Middle East Policy Research Articles

Putin's Russia in the Middle East

Abstract Nizameddin traces the continuity and change in Russia's evolving Middle East policies from the final days of the Soviet Union through the emergence of Vladimir Putin in 1998 and his return to the presidency, for a non-consecutive third term, in 2012. Russia's behavior in the Middle East is reminiscent of Soviet behavior during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. As Nizameddin's recent book shows, Russia is not only pursuing its interests in the Middle East, it is actively working with regional actors (Iran and Bashar al-Asad) to subvert Western objectives and interests in the region. Putin hopes to profit at the West's expense, just as he believes the West tried to profit at Russia's expense in the decade that followed the end of the Cold War.

Putin's Russia in the Middle East

Abstract Nizameddin traces the continuity and change in Russia's evolving Middle East policies from the final days of the Soviet Union through the emergence of Vladimir Putin in 1998 and his return to the presidency, for a non-consecutive third term, in 2012. Russia's behavior in the Middle East is reminiscent of Soviet behavior during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. As Nizameddin's recent book shows, Russia is not only pursuing its interests in the Middle East, it is actively working with regional actors (Iran and Bashar al-Asad) to subvert Western objectives and interests in the region. Putin hopes to profit at the West's expense, just as he believes the West tried to profit at Russia's expense in the decade that followed the end of the Cold War.

Problems in Yemen, Domestic and Foreign

Middle East PolicyVolume 22, Issue 4 p. 140-152 The Gulf Problems in Yemen, Domestic and Foreign William A. Rugh, William A. Rugh Retired Foreign Service officer, served as U.S. ambassador to Yemen (1981–84) and to the United Arab Emirates (1992–95). He is a member of the board of directors of the Middle East Policy Council.Search for more papers by this author William A. Rugh, William A. Rugh Retired Foreign Service officer, served as U.S. ambassador to Yemen (1981–84) and to the United Arab Emirates (1992–95). He is a member of the board of directors of the Middle East Policy Council.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 December 2015 https://doi.org/10.1111/mepo.12164Citations: 4Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume22, Issue4Winter 2015Pages 140-152 RelatedInformation

One Year Later: Assessing the Coalition Campaign against ISIS

Middle East PolicyVolume 22, Issue 4 p. 1-21 U.S. Interventions One Year Later: Assessing the Coalition Campaign against ISIS Brian Katulis, Brian Katulis The following is an edited transcript of the eighty-second in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was live-streamed from the offices of the Middle East Policy Council in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 2015, with Richard Schmierer as moderator and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorSiwar al-Assad, Siwar al-Assad The following is an edited transcript of the eighty-second in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was live-streamed from the offices of the Middle East Policy Council in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 2015, with Richard Schmierer as moderator and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorWilliam Morris, William Morris The following is an edited transcript of the eighty-second in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was live-streamed from the offices of the Middle East Policy Council in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 2015, with Richard Schmierer as moderator and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this author Brian Katulis, Brian Katulis The following is an edited transcript of the eighty-second in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was live-streamed from the offices of the Middle East Policy Council in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 2015, with Richard Schmierer as moderator and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorSiwar al-Assad, Siwar al-Assad The following is an edited transcript of the eighty-second in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was live-streamed from the offices of the Middle East Policy Council in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 2015, with Richard Schmierer as moderator and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorWilliam Morris, William Morris The following is an edited transcript of the eighty-second in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was live-streamed from the offices of the Middle East Policy Council in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 2015, with Richard Schmierer as moderator and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 December 2015 https://doi.org/10.1111/mepo.12154Citations: 1Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume22, Issue4Winter 2015Pages 1-21 RelatedInformation

