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Middle East - Pakistan - Lebanon/Libya - Palestine - Saudi Arabia/Kuwait - Syria

Middle East

Global Zero: An Israeli Vision of Realistic Idealism - Levite, Ariel E. - Washington Quarterly, April 2010, v33, #2, pp157-168

The False Religion of Mideast Peace - Miller, Aaron David - Foreign Policy, April 2010, online edition, 10p

Armistice Now - Yaari, Ehud - Foreign Affairs, March/April 2010, v89, #2, pp50-63

Israel and America, Unsettled -

Obama Must Choose between Peace and the "Special Relationship"

Marshall, Rachelle - Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, January/February 2010, v29, #1, pp7-9

In Pursuit of Democracy and Security in the Greater Middle East
- Brumberg, Daniel - U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), A USIP Study Group Report, January 21, 2010, online edition, 73p

Fatah Resurrected - Shikaki, Khalil - National Interest, November/December 2009, #104, pp4-16

Islamists and the Grave Bell
 - Gause, F. Gregory III - National Interest, September/October 2009, #103, pp44-55

How Iran Could Save the Middle East
- Goldberg, Jeffrey - Atlantic Monthly, July/August 2009, v304, #1, pp64-68

The Arab Peace Initiative: An Assessment
- Bahgat, Gawdat - Middle East Policy, Spring 2009, v16, #1, pp33-40

"Yes we Can" in the Middle East - Carter, Jimmy - New Perspectives Quarterly, Spring 2009, v26, #2, pp33-35

Obama and the Middle East
- Agha, Hussein; Malley, Robert - New York Review of Books, June 11, 2009, v56, #10, pp67-69

Change We Can Believe In? The Muslim World, America, and Obama's Promise - Dhillon, Navtej; Chandy, Laurence; Gertz, Geoffrey - Wolfensohn Center for Development at Brookings, June 1, 2009, online edition, 5p

U.S. Middle East Policy: Too Many Challenges and Yet a Single Theme
Rubin, Barry - Middle East Review of International Affairs, June 2009, v13, #2, pp24-39 (pdf)

Caught in the Middle - Ignatius, David - Foreign Policy, May/June 2009, #172, pp42-47

Israel: Despite Paralysis in Israeli Politics, U.S. Peace Efforts Crucial
Interviewee: Daniel C. Kurtzer, S. Daniel, Abraham Visiting Professor in Middle Eastern Policy Studies, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
Interviewer:
Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor, CFR.org
Council on Foreign Relations, February 11, 2009

Israel: Israel Fight-or-Flight Response - Mueller, John; Lustick, Ian S.
National Interest, November/December 2008, #98, pp68-71

Hamas & Israel: Conflicting strategy of Group-Based Politics - Zuhur, Shefira - Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, December 2008, 103p

A New American Middle East Strategy? - Hunter, Robert - Survival, December 2008, v50, #6, pp49-66

Beyond Iraq: A New U.S. Strategy for the Middle East - Haass, Richard N.; Indyk, Martin - Foreign Affairs, January/February 2009, online edition

Disentangling Alliances: Dowsie U.S. Policy to Match U.S. Influence

Cook, Steven A. - American Interest, September/October 2008, v4, #1, pp78-86

Fix This Middle East Mess - Kessler, Glenn - Washington Quarterly, September/October 2008, v31, #4, pp135-142

More Freedom, Less Terror? Liberalization and Political Violence in the Arab World -
Kaye, Dalia Dassa; Wehrey, Frederic; Grant, Audra K.; Stahl, Dale - Rand Corporation, September 24, 2008

Middleman in the Middle East -
Leighton, Marian - Orbis, Summer 2008, v52,#3, pp391-402

The Middle East: Evolution of a Broken Regional Order -
Salem, Paul - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, July 2008, 24p

The New Arab Diplomacy: Not With the U.S. and Not Against the U.S. -
Ottaway, Marina; Herzallah, Mohammed - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, July 2008

Clearing the Air in the Middle East -
Kodmani, Bassma - Current History, May 2008, v107, #709, pp201-206

Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: The Annapolis Conference- Migdalovitz, Carol - Congressional Research Service Report, December 7, 2007, online edition, 6p

