List of Illustration and TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Understanding Alliances2 Rural Regimes, Urban Regimes3 All about the Base4 Zooming Out5 Zooming In6 Resurrecting Alliances?ConclusionAppendix A Utilized Arabic and French Newspapers and MagazinesAppendix B Cited InterviewsNotesBibliographyIndex