This book examines the foreign policy stances of global, regional, and European actors toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict following the critical turning point of October 7, 2023. Drawing on fifteen original case studies across four continents, it offers a structured comparative analysis of the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and Russia; regional actors directly affected by the crisis - Türkiye, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar; two non-regional Muslim-majority states, Azerbaijan and Indonesia; and four EU member states - France, Germany, Spain, and Ireland. The volume explores how October 7 shaped state behaviors through various pathways, highlighting major mechanisms of foreign policy adjustment such as identity reinforcement, rhetorical alignment, and genuine rupture. Each chapter analyzes how states redefine their strategic interests, historical legacies, and commitments to international law in the post-October 7 global order. This timely volume is an essential reference for scholars, students, and policymakers in International Relations and Middle Eastern studies.
"Fatma Kurt Sariaslan's edited volume on the political consequences of the most recent phase in the Palestinian genocide that commenced on 7 October 2023 shows the rise of a clear moral demarcation in the business of global statecraft. On the surface, this volume examines the shifting geopolitical maneuvers of global order in the wake of the vicious barbarism of genocidal Zionism. But animating the prose of this politics is the evidence of a moral rebellion against the status quo ante. Between Ireland and Spain on one side and Germany and United Kingdom on the other, the world is witness to the rise of a powerful confrontation between states that stand on the side of renewed ethical politics and states that have lost any semblance of moral legitimacy. This is a transformative moment in world history and this volume helps its readers configure where in the world do we all now live and call the home of our own moral imagination." (Hamid Dabahsi, Author of "After Savagery: Gaza, Genocide, and the Illusion of Western Civilization")
'October 7th' and its aftermath have become pivotal events, not just for the atrocities on that day and the suffering and the genocide inflicted on the Gazans but for a new emergent global consciousness of the standing of Israel and Palestine in geo-politics, in truth-telling and its suppression and for double standards about human rights and international law. It is great to have this explored and detailed in relation to the policy positions of many of the key countries and actors." (Tariq Modood, Fellow of the British Academy, University of Bristol)
This book examines the foreign policy stances of global, regional, and European actors toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict following the critical turning point of October 7, 2023. Drawing on fifteen original case studies across four continents, it offers a structured comparative analysis of the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and Russia; regional actors directly affected by the crisis - Türkiye, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar; two non-regional Muslim-majority states, Azerbaijan and Indonesia; and four EU member states - France, Germany, Spain, and Ireland. The volume explores how October 7 shaped state behaviors through various pathways, highlighting major mechanisms of foreign policy adjustment such as identity reinforcement, rhetorical alignment, and genuine rupture. Each chapter analyzes how states redefine their strategic interests, historical legacies, and commitments to international law in the post-October 7 global order. This timely volume is an essential reference for scholars, students, and policymakers in International Relations and Middle Eastern studies.
Fatma Kurt Sariaslan
is an Associate Professor of International Relations at Istanbul Medeniyet University, Türkiye. Before she began her full-time academic career, she worked for the Republic of Türkiye - Ministry of Trade. Her research focuses on political economy, Middle East studies, Turkish foreign policy, Türkiye-Middle East relations, and Islamophobia.