Back to Balancing - Indyk, Martin S.; Cofman Wittes, Tamara - American Interest, December 2007, online edition

Arab Politics: Back to Futility - Rubin, Barry - Middle East Quarterly, Winter 2007, v14, #1, pp53-62

Upgrading Authoritarianism in the Arab World - Heydemann, Steven
Analysis Paper, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution, Web posted October 16, 2007, online edition, 40p

Iran & Israel: The Avoidable War - Parsi, Trita - Middle East Policy, Fall 2007, v14, #3, pp79-86

The Future of the Middle East: Strategic Implications for the United States - Freeman, Chas. W. Jr.; Gause, Gregory III; Mohamedi, Fareed; Molavi, Afshin; White, Wayne; Cordesman, Anthony H., Middle East Policy, Fall 2007, v14 , #3, pp1-28

The Muslim Middle East: Is there a Democratic Option? - McCabe, Thomas R. - Orbis, Summer 2007, v51, #3, pp479-493

Rx For "Oil Addiction": The Middle East and Energy Security
Kalicki, Jan H. - Middle East Policy, , Spring 2007, v14, #1, pp76-84

The Legacy Agenda: The Bush Doctrine and the Long War, Part II - Donelly, Thomas, Monaghan, Colin - National Security Outlook, AEI online, March 7, 2007, 5p

Can There Be an Islamic Democracy? - Bukay, David - Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2007, v14, #2, pp71-79

Middle East Democracy: The Limits of Limited Reform - Cofman Wittes, Tamara; McFaul, Michael - Brookings Institution, January 22, 2007, online edition, 15p

The New Middle East - Haass, Richard - Foreign Affairs November/December, 2006, v85, #6, pp2-11

From Conflict Management to Conflict Resolution -
Djerejian, Edward P.
Foreign Affairs, November-December 2006, v85, #6, p41

Jordan & Iraq: Between Cooperation and Crisis - Scott Lasensky
USIP Special Report No. 178, November 2006, online edition, 20p


When the Shiites Rise - Nasr, Vali - Foreign Affairs, July/ August 2006, v85, #4, pp58ff

Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy - Migdalovitz, Carol - Congresssional Research Services, updated July 25, 2006, online edition, 35p

Israel/Palestine/Lebanon: Climbing Out of the Abyss - Middle East Report No 57, International Crisis Group, July 25, 2006, online edition, 38p

Grand Strategy: Why America Should Promote a New Liberal Order in the Middle East - Pollack, Kenneth M. - Blueprint Magazine, July 22, 2006, online edition

The East Moves West - Kemp, Geoffrey - The National Interest, Summer 2006, #84, pp71-77

The First Law of Petropolitics - Friedman, Thomas L. - Foreign Policy, May/June 2006, #154, pp28-36

Economics, Water Management, and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East and Beyond - Fisher, Franklin & Huber-Lee, Annette
Environment, April 2006, v48, #3, pp26-42

Religion and State - Etzioni, Amitai - Harvard International Review, Spring 2006, v28, #1, pp14-18

There Are no Shortcuts to the "End of History" - Fukuyama, Francis
New Perspectives Quarterly, Spring 2006, v23, #2, pp35-38

On the Peace Process in the Middle East - Quandt, William B. - Daedalus, Spring 2006, v135, #2, pp133-135

The Middle East Peace Talks - Migdalovitz, Carol - Congressional Research Service, January 13, 2006, 19p

Toward a Virtual Caliphate. Mandaville, Peter. YaleGlobal, 27 October 2005

The Strategic Implications of Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Middle East. Zambelis, Chris. Parameters, Autumn 2005, v35, #3; pp87-103

Among Arab Reformers. Muravchik, Joshua. Commentary, September 2005, v120, #2, pp45-53, online edition

The Key to Arab Reform: Moderate Islamists.
Hamzawy, Amr. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, August 2005

The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Toward An Equitable and Durable Solution. Miller, Aaron David. National Defense University, Institute for National Strategic Studies, Strategic Forum 215, July 2005

United States: Can Its Middle East Policy Serve Democracy?
Marina Ottaway. Arab Reform Bulletin (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), July 2005, v3, #6, 2p

In Support of Arab Democracy: Why and How. Council on Foreign Affair, June 2005, 81p

