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This article seeks to extend feminist critiques of Habermasian discourse ethics in International Relations by engaging with the feminist ethics of care. Using the work of Andrew Linklater as a starting point, it argues that neither the existing critiques nor the responses have adequately addressed the key features of care ethics. The article critiques the idea of ethics as dialogue among 'human beings as equals' through an elaboration of several features of the ethics of care: firstly, the importance in care ethics of 'dependency' and 'vulnerability' not as conditions to be overcome, but rather as ways of being for normal human subjects; secondly, the focus on the responsibilities for listening attentively to the voices of others rather than on rights of individuals to be included in dialogue; thirdly, the need for patience and commitment in the recognition that responsibilities to others are fulfilled over the long, rather than the short, term; and, finally, the idea of care ethics as a substantive, democratic ethic of responsibility. These arguments emerge out of the basic ideas of care ethics — that relations and responsibilities of care are central to human life, and that care is a public value that must be negotiated at a variety of levels, from the household to the international community.

The strategic balance in the Middle East is one of the most important topics that have captured the attention of researchers and thinkers. That was due to the potential and capabilities that this region possesses and could have a significant impact on international strategic interests and thus on international and regional balances. The Middle East region witnessed many equilibrium formulas, each of which was an expression of the circumstances and variables that prevailed in the region.
Hence the importance of studying the regional and international powers in the Middle East and the most important pressures facing those powers, especially the great powers represented by the United States, the Russian Federation, and China, and their attempts to achieve a strategic balance in the region.
The research sought to deal with the following problem:
What did the strategic balance look like in the Middle East after 2003, and what regional and international powers were able to impose their will on the region?
The research was divided into three chapters, in addition to an introduction, conclusion, and conclusions reached by the researcher. The first chapter was devoted to the theoretical framework of the concept of the Middle East and the strategic balance, while the second one was devoted to studying regional balances and their reflection on the gains of international balances of power. The focus was on the regional powers that are major players in the region, represented by Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. Finally, the third chapter dealt with the repercussions of regional balances on international competition in the Middle East.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Foreword: a tribute to Christopher Colclough -- 1 Education and the reform of social inequalities in the Global South: an introduction -- PART I The economics and politics of educational reform -- 2 The changing pattern of returns to education: what impact will this have on earnings inequality? -- 3 Unequal access to education: accounting for change and counting costs -- 4 Education for All in India and Sri Lanka: the drivers and interests shaping egalitarian reforms -- 5 Public-private partnerships in education: do they offer an equitable solution to education in India and Pakistan? -- 6 The influence of politics on girls' education in Ethiopia -- PART II Challenges and opportunities in addressing inequalities through education -- 7 Overriding social inequality? Educational aspirations versus the material realities of rural families in Pakistan -- 8 Confronting social inequality through fertility change in Punjab, Pakistan: the role of girls' schooling -- 9 Teenage pregnancy and social inequality: an impediment to achieving schooling for all in Uganda -- 10 Complementary basic education: parental and learner experiences and choices in Ghana's northern regions -- 11 Addressing dilemmas of difference: teachers' strategies to include children with disabilities in rural primary schools in India -- 12 Social distance, teachers' beliefs and teaching practices in a context of social disadvantage: evidence from India and Pakistan -- Index.