Symposium: Iran and the Arab World: Implications of the Nuclear Negotiations

Middle East PolicyVolume 22, Issue 3 p. 1-26 Symposium: Iran and the Arab World Symposium: Iran and the Arab World: Implications of the Nuclear Negotiations James N. Miller, James N. Miller The following is an edited transcript of the eighty-first in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on July 16, 2015, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., with Richard Schmierer as moderator and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorNabeel Khoury, Nabeel Khoury The following is an edited transcript of the eighty-first in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on July 16, 2015, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., with Richard Schmierer as moderator and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorPaul Pillar, Paul Pillar The following is an edited transcript of the eighty-first in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on July 16, 2015, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., with Richard Schmierer as moderator and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorSara Vakhshouri, Sara Vakhshouri The following is an edited transcript of the eighty-first in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on July 16, 2015, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., with Richard Schmierer as moderator and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this author James N. Miller, James N. Miller The following is an edited transcript of the eighty-first in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on July 16, 2015, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., with Richard Schmierer as moderator and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorNabeel Khoury, Nabeel Khoury The following is an edited transcript of the eighty-first in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on July 16, 2015, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., with Richard Schmierer as moderator and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorPaul Pillar, Paul Pillar The following is an edited transcript of the eighty-first in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on July 16, 2015, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., with Richard Schmierer as moderator and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorSara Vakhshouri, Sara Vakhshouri The following is an edited transcript of the eighty-first in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on July 16, 2015, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., with Richard Schmierer as moderator and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this author First published: 15 September 2015 https://doi.org/10.1111/mepo.12139Citations: 1Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume22, Issue3Fall 2015Pages 1-26 RelatedInformation

US Neoconservative Support and Policy Activism for Bosnia, 1992–1995: Correcting the Record

The aim of this article is to trace neoconservative thought in the US and policy activism on the role of the US in Bosnia during the 1992–1995 genocide. This paper argues that, on the issue of intervention in Bosnia, neoconservatives in the US comprised two camps. Neoconservative former government officials were early and consistent advocates of an assertive US intervention in Bosnia. However, the neoconservative academics were a heterogeneous group divided over the question of US intervention. Yet, both the former government officials and several academics came together in supporting President Bill Clinton's decision to deploy US troops to enforce the Dayton Peace Accords. While sharply criticized in the Muslim world for their Middle East policies, neoconservative advocacy for Bosnia and Bosnian Muslims during 1992–1995 has been largely overlooked. Analysing neoconservatives’ activism on Bosnia provides for a more nuanced understanding of the US neoconservative foreign policy legacy.

The Syrian Humanitarian Crisis: What Is to Be Done?

Middle East PolicyVolume 22, Issue 2 p. 1-29 Symposium: The Syrian Humanitarian Crisis The Syrian Humanitarian Crisis: What Is to Be Done? Karen AbuZayd, Karen AbuZayd The following is an edited transcript of the eightieth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on April 21, 2015, at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C., with Thomas R. Mattair moderating. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorDenis J. Sullivan, Denis J. Sullivan The following is an edited transcript of the eightieth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on April 21, 2015, at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C., with Thomas R. Mattair moderating. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorSusan M. Akram, Susan M. Akram The following is an edited transcript of the eightieth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on April 21, 2015, at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C., with Thomas R. Mattair moderating. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorSara Roy, Sara Roy The following is an edited transcript of the eightieth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on April 21, 2015, at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C., with Thomas R. Mattair moderating. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this author Karen AbuZayd, Karen AbuZayd The following is an edited transcript of the eightieth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on April 21, 2015, at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C., with Thomas R. Mattair moderating. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorDenis J. Sullivan, Denis J. Sullivan The following is an edited transcript of the eightieth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on April 21, 2015, at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C., with Thomas R. Mattair moderating. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorSusan M. Akram, Susan M. Akram The following is an edited transcript of the eightieth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on April 21, 2015, at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C., with Thomas R. Mattair moderating. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorSara Roy, Sara Roy The following is an edited transcript of the eightieth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on April 21, 2015, at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C., with Thomas R. Mattair moderating. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this author First published: 14 June 2015 https://doi.org/10.1111/mepo.12125Citations: 1Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume22, Issue2Summer 2015Pages 1-29 RelatedInformation

Responding to Failure: Reorganizing U.S. Policies in the Middle East

Middle East PolicyVolume 22, Issue 2 p. 30-39 GEOPOLITICS Responding to Failure: Reorganizing U.S. Policies in the Middle East Chas W. Freeman Jr., Chas W. Freeman Jr. Ambassador Freeman is a retired U.S. Foreign Service officer and former president of the Middle East Policy Council (1997–2009). He was U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War of 1991.Search for more papers by this author Chas W. Freeman Jr., Chas W. Freeman Jr. Ambassador Freeman is a retired U.S. Foreign Service officer and former president of the Middle East Policy Council (1997–2009). He was U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War of 1991.Search for more papers by this author First published: 14 June 2015 https://doi.org/10.1111/mepo.12126Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume22, Issue2Summer 2015Pages 30-39 RelatedInformation