The Middle East Peace Talks . Migdalovitz, Carol. Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, May 10, 2005. 19p - New Update May 10, 2005 (updated 2006)

Fresh Ink for The Middle East Road Map.
Broder, Jonathan. Congressional Quarterly Weekly, May 2, 2005

Promoting Middle East Democracy II Arab Initiatives - Report. Mona Yacoubian. United States Institute of Peace, May 2005, Special Report #136

Trading Places: America and Europe in the Middle East.
Gordon, Philip H. Survival, Spring 2005, v47, #2, pp87-99

Pakistan

How a Botched US Alliance Fed Pakistan's Crisis - Cohen, Stephen
Current History, April 2010, v109, #726, pp138-143

Terrain, Tribes, and Terrorists: Pakistan, 2006-2008 - Kilcullen, David J.
Brookings Institute, Counterinsurgency and Pakistan Paper Series #3, September 10, 2009, online edition, 13p (PDF)

Authoritarianism in Pakistan
- Barany, Zoltan - Policy Review, August/September 2009, #156, pp41-53

Armageddon is Islamabad - Riedel, Bruce - National Interest, July/August 2009, #102, pp9-18

Sanctum FATA
- Cordesman, Anthony - The National Interest, May/June 2009, #101, pp28-40

Pakistan on the Brink - Ahmed Rashid - New York Review of Books, June 11, 2009, v56, #10, pp67-69

The Security Impact of the Bhutto Assassination - Cordesman, Anthony H. - Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), December 2008, online edition, 2p

Engaging Pakistan—Getting the Balance Right - Tellis, Ashley J. - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Policy Brief No. 64, September 2008, 8p

Securing Pakistan’s Tribal Belt - Markey, Daniel - Council on Foreign Relations, Council special report 36, July 2008, 78p

The Trouble with PAKISTAN - Consolatore, Daniel, The Humanist, March/April 2008, v68, #2, pp11-16

Pakistan's Record on Terrorism: Conflicted Goals, Compromised Performance - Tellis, Ashley J. - The Washington Quarterly, Spring 2008, v31, #2, pp7-26

Terrorism in Pakistan - Riedel, Bruce - Brookings Institute, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, December 27, 2007, online edition

Pakistan’s Institutions and Civil Society - Bajoria, Jayshree
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Backgrounder, Updated December 27, 2007, online edition


Our Pakistan Challenge - Twining, Daniel - German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), published by The Weekly Standard, November 19, 2007

Pakistan’s Political Crisis and State of Emergency - Kronstadt, K. Alan - Congressional Research Service (CRS), November 6, 2007, online edition, 13p

Pakistan at a Crossroads - Bhutto, Benazir - New Perspectives Quarterly, Fall 2007, online edition

A False Choice in Pakistan - Markey, Daniel - Foreign Affairs, July-August 2007, v86, #4, pp85-102

Pakistan: Shrinking Control - Schaffer, Teresita C. - Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Commentary, May 18, 2007, online edition

Pakistan ’s Political Future - Zissis, Carin - Council on Foreign Relations, Backgrounder, April 30, 2007, online edition

LEbanon/Libya

The Lebanon Crisis, Felman, Jeffrey, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings, March 18, 2008, online edition, 66p

Preliminary “Lessons” of the Israeli-Hezbollah War - Cordesman, Anthony H. - Center for Strategic & International Studies, August 17, 2006, online edition, 25p

The 2006 Lebanon War: Lessons Learned - Kreps, Sarah E. - Parameters, Spring 2007, v37, #1, pp72-85

Lebanese Identity and Israeli Security in the Shadows of the 2006 War - Telhami, Shibley - Current History, January 2007, v106, #696, pp21

The Future of Lebanon - Salem, Paul - Foreign Affairs - November/December 06, v85, #6,pp13-22

Roll Back - Ross, Dennis - New Republic, July 31, 2006, v265, #5, pp17-18

Lebanon - Prados, Alfred B. - CRS Report, July 24, 2006, online edition, 24p

Curse of the Militias - Pryce-Jones, David - National Review, March 27, 2006, v58, #5, pp32-34

Libya and the United States: A Faustian Pact? St John, Ronald Bruce, Middle East Policy, Spring 2008, v15, #1, pp133-146


