This book provides the first systematic examination of the foreign policy importance of migration across the Middle East and North Africa. Focusing on a key region of the Global South, the book explores how migrants, refugees, and diaspora groups have featured in the diplomatic strategies of numerous Arab states since independence. The study adds a missing component to our understanding of power politics and will be of use to students of international relations and Middle East politics. Its timely analysis of migration into, out of, and across the modern Middle East will also interest readers seeking to understand the politics behind current 'migration crises.'