Harmonization of Turkey's Political, Economic, and Military Interests in the 1950s: Reflections on Turkey's Middle East Policy

In the 1950s, the Democrat Party government in Turkey adopted a more active policy in the Middle East. This strategy had three dimensions: (1) to implement policies in the region in accordance with the USA in order to maintain American political, economic, and military support; (2) to play a bridge role between the West and the Middle East to gain the support of smaller states in the Baghdad Pact; and (3) to develop economic relations with states in the region especially during crises in the late 1950s. This article argues that Turkish decision-makers tried to act strategically, despite their misreading of developments and dynamics in the Middle East, and that they pursued pro-American policies as long as they served Turkish interests. Accordingly, they did not hesitate to establish economic relations with the Soviet Union and Egypt, with which Turkey had problematic political relations, when US support declined.

Religion and Realism in International Law: China’s Perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The purpose of this article is trying to answer the following question: What else a State needs to consider, besides its international legal obligations, when developing its foreign policy? I hope to demonstrate how factors such as religion and realism affect a country’s foreign policy by using the case of Israeli-Palestinian conflict and China’s interactions with the two nations. China successfully adapt realistic attitude in making its middle-east policy. It supported Palestine for the ideology of anti-imperialism, but established relation with Israel for the need of national interest. In this article, I would give a general introduction of the history of China’s relation with Palestine and Israel, including several key incidents that carry great significance in this triangular relationship. Trough my introduction, I hope to demonstrate how religion and realism affects a nation’s foreign policies, as well as international law. I would discuss China’s involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the perspective of international relations. First, I will focus on the changes and evolvements of China’s relationships with Palestine and Israel throughout history, and briefly discuss what China has done in the past with the two countries. Second, I will introduce how Chinese society views the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the end, proposals will be made for China’s future policy in the region.

In Honor of Naseer H. Aruri (1934-2015)

In the remembrance that follows, we pay tribute to the late Naseer H. Aruri, who passed away on 10 February 2015. After serving on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for over three decades, Aruri retired as chancellor professor (emeritus) of political science in 1998. Aruri, who was born in Palestine in 1934, came to the United States as a twenty-year-old to pursue his college education and he devoted the rest of his life to the study and advancement of Middle Eastern, and particularly Palestinian, politics, as well as U.S. Middle East foreign policy, and human rights. His stature both as a scholar and unswerving advocate of justice and equality for all in the land of his birth and further afield earned him the unconditional admiration and love of his many students, colleagues, and fellow intellectuals.

The Showdown That Wasn't: U.S.-Israeli Relations and American Domestic Politics, 1973–75

How influential are domestic politics on U.S. foreign affairs? With regard to Middle East policy, how important a role do ethnic lobbies, Congress, and public opinion play in influencing U.S. strategy? Answering these questions requires the use of archival records and other primary documents, which provide an undistorted view of U.S. policymakers' motivations. The Ford administration's 1975 reassessment of its approach to Arab-Israeli statecraft offers an excellent case for the examination of these issues in light of this type of historical evidence. President Gerald Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger decided, in large part because of the looming 1976 presidential election, to avoid a confrontation with Israel in the spring and summer of 1975 by choosing to negotiate a second disengagement agreement between Egypt and Israel rather than a comprehensive settlement. Nevertheless, domestic constraints on the White House's freedom of action were not insurmountable and, had they had no other option, Ford and Kissinger would have been willing to engage in a showdown with Israel over the Middle East conflict's most fundamental aspects. The administration's concern that a major clash with Israel might stoke an outbreak of anti-Semitism in the United States likely contributed to its decision to back down.