Palestine

The Rise and Demise of the Two-State Paradigm - Inbar, Efraim - Orbis, Spring 2009, v53, #2, pp265-283

Gaza: The Other Housing Crisis - Gorenberg, Gershom - Foreign Policy, January/February 2009, #170, online edition

The Road out of Gaza - Brown, Nathan J. - Carnegie Endowment for Peace, February 20, 2008, online edition, 18p

The Palestinians: Between State Failure and Civil War - Eisenstadt, Michael - Policy Focus, The Washington Institute for Near-East Policy, December 2007, #78, online edition, 56p

Both Sides Now: Reflections on the Israel/Palestine Conflict - Habib, Jasmin - Human Rights Quarterly, November 2007, v29, #4, 21p

A Life of Unrest - Erlanger, Steven - New York Times Magazine, July 15, 2007, v156, #54006, pp42-47

After Mecca: Engaging Hamas - International Crisis Group, Middle East Report, 28 February 2007, #62, Online edition, 45p

Requiem for Palestinian Reform: Clear Lessons from a Troubled Record - Brown, Nathan - Carnegie Endowment, Carnegie Paper, February 2007, #81, online edition

Living with Palestinian Democracy - Brown, Nathan J. - Policy Brief #46, June 2006, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Hamas V. Fatah - Blanche, Ed - Middle East, April 2006, #366, pp6-10

Can Hamas Be Tamed
- Herzog, Michael - Foreign Affairs, March-April 2006, vol.85, #2, online edition

Congress Should Withhold Funds from the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), WebMemo #987
Nile Gardiner, Phillips, James - Heritage Foundation, February 6, 2006

U.S. Aid to the Palestinians - Sharp, Jeremy M. - Congressional Research Service, February 2, 2006, 6p

Hamas Triumphant. Implications for Security Politics, Economy, and Strategy - Satloff, Robert (Editor) - Policy Focus #53, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, February 2006, 72p.

The Forgotten West Bank - Gavrilis, George - Foreign Affairs, Jan/Feb. 2006, vol85,#1, pp.66-76

Willing to Compromise: Palestinian Public Opinion and the Peace Process - United States Institute of Peace, Special Report 158, January 2006, online edition.

Killing with Kindness: Funding the Demise of a Palestinian State
Le More, Anne - International Affairs, October 2005, v81, #5, pp981-999

Forcing Choices: Testing the Transformation of Hamas - Malka, Haim - Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2005, v28, #4, pp37-53

In a Ruined Country: How Arafat destroyed Palestine - Samuels, David - Atlantic Monthly, September 2005, v296, #2, pp60-83


Saudi Arabia/Kuwait

The Saudi Terror Problem on the Rise Since September 11 - The Institute for Gulf Affairs, September 2009, online edition, 11p (PDF)

The King and Us - Ottaway, David - Foreign Affairs, May/June 2009, v88, #3, pp121-132

The Two Faces of Saudi Arabia, Yamani, Mai, Survival, February/March 2008, v50, #1, pp143-156

Al Qaeda's Third Front: Saudi Arabia - Riedel, Bruce; Saab, Bilal Y.
Washington Quarterly, Spring 2008, v33, #2, pp36-44

Kuwait: Politics in a Participatory Emirate - Salem, Paul, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Carnegie Paper, July 2007, online edition, 28p


Syria

The Imperatives of Syria-Israeli Peace - Salem, Paul - The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Winter/Spring 2009, v 33, #11, pp63-72

Syria: Is Syria Getting away with Murder? - Hammer, Joshua - Atlantic Monthly, December 2008, v302, #5, pp68-77

The Syrian Opposition - Landis, Joshua - Washington Quarterly, Winter 2007, v30, #1, pp45-68

Speaker Pelosi's Unauthorized Diplomacy in Syria - Phillips, James - Heritage Foundation, WebMemo #1415, April 6, 2007, online edition

Syria After Mehlis: How the Lebanese Prime Minister's Assassination Will Affect U.S.- Syrian Relations. Brooking Institute, Saban Center for Middle East Policy , October 27, 2005, 36p

Confronting Syrian-Backed Terrorism. Byman, Daniel. The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2005, pp99-113

U.S. Policy toward a Weak Assad. Ross, Dennis. The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2005, pp87-98











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