The Impact of Terrorism on Regionalism in the Middle East with Reference to ISIS

The Middle East developments over the past year have led to a prospect of fear and hope for the future of the region. ISIS›s defeats in Iraq and Syria have made the prospects of restoring stability to the region clearer. Despite the hopes created by end of ISIS and the other terrorist groups, there are realities that illustrate the great difficulties of achieving regionalism within the framework of international relations. The positive results of regionalism in the field of international relations have caused regionalism in the Middle East to become an important issue in recent years, which needs further investigation. In this research, the influence of terrorism on Middle East regionalism has been examined. The question of this research is: what is the effects of the rise of terrorism in the Middle East particularly the ISIS on the regionalism process in the region? In response to the question, the hypothesis is that the rise of ISIS has created dual coalitions and divergence instead of strengthening ideas and actions for counterterrorism in the regional countries. It arises from regional rivalry among the actors and their conflicting interests.