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The US and the Middle East in 2006
Ed. 47 Vol. 3 - December 29, 2005
- "Three devastating failures" -
Yossi Alpher
- "No reason for optimism" -
Ali Abunimah
- "Meet the Islamist vanguard" -
Charmaine Seitz
- "Not much better than 2005" -
William B. Quandt
The West, Islam and Islamophobia
Ed. 46 Vol. 3 - December 22, 2005
- "The main concern is terrorism" -
Thomas R. Pickering
- "A view from France
" -
Alain Dieckhoff
- "A worldwide phenomenon" -
an interview with Sheikh
Kamal Khateeb
- "Stoking the fire" -
Zubair Butt Hussain
- "Why the American reluctance?" -
Danielle Pletka
- "A view from London
" -
Rosemary Hollis
Jordan and Iraq
Ed. 45 Vol. 3 - December 15, 2005
- "Common goals or different directions?
" -
Sa'ad F. Hariz
- "The Jordanian option for solving the Iraq case
" -
Ghassan Atiyyah
- "Post-Saddam Iraq and the threats facing Jordan
" -
Oraib Al-Rantawi
- "The US angle" -
Scott Lasensky
Ramifications of high oil prices
Ed. 44 Vol. 3 - December 08, 2005
- "Winners and losers in MENA" -
Yusuf Mansur
- "The Dubai model" -
Afshin Molavi
- "Kuwait: will oil devastate traditional thinking or strengthen it?" -
Mohammed Abdel Qader Jasem
- "GCC: learning from the past" -
Riad Kahwaji
Iraq and Arab unity
Ed. 43 Vol. 3 - December 01, 2005
- "An Islamic predicament
" -
Ghazi Hamad
- "Back to the Fold
" -
Abdel Monem Said Aly
- "Arab nationalism is a misnomer
" -
Eric Rouleau
- "Nationalism v Pan-Arabism: A continuing tug of war" -
Saad N. Jawad
Ten years of the Barcelona process
Ed. 42 Vol. 3 - November 24, 2005
- "The failure of a collective security system?
" -
Dorothee Schmid
- "Mediterranean disillusions
" -
Joseph Bahout
- "Provide economic incentives
" -
an interview with
Aboubakr Jamai
- "What next?" -
Christian Hanelt
- "Labor migration is not a special concern
" -
an interview with
Matyas Eorsi
Syria-Lebanon after the Mehlis report
Ed. 41 Vol. 3 - November 17, 2005
- "Fallout of the Mehlis report: some legal considerations" -
Chibli Mallat
- "Who rules in Damascus?" -
Bassma Kodmani
- "Syria must choose pragmatism over isolation" -
Rime Allaf
- "An adventurous course" -
Mustapha Kamal al Sayyid
Can Jordan follow Egypt in Palestine?
Ed. 40 Vol. 3 - November 10, 2005
- "A sensitive issue" -
an interview with
Hisham Ahmed
- "Can Jordan play a role in Palestine?" -
Hassan A. Barari
- "The return of a (limited) Jordan option" -
Gerald M. Steinberg
Iraqi federalism after October 15
Ed. 39 Vol. 3 - October 27, 2005
- "Pseudo-federalist vendetta" -
Molly McKew
- "Iraq's imperfect constitution is still a victory" -
Ibrahim al-Marashi
- "An incomplete constitution
" -
Ersin Kalaycioglu
- "Kurdistan: from threatened entity to constituent unit" -
Khaled Salih
US Middle East policy overview
Ed. 38 Vol. 3 - October 06, 2005
- "The "Islamist" challenge" -
Omar Karmi
- "End of an empire?" -
Saad N. Jawad
- "Excerpts from George W. Bush and the World (2035)" -
Frederic C. Hof
- "The president is tired" -
Danielle Pletka
Arab democracy update
Ed. 37 Vol. 3 - September 30, 2005
