Water in the Middle East. Cooperation or conflict

This book addresses the following topics: Commonalities. Analytical framework. Technical issues. Need for continued research. Hydrology of the Jordan River. Technical aspects of the Jordan River system. The history of the Jordan River system Hydrology of the Litani. Technological aspects of the Litani River. History of the Litani. Hydrology of the Euphrates and Shatt al-Arab systems. Technical aspects of Euphrates and Shatt al-Arab. History of the Euphrates River. The Shatt al-Arab dispute. Hydrology of the Orontes River. Technical features of the Orontes River. History of the Orontes River. Hydrology of the Nile River. Technical aspects of the Nile River. History of the Nile. Legal aspects of national claims to Middle Eastern Rivers. The nature of International Law. Conflict or cooperation over consumptive uses. Controversies over monconsumptive uses. Middle East Water: The potential for conflict or cooperation. Conflict. Interests and issues. Modeling water conflict: interests, riparian position, power. The U.S.'s role in conflict resolution.