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#13 Contemporary Readings and Analyses, March 2014

May 9, 2014

 

Assembled by Ken Stein, Emory University and Center for Israel Education

Today in Israeli History, Center for Israel Education, https://israeled.org/israeli-history/

 

Adan Abu Amer, “Hamas, Jordan Probe Possibility of Better Ties.” Al-Monitor. March 31, 2014. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/03/jordan-hamas-palestine-relations-amman.html

Ibrahim Al-Amin, “Gaza Violence: Questions to the Resistance and the Enemy.” Al-Akhbar English. March 15, 2014. http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/gaza-violence-questions-resistance-and-enemy

Osama Al-Sharif, “Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood Maintains Grassroots Support.” Al-Monitor. March 31, 2014. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/03/jordan-muslim-brotherhood-union-elections.html

Alan Baker, “Changing the Historical Narrative: Saeb Erekat’s New Spin.” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.  March 23, 2014.http://jcpa.org/article/changing-historical-narrative-saeb-erekats-new-spin/

BICOM Staff. “BICOM Briefing : The Threat Posed by Iran to Israel.” British Israel Communications and Research Center. March 2014.http://static.bicom.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/BICOM-Briefing-The-threat-posed-by-Iran-to-Israel-Mar-20142.pdf

Deputy Secretary of State, William J. Burns, “Syria Spillover: The Growing Threat of Terrorism and Sectarianism in the Middle East and Ukraine Update.” Testimony Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Department. March 06, 2014.http://www.state.gov/s/d/former/burns/remarks/2014/223030.htm

Akiva Eldar, “Jerusalem’s Water Crisis.” Al-Monitor. March 31, 2014. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/ru/originals/2014/03/east-jerusalem-arab-israelis-water-pollution-palestine.html#

Oded Eran and Gallia Lindenstrauss. “Question Marks on the Way to a Turkey-Israel Agreement.” Institute for National Security Studies (Israel), INSS Insight. March 03, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6697

Oded Eran and Yoel Guzansky. “Political Islam on the Defensive.” Institute for National Security Studies (Israel)INSS Insight. March 20, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6776

Gamal Essam El-Din, “Clock Is Ticking for El-Sisi as All Set for Him to Launch Presidency Bid.” Al-Ahram On-line. March 18, 2014.http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/96975/Egypt/Politics-/Clock-is-ticking-for-ElSisi-as-all-set-for-him-to-.aspx

Avi Gil. “2014 A Strategically Decisive Year – A Geopolitical Review,”  The Jewish People Policy Institute, March 11, 2014,http://jppi.org.il/uploads/2014-A_Strategically_Decisive_Year.pdf

Avner Golov, “Situation Assessment on the Iranian Nuclear Program: Three Events, Two Questions, and One Crucial Meeting.” Institute for National Security Studies (Israel). INSS Insight. March 02, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6692

Yossi Klein Halevi, “The Quiet Rise of the Israeli Center.” Times of Israel. March 23, 2014. http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-quiet-rise-of-the-israeli-center/

Olli Heinonen and Simon Henderson. “Nuclear Kingdom: Saudi Arabia’s Atomic Ambitions.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. March 27, 2014. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/nuclear-kingdom-saudi-arabias-atomic-ambitions

Raymond Ibrahim, “Islamic Jihad and the Doctrine of Abrogation.” Middle East Forum.  March 06, 2014.http://www.meforum.org/3787/islamic-jihad-abrogation-doctrine

Raymond Ibrahim, “‘Moderate Islam’ Is an Oxymoron.” Middle East Forum,  March 24, 2014. http://www.meforum.org/3802/moderate-islam

International Crisis Group Staff. “The Next Round in Gaza.” Crisis Group. March 25, 2014.http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/Middle%20East%20North%20Africa/Israel%20Palestine/149-the-next-round-in-gaza.pdf

Zubair Iqbal, “The Arab Awakening: Determinants and Economic Consequences.” Middle East Institute. February 25, 2014.http://www.mei.edu/content/arab-awakening-determinants-and-economic-consequences