- "Egypt: dynamics of regime and opposition" -
Amr Hamzawy
- "Palestinian parliamentary elections are pivotal" -
an interview with
George Giacaman
- "The birth pangs of democracy in Lebanon" -
Habib C. Malik
- "Democracy in the Arab world: an assessment" -
Rami G. Khouri
Pakistan and Israel
Ed. 36 Vol. 3 - September 22, 2005
- "An undeserved prize" -
an interview with
Ghazi Hamed
- "Why, and why now?" -
Shmuel Bar
- "Islamabad's flirtations with Israel out in open" -
Jasjit Singh
- "Testing the waters" -
Irfan Husain
The Iraqi federal constitution: a regional assessment
Ed. 35 Vol. 3 - September 15, 2005
- "Iraq and Turkey
" -
Melisa Benli Altunisik
- "Fragmentation and unity" -
Waleed Sadi
- "Iraq's Iranian connection" -
Afshin Molavi
Egypt, Israel, and Gaza
Ed. 34 Vol. 3 - September 08, 2005
- "The war on terror is paramount" -
an interview with
Amos Gilad
- "Security interdependence" -
Abdel Monem Said Aly
- "A non-zero sum" -
Khalil Shikaki
- "Politically fraught but potentially win-win" -
Nuala Haughey
Reform: economic vs. political
Ed. 33 Vol. 3 - September 01, 2005
- "Turkey: the Kemalist roots
" -
Duygu Bazoglu Sezer
- "Syria: from authoritarianism to benevolence" -
Murhaf Jouejati
- "An overview: politics first" -
Alvaro Vasconcelos
- "Palestine: political will is absent
" -
an interview with
Abdel Rahman Tamimi
Turkey, the PKK, and the US
Ed. 32 Vol. 3 - August 25, 2005
- "Turkey is no exception when it comes to terrorism" -
Mensur Akgun
- "Armed confrontation not likely" -
Khaled Salih
- "Will the PKK renounce violence?" -
Soner Cagaptay
- "Erdogan creates an opportunity" -
Henri J. Barkey
What does al-Qaeda want?
Ed. 31 Vol. 3 - August 18, 2005
- "Spreading insecurity" -
Kayhan Barzegar
- "Between ideology and strategy" -
Reuven Paz
- "Through the lens of Iraq" -
Robert S. Leiken
Iran-Iraq relations
Ed. 30 Vol. 3 - August 11, 2005
- "Creating an Iran-Iraq axis" -
Peter W. Galbraith
- "A Shi'ite alliance is taking shape" -
Kamran Taremi
- "Security and secular democracy" -
Murat Somer
- "A long and complex history" -
Saad Jawad
Lebanon after elections
Ed. 29 Vol. 3 - August 04, 2005
- ""Impossible" options" -
Nizar Abdel-Kader
- "Continuity and change" -
Farid el Khazen
- "Uncomfortable moments" -
Nicholas Blanford
- "Syrian-Lebanese relations are not a zero-sum game" -
Rime Allaf
Women in politics
Ed. 28 Vol. 3 - July 28, 2005
- "Women politicians or pseudo men?" -
Ghada Karmi
- "Tokenism or real participation?" -
Haleh Esfandiari
- "Can there be democracy with marginalization?
" -
Rola Dashti
The EU crisis and the Middle East
Ed. 27 Vol. 3 - July 21, 2005
- "Powerful conservative trends
" -
Roberto Aliboni
- "A failure of confidence" -
an interview with
Charles Shamas
- "Is the EU truly in crisis?" -
Ahmet O. Evin
- "With Turkey, Europe may thwart al-Qaeda
" -
Soner Cagaptay
The decline of secularism
Ed. 26 Vol. 3 - July 14, 2005
- "Is Arab secularism still alive?" -
Khalil al-Anani
- "Part of a worldwide trend" -
an interview with
Ikrama Sabri
- "The struggle for Islam's soul
" -
Irfan Husain
- "Predisposed to think the worst
" -
Edward S. Walker, Jr.
