About the Author

Alain Gresh is editor-in-chief of Le Monde Diplomatique. Dominique Vidal is a journalist specializing in the Middle East at Le Monde Diplomatique.

Reviews

"Packed with facts, figures and comprehensively informed background analysis, this is an indispensable, highly readable guide to the political conflicts in today's Middle East... written by two of Europe's recognised experts on the region..." -Fred Rhodes, The Middle East