Chinese-Israeli Relations in a Middle Eastern Context: Retrospect and Prospects

Although studies on China’s Middle East policy frequently separate Israel from the rest of the region, Beijing has always been aware of regional contradictions and tried to navigate between the two sides it perceived as interconnected. China’s attempts to adopt a balanced relationship with both sides in the 1950s were later replaced by a zero-sum game policy in which Israel was totally excluded. Since the 1980s Beijing has resurrected its balanced Middle East policy. While still sticking to nonintervention in regional conflicts, the Chinese implicitly offer their own experience of using economic means to overcome sociopolitical tensions.

Interpreting Turkey’s Middle East Policy in the Last Decade

Within the Middle East, various forces have tried to impose alternative orders. Turkey is among a number of key players in the region. Since 2002, Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party has shown an increasing interest in the Middle East. This article accepts that there has been a change in Turkish foreign policy since 2002 and attempts to contribute to the previous studies on this issue. It argues that Turkey desires to be a regional power in the Middle East, shaping its vision through a value-based and principled approach. To clarify this vision, the article analyzes the core values and principles defined in Turkish foreign policy in the last decade, which constitute Turkey’s international identity in the Middle East. The article concludes that there have been mainly tactical changes in Turkish foreign policy in general, and towards the Middle East in particular.

Expansion of Russia – Hamas Relations: Sources and Implications

Expansion of Russia – Hamas Relations: Sources and Implications Elaheh Koolaee; Hamidreza Azizi, PhD Abstract Russia’s relations with Hamas is of a great importance because from one hand, this organization has been listed as a terrorist organization in the US and Europe and from the other, Moscow’s relations with this Palestinian organization includes many political contradictions for the both sides. Hamas, at least verbally, has always supported Islamic movements throughout the world, which includes the Chechens in the North Caucasus. Putin’s government made an apparent effort to enhance relations with the Middle Eastern countries – pro-US and anti-US, Arab and non- Arab. It is noteworthy that in this process, it established close relations with both major Palestinian Organizations – Fatah and Hamas – and also with Lebanon’s Hezbollah. The question of this paper is why Moscow, despite all the mentioned differences, has continued to expand its relations with Hamas? The author surveys the development in Russia’s Middle East policy, then its impact on the relations of Russia with Palestinian groups, like Hamas. Full Text: PDF DOI: 10.15640/jppg.v3n2a3

The Fallacy of the Resource Curse in Arab Oil Economies: Why Institutions Matter

Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Vol. XXXVIII, No.2 Winter 2015 The Fallacy of the Resource Curse in Arab Oil Economies: Why Institutions Matter Mohamed Akacem* Xin Geng** Introduction The subject of the resource curse has been studied extensively and the standard conclusion is that countries rich in natural resources are doomed to perform poorly. However, the empirical evidence is not so clear-cut as to agree with this conclusion. Norway is an oil economy, yet its economy has performed admirably. Other countries such as the Netherlands and the United States have done the same. The nature of ownership of the resources differs of course. Some countries allow for private ownership such as the United States while others such as Norway do not. The interesting aspect is that despite the fact Norway’s oil resources are controlled by the government like the members of the Oil Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the results have been significantly different. The set of countries we chose to study present a number of differences in terms of their economic approach to development and their political systems. Algeria and Libya1 have both been run as command economies 27 *Mohamed Akacem earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1981. Dr. Akacem worked as an economist on world oil market issues at the International Center for Energy and Economic Development in Boulder, Colorado. He worked as an economist in Saudi Arabia. In addition to teaching, Dr. Akacem has published several articles in The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor among others as well as in refereed journals such as the Review of Islamic Economics, The Journal of North African Studies, the Journal of Energy and Development and the Middle East Policy. **Xin Geng, is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Colorado, Boulder in the Department of Economics. He received M.A. degree in Economics at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His research interests are econometrics, specifically nonparametric estimation. He is currently the instructor of Math tools for the Economists. 1 For Libya, until the Arab Spring toppled Qaddafi in 2011. 28 with strong governments with not much dissent until the Arab spring.2 On the other hand, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are conservative monarchies and part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). They are pro-western and relatively more market oriented unlike Algeria and Libya.3 Algeria and Libya are relatively “poor” compared with this small set.4 They have a smaller reserve base and larger populations.5 The remaining three are the “rich”, larger oil reserves and smaller populations. More importantly, economic principles dictate a different optimum price and production path for resource rich versus resource poor countries. The resource rich countries in general opt for a lower oil price preferring to lengthen the life of their resource and prohibit the entry of alternatives into the market. This has been the objective of a number of OPEC meetings. Unlike Sachs and Warner6 , this paper will focus on a small set of oil exporting countries with different characteristics, but where oil constitutes a very large part of their export and government revenue. Despite their differences, the countries we examine have more in common than the larger set of countries that Sachs and Warner chose to study. In fact, it is not really the resource wealth that is the problem, but rather the institutional7 setup in the oil producing countries that determines if resources are used to benefit the country as a whole or squandered away. It took a geologist from Iraq, Farouk Alkasim, who happened to immigrate to Norway at the time when Norway was beginning its quest to become an oil power to “save Norway from oil”8 and avoid the mistakes that Iraq and the rest of the Middle East committed. 2 Algeria had its own version of the Arab spring in the autumn of 1988 (October). 3 Although 9/11 changed the political map of North Africa and both Algeria and Libya (even prior to the toppling of Qaddafi) changed their foreign policy towards the west and particularly towards the U.S. 4 Algeria and Libya have less...