- "Secularism cannot offer identity
" -
Rosemary Hollis
Iran and the region after elections
Ed. 25 Vol. 3 - July 07, 2005
- "Expect trouble from Iran's Putin" -
Patrick Clawson
- "No role for Iran in Palestine" -
an interview with
Nifaz Azzam
- "New conservative power grip" -
Ali-Asghar Kazemi
- "America's Iraqi follies, Iran's opportunities" -
Ghassan Atiyyah
- "What does Admadinezhad's victory mean?" -
Ramin Jahanbegloo
The international media and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Ed. 24 Vol. 3 - June 30, 2005
- "Gross misinformation" -
Ali Abunimah
- "Covering Palestine" -
Graham Usher
- "In weakness there is strength" -
Joshua Muravchik
- "Israel should clean up its own house" -
Hirsh Goodman
The Red-Dead project
Ed. 23 Vol. 3 - June 24, 2005
- "Will it save the Dead Sea?" -
Gidon Bromberg
- "Recognition of equal rights" -
Ghassan Khatib
- "We don't know what's going to happen" -
an interview with
Mark Bernstein
- "What is theirs is ours" -
Lamis Andoni
Russia and the Middle East
Ed. 22 Vol. 3 - June 16, 2005
- "Putin beneath the pyramids
" -
Jerzy Zdanowski
- "A view from Moscow
" -
Vitaly Naumkin
- "A necessary counterbalance
" -
Naim al Ashhab
The Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
Ed. 21 Vol. 3 - June 09, 2005
- "The democratic solution" -
Hillel Frisch
- "The first priority" -
an interview
Saji Salameh
- "From neglect to participation" -
Karma Nabulsi
- "Pawns, victims, and an obstacle to peace" -
Riad Kahwaji
Should the US recognize Arab Islamist movements
Ed. 20 Vol. 3 - June 02, 2005
- "Islamists are intrinsically anti-democratic
" -
Michael Rubin
- "Listening and talking" -
Mark Perry
- "The West and moderate Islamism" -
Amr Hamzawy
- "Hamas and the West
" -
Ghazi Hamad
Media and reform
Ed. 19 Vol. 3 - May 26, 2005
- "Satellite TV and democracy
" -
S. Abdallah Schleifer
- "The Jordanian experience
" -
Amy Henderson
- "Palestine: Without the media reforms will fail" -
an interview with
Wafa Abdul Rahman
- "A vicious cycle" -
Amin Tarzi
Is the NPT still relevant for the Middle East?
Ed. 18 Vol. 3 - May 19, 2005
- "On the edge of extinction" -
Gerald M. Steinberg
- "The dissonance of the NPT is getting louder" -
Imad Khadduri
- "Overall, a success story" -
an interview with
Robert Einhorn
- "Iran and the NPT" -
Sadegh Zibakalam
The role of third party intelligence in Palestinian-Israeli relations
Ed. 17 Vol. 3 - May 12, 2005
- "US intelligence: pivotal player?" -
Ellen Laipson
- "Tinkering will no longer help" -
Omar Karmi
- "Apply sparingly" -
Alastair Crooke
- "Where diplomacy has failed" -
Yossi Melman
The politics of Middle East energy
Ed. 16 Vol. 3 - May 05, 2005
- "Gas potentially more unifying than oil" -
Nigel J. Lucas
- "Iraqi oil: black gold or curse?" -
Jaafar Altaie
- "Energy, US national security and the Middle East" -
R. James Woolsey
Third party involvement in Gaza disengagement
Ed. 15 Vol. 3 - April 21, 2005
- "Third party scramble
" -
Jarat Chopra
- "A unique opportunity" -
Shlomo Brom
- "Palestinian economic revival
" -
Nigel Roberts and Stefano Mocci
- "Egypt: more than a "third party"
" -
Mohamed Ahmed Abd Elsalam
- "Unilateralism is the problem" -
Ghassan Khatib
Turkish-American tensions
Ed. 14 Vol. 3 - April 14, 2005
- "Perhaps a charm offensive
" -
Mensur Akgun
- "Only Iraq and the PKK" -
Ersin Kalaycioglu
- "Winning Turkey's heart
" -
Soner Cagaptay
- "A momentary hiccup
" -
Henri J. Barkey
The Iran-Syria alliance
Ed. 13 Vol. 3 - April 07, 2005
- "The last option
" -
Nizar Abdel-Kader
- "An alliance of doubtful utility
" -
Karim Sadjadpour
- "The only remaining anti-Israel front
" -
Yossi Alpher
The US, democracy and elections
Ed. 12 Vol. 3 - March 31, 2005
- "Is the Arab democratization wave real?