Efraim Karsh, “The Palestinians’ Real Enemies.” Middle East Quarterly. March 2014. http://www.meforum.org/3766/palestinians-enemies

Matthew Levitt, “Iran’s Support for Terrorism Worldwide.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. March 03, 2014.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/testimony/LevittTestimony20140304.pdf

Matthew Levitt, “West Bank Violence and Gaza Rockets Could Spark Wider Conflict.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. March 20, 2014. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/west-bank-violence-and-gaza-rockets-could-spark-wider-conflict

J. Matthew McInnis, “Why Iran Supports Terrorism: Joint Subcommittee Hearing: Iran’s Support for Terrorism Worldwide, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa.” United States House. March 04, 2014. http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA13/20140304/101832/HHRG-113-FA13-Wstate-McInnisJ-20140304.pdf

MENA and Ahram Staff. “Top Prosecutor Sends 919 Morsi Supporters to Court.” Al-Ahram On-line. March 26, 2014.http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/97619/Egypt/Politics-/Top-prosecutor-sends–Morsi-supporters-to-court.aspx

Emile Nakhleh, “Ambassadorial Recall Signals Deepening Rifts Among Gulf Sheikhs.” Lobelog. March 06, 2014.http://www.lobelog.com/ambassadorial-recall-signals-deepening-rifts-among-gulf-sheikhs/

Sharif Nashashibi, “Hizbollah’s Advances in Syria Expose Its Frailties in Lebanon.” The National. March 18, 2014.http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/hizbollahs-advances-in-syria-expose-its-frailties-in-lebanon#full

Mordechai Nissan, “The Two-State Delusion.” Middle East Quarterly. 2014. http://www.meforum.org/3679/two-state-delusion

Anne W. Patterson, Assistant Secretary. “Syria After Geneva: Next Steps for U.S. Policy.” Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,  March 26, 2014. http://www.state.gov/p/nea/rls/rm/223971.htm

David Pollack, “Threats to Israel: Trade Boycotts.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. March 05, 2014.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/testimony/PollockTestimony20140305_v3.pdf

Paul Rivlin, “Will China Replace the U.S. in the Middle East?” Iqtisadi. Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University. March 25, 2014. http://www.dayan.org/sites/default/files/Iqtisadi_Eng_Rivlin_US_China_25032014.pdf

Rosner, Shmuel. Jewish and Democratic Perspectives from World Jewry.” The Jewish People Policy Institute no. 33, March 16, 2014.http://jppi.org.il/news/151/58/Jewish-and-Democratic-State/

David Schenker, and Eric Trager. “Egypt’s Arms Deal with Russia: Potential Strategic Costs.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. March 04, 2014. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/egypts-arms-deal-with-russia-potential-strategic-costs

David Schenker, “How Syria’s Civil War Threatens Lebanon’s Fragile Peace.” Los Angeles Times. April 1, 2014.http://articles.latimes.com/2014/apr/01/opinion/la-oe-schenker-lebanon-forces-20140401

Lt. Col. (ret.) Dr. Dany Shoham, “Will Syria’s Chemical Weapons Arsenal Be Eliminated?” Begin-Sadat  Center. March 04, 2014.http://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/perspectives239.pdf

Gilad Wenig, “Egypt’s New Military Brass.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. March 26, 2014.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/egypts-new-military-brass

Heiko Wimmen, “Divisive Rule Sectarianism and Power Maintenance in the Arab Spring: Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria.” Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik. March 03, 2014. http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publications/swp-research-papers/swp-research-paper-detail/article/arab_spring_sectarianism_and_power_maintenance.html

Efraim Yaar, and Tamar Hermann. Peace Index March 2014, The Israel Democracy Institute.http://en.idi.org.il/media/3133668/Peace%20Index%20March%202014-Eng.pdf

Y. Yehoshua, Y. Admon, and R. Hoffman. “Unprecedented Tension Between Qatar And Saudi Arabia/UAE/Bahrain Threatens To Break Up Gulf Cooperation Council.” MEMRI (The Middle East Media Research Institute), March 14, 2014.http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/7881.htm

Konstantinos Zarras, “Blurring the Borders of Conflict: ISIS between Syria and Iraq.” Tel Aviv Notes. An Update on the Middle East from the Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University. March 10, 2014. http://www.aftau.org/document.doc?id=227

Neri Zilber, “Israel’s Governance Law: Raising the Electoral Threshold.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. March 10, 2014.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/israels-governance-law-raising-the-electoral-threshold


#12 Contemporary Readings and Analyses, February 2014

 

Assembled by Ken Stein, Emory University and Center for Israel Education

Today in Israeli History, Center for Israel Education, https://israeled.org/israeli-history/

 

Kamel Abdallah, “Despite Election, Libya Unravels.” Al-Ahram. February 27, 2014. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/5561/19/Despite-elections,-Libya-unravels.aspx

Dario Andrea Dessi, and Wolfgang Mühlberger. “Africa and the Mediterranean. Evolving Security Dynamics after the Arab Uprisings.” Insituto Affari Internazionali. February 28, 2014. http://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/Mediterranean-paper_25.pdf

Benedetta Berti, “Beyond Sectarianism: Geopolitics, Fragmentation, and the Syrian Civil War.” INSS Insight. January 04, 2014. www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6620

Gregg Carlstrom, “Egypt’s New Dictator Was Made in the USA.” POLITICO Magazine. February 18, 2014.http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/02/el-sisi-egypt-dictator-103628.html#.VXBhSkJAXa4.

Patrick Clawson, “Netanyahu and Obama to Review Progress on Iran.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. February 28, 2014.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/netanyahu-and-obama-to-review-progress-on-iran.

Daniel Cohen, and Danielle Levin. “SEA: How Real Is the Threat?” INSS Insight. February 26, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6679.

Mohammed Dajani, “Are Negotiations a New Opportunity Being Lost by the Palestinians?” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. January 30, 2014. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/are-negotiations-a-new-opportunity-being-lost-by-the-palestinians

Avi Dichter, “Israel’s Security Challenges.” International Institute for Counter Terrorism. February 9, 2014.http://www.ict.org.il/NewsCommentaries/Commentaries/tabid/69/Articlsid/1271/currentpage/1/Default.aspx

Robert Einhorn, “Avoiding Stalemate in the Iran Nuclear Negotiations.” The Brookings Institution. February 16, 2014.http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Blogs/iran%20at%20saban/

Michael Eisenstadt, and Robert Satloff. “Clarifying the Security Arrangements Debate: Israeli Forces in the Jordan Valley.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. February 24, 2014. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/clarifying-the-security-arrangements-debate-israeli-forces-in-the-jordan-va.

Adel El-Adawy, “Implications of a Sisi Presidency.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. February 28, 2014.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/implications-of-a-sisi-presidency.

Oded Eran, and Lauren G. Calin. “Were, Are, and Will Sanctions Be Effective against Israel?” INSS Insight. January 04, 2014.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6623.

Shmuel Even, “The Israeli Strategy against the Iranian Nuclear Project.” INSS Insight. January 4, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6619.

Dina Ezzat, “Sisi-Mania, Sisi-Phobia.” Al-Ahram. February 27, 2014. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/5559/17/Sisi-mania,-Sisi-phobia.aspx

David Friedman, “Dismantling Chemical Weapons in Syria: Lessons, Insights, and Implications for Israel.” INSS Insight. January 04, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6629.

David P. Gordon, “Turkish Financial Crisis Adds to Region’s Chaos.” Meforum.org. February 5, 2014.http://www.meforum.org/3738/turkey-financial-crisis.

Toby Greene, “Can Disengagement Secure Legitimacy? The European Angle.” INSS Insight. January 04, 2014.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6622.

Stephen Hadley, “Israel, America, and a Churning Middle East (Part I).” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. February 10, 2014.https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/israel-america-and-a-churning-middle-east-a-trip-report.

Mark A. Heller, “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions: Preempting the Threat.” INSS Insight. February 11, 2014.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6596.

Brian M. Jenkins, “The Dynamics of Syria’s Civil War.” Rand Corporation. February 2014.http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/perspectives/PE100/PE115/RAND_PE115