1. Pondering permeability : some introductory explorations / Bassel F. Salloukh and Rex Brynen -- 2. Theory and system in understanding Middle East international politics : rereading Paul Noble's 'the Arab system : pressures, constraints, and opportunities' / F. Gregory Gause III -- 3. Systemic factors do matter, but ... reflections on the uses and limitations of systemic analysis / Paul Noble -- 4. Between conflict and cooperation : accommodation in the post-Cold War Middle East / James Devine -- 5. Regime autonomy and regional foreign policy choices in the Middle East : a theoretical exploration / Bassel F. Salloukh -- 6. Regional dynamics of refugee flows : the case of Iran / Asya El-Meehy -- 7. Permeability revisited : reflections on the regional repercussions of the al-Aqsa Intifada / Rex Brynen -- 8. Globalization of a torn state : Turkey from the Middle East to European integration / Ersel Aydinli
9. American hegemony and the changing terrain of Middle East international politics / Michael C. Hudson