The League of Arab States: A Study in Dynamics of Regional Organization

The founding, structure, and operations of the League of Arab States since its organization in 1945 are analyzed. In the first half of the book the author discusses the League's decision-making processes, considers regional dynamics, the polarization of power between Egypt and Iraq, and the impact of such major issues as Palestine on the League. He considers the League's techniques of cooperation with the United Nations and its specialized agencies, neutralism and nonalignment, and the boycott of Israel. In the latter half of the study, three major operational questions typical of regional organizations are examined: functional integration in cultural, social, economic, and scientific affairs; problems of regional security and peaceful settlement of disputes; and interaction between the Arab League and the United Nations. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

*Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. v*CONTENTS, pg. ix*TABLES AND FIGURES, pg. xiii*CHAPTER 1. THE FRAME OF REFERENCE, pg. 3*CHAPTER 2. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ARAB LEAGUE, pg. 33*POLICY FORMULATION AND EXECUTION, pg. 53*CHAPTER 3. DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES, pg. 56*CHAPTER 4. INTERNAL DYNAMICS AND POLICY FORMULATION, pg. 73*CHAPTER 5. EXTERNAL POLICIES OF THE LEAGUE, pg. 102*CHAPTER 6. ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, pg. 124*CHAPTER 7. EXECUTION : THE ROLE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL, pg. 146*THE OPERATIONAL CONTEXT, pg. 169*CHAPTER 8. FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS I : CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRAMS, pg. 171*CHAPTER 9. FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS I I: REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, pg. 192*CHAPTER 10. COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND THE PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES, pg. 221*CHAPTER 11. INTERACTION WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES, pg. 244*CHAPTER 12. SOME REFLECTIONS ON REGIONAL ORGANIZATION, pg. 281*APPENDIX A: THE ALEXANDRIA PROTOCOL, pg. 315*APPENDIX B: PACT OF THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES, pg. 319*APPENDIX C: JOINT DEFENSE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION TREATY BETWEEN THE STATES OF THE ARAB LEAGUE, pg. 327*APPENDIX D : INTERNAL REGULATIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES, OCTOBER 13, 1951, pg. 334*APPENDIX E: INTERNAL REGULATIONS OF THE COMMITTEES OF THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES, OCTOBER 13, 1951, pg. 341*APPENDIX F: INTERNAL REGULATIONS OF THE SECRETARIAT-GENERAL OF THE LEAGUE, MAY 10, 1953, pg. 344*APPENDIX G: CHRONOLOGY OF ARAB LEAGUE COUNCIL SESSIONS, 1945-1963, pg. 348*SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 381*INDEX, pg. 389