Postmodern Approach to the Security Dilemma in the Middle East

Region of the Middle East, more than anything else, shows crisis and conflict. This region's past is symbolized by insecurity. World War II, war between Arabs and Israel, three wars in Persian Gulf, frequent civil wars, all of which have contributed to the rise of Islamic fundamentalists in the Middle East. Thus, security constituted the core of discourse in the Middle East. However, most of the security approaches for the study of this strategic region has failed to give a true understanding of dilemma. Thus, it seems that the study of the present dilemma in the Middle East requires another approach which directs us towards post-modern approach. The purpose of this study is to employ post- modern approach in studying the Middle East dilemma. So, main question raised in this research is how Post-modern approach can solve security dilemma in the Middle East. This study, by the use of Foucault's genealogy, leads us to a new discourse which equips us with a better understanding of present dilemma. This new discourse concentrates on the security of identity instead of resorting to violence for solving or preventing conflict among diverse ethnic groups or people in the Middle East.