Misunderstanding the Middle East
Cheat sheet 1: basic concepts and building blocks
Jogging through the millennia
Pulling the pieces together
European designs : hacking up the Middle East
Cheat sheet 2: 1979 and beyond : a quick look at the issues
Iraq : pardon our mess
Iran : isn't the party over yet?
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia : splitsville
Kuwait : lines in the sand
Yemen : in another world
The United Arab Emirates : the land of possibilities
Qatar : trail blazing
Bahrain : a new profile
Oman : awake at last
Cheat sheet 3: the westerners
Israel : fulfilling prophecies
Disappearing act : the Palestinian Territories
the West Bank and Gaza
Lebanon : the cedar devolution
Syria : crumbling support
Jordan : stuck in the middle
Egypt : secret society.