" -
Amr Hamzawy
- "Burning down the house
" -
Mark Perry
- "Bush ill-served in Iraq by his bureaucracy
" -
Laurie Mylroie
- "Coups at the ballot
" -
Caise D. Hassan
The future of Lebanon
Ed. 11 Vol. 3 - March 24, 2005
- "Syria's stake in Lebanon" -
Rime Allaf
- "Lebanon's future looks more promising
" -
Farid el Khazen
- "The end of sectarianism in Lebanon?" -
Kim Ghattas
- "Syrian military pullout could backfire
" -
Israel Elad Altman
Is the US failing in Iraq?
Ed. 10 Vol. 3 - March 17, 2005
- "The abject bankruptcy of a colonial occupation" -
Imad Khadduri
- "Failure too tragic to contemplate
" -
Toby Harnden
- "Americans beginning to awake
" -
Ray Hanania
- "America's failure may lie in its own success
" -
Trita Parsi
- "Neither a failure nor a success
" -
Shlomo Avineri
Reform, republics and monarchies
Ed. 9 Vol. 3 - March 10, 2005
- "They're all reforming under pressure
" -
an interview with
Hisham Kassem
- "Morocco: a nuanced view
" -
Aboubakr Jamai
- "Young monarchs and old presidents
" -
Michele Dunne
- "The people v the intelligence services
" -
Daoud Kuttab
The fragmentation of the Arab world
Ed. 8 Vol. 3 - March 03, 2005
- ""Clean breaks" and false dawns
" -
Khader Khader
- "Fragmentation presages popular awakening
" -
Rosemary Hollis
- "White Arabism" -
Chibli Mallat
Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan
Ed. 7 Vol. 3 - February 24, 2005
- "Vision, trust and leadership required" -
Murat Somer
- "A dilemma or a breakthrough?
" -
Hiwa Osman
- "Show them death and they will love the fever
" -
Peter Galbraith
NATO and the Middle East
Ed. 6 Vol. 3 - February 17, 2005
- "A role for NATO in the Gulf?" -
Christian Koch
- "An opportunity we cannot miss" -
Gunther Altenburg
- "Israel, NATO and the Euro-Atlantic Community" -
Uzi Arad
- "The NATO-Med dialogue: An initiative that must succeed" -
Mohammad K. Shiyyab
The future of Sudan
Ed. 5 Vol. 3 - February 10, 2005
- "People don't change their mindsets overnight" -
an interview with
Ross Herbert
- "The Naivasha enigma" -
Robert O. Collins
- "The unfinished big leap" -
Gamal A.G. Soltan
- "A microcosm of Africa" -
an interview with
Hasan Abdin
- "Necessary but not sufficient" -
an interview with
Sadiq al-Mahdi
The "Shi’ite crescent"
Ed. 4 Vol. 3 - February 03, 2005
- "Iraq transitional phase will determine the future" -
Saad Hattar
- "An Iranian perspective" -
Kamran Taremi
- "A crude generalization" -
Omar Karmi
- "Much ado about nothing" -
Mourhaf Jouejati
The Iraqi elections
Ed. 3 Vol. 3 - January 27, 2005
- "In Turkey's interest" -
Meliha Altunisik
- "The future of Iraq is through the ballot box" -
Sadegh Zibakalam
- "Flawed but a landmark" -
Joshua Muravchik
- "Wrong place at the wrong time" -
Saad Jawad
The Egyptian-Israeli rapprochement
Ed. 2 Vol. 3 - January 13, 2005
- "Understanding the Egyptian paradox" -
Abdel Monem Said Aly
- "Egyptian role is welcome but not at the expense of our rights" -
an interview with
Ismail Haniyeh
- "Pulling strings discreetly" -
Smadar Perry
- "Bread and butter" -
Paul Schemm
The Middle East in 2005
Ed. 1 Vol. 3 - January 07, 2005
- "Chaos or renewal?" -
Ghada Karmi
- "Another year of violence" -
an interview with
Kamran al-Karadaghi
- "Uncertainties and challenges" -
Ramin Jahanbegloo
- "The view from Turkey" -
Saban Disli
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