on the process of foreign policy. This book provided a source of information and insight for readers with a serious interest in the subject, including those in politics, international affairs and journalism.Contributors; Preface; 1. Islam in foreign policy: some methodological issues Adeed Dawisha; 2. Khumayni's Islam in Iran's foreign policy R. K. Ramazani; 3. Islamic values and national interest: the foreign policy of Saudi Arabia James P. Piscatori; 4. Libyan loneliness in facing the world: the challenge of Islam? B. Scarcia Amoretti; 5. In search of an identity: Islam and Pakistan's foreign policy Shirin Tahir-Kheli; 6. The limits of instrumentalism: Islam in Egypt's foreign policy Ali E. Hillal Dessouki; 7. Explaining the nearly inexplicable: the absló=