Silencing Dissent: How Biased Civil Rights Policies Stifle Dialogue on Israel

Silencing Dissent: How Biased Civil Rights Policies Stifle Dialogue on Israel

The Collapse of Order in the Middle East

Middle East PolicyVolume 21, Issue 4 p. 61-68 THREATS TO STABILITY The Collapse of Order in the Middle East Chas W. Freeman Jr., Chas W. Freeman Jr. Ambassador Freeman (USFS, ret.), president emeritus of the Middle East Policy Council, delivered the following remarks to the 23rd Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference on October 28, 2014 in Washington, DC.Search for more papers by this author Chas W. Freeman Jr., Chas W. Freeman Jr. Ambassador Freeman (USFS, ret.), president emeritus of the Middle East Policy Council, delivered the following remarks to the 23rd Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference on October 28, 2014 in Washington, DC.Search for more papers by this author First published: 08 December 2014 https://doi.org/10.1111/mepo.12095Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume21, Issue4Winter 2014Pages 61-68 RelatedInformation

Symposium: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Has the U.S. Failed?

Middle East PolicyVolume 21, Issue 4 p. 1-31 U.S. POLICY Symposium: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Has the U.S. Failed? Daniel C. Kurtzer, Daniel C. Kurtzer The following is an edited transcript of the seventy-eighth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on October 15, 2014, at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, DC, with Omar Kader moderating and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorMatthew Duss, Matthew Duss The following is an edited transcript of the seventy-eighth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on October 15, 2014, at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, DC, with Omar Kader moderating and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorNatan B. Sachs, Natan B. Sachs The following is an edited transcript of the seventy-eighth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on October 15, 2014, at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, DC, with Omar Kader moderating and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorYousef Munayyer, Yousef Munayyer The following is an edited transcript of the seventy-eighth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on October 15, 2014, at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, DC, with Omar Kader moderating and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this author Daniel C. Kurtzer, Daniel C. Kurtzer The following is an edited transcript of the seventy-eighth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on October 15, 2014, at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, DC, with Omar Kader moderating and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorMatthew Duss, Matthew Duss The following is an edited transcript of the seventy-eighth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on October 15, 2014, at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, DC, with Omar Kader moderating and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorNatan B. Sachs, Natan B. Sachs The following is an edited transcript of the seventy-eighth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on October 15, 2014, at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, DC, with Omar Kader moderating and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this authorYousef Munayyer, Yousef Munayyer The following is an edited transcript of the seventy-eighth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on October 15, 2014, at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, DC, with Omar Kader moderating and Thomas R. Mattair as discussant. The video can be accessed at www.mepc.org.Search for more papers by this author First published: 08 December 2014 https://doi.org/10.1111/mepo.12092Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume21, Issue4Winter 2014Pages 1-31 RelatedInformation

Interview with Noam Chomsky, 1984

Dr. Chomsky is [emeritus] Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of The Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians (1983). The following interview was conducted by Anne Joyce, editor of Middle East Policy, on October 18, 1984 (when the title of this publication was American-Arab Affairs).