 He specializes in the Arab–Israeli conflict; inter-Arab relations and the Palestinian question; international terrorism and fundamental Islam; theoretical issues and political applications in the Middle East; Asad's foreign policy towards Israel and Lebanon; the culture approach to understanding the Middle-East.Bukay is a supporter of the controversial Huntington thesis of the Clash of Civilisations.He argues that there is a wide gap between what he categorises as "Western political culture" and "the Arab-Islamic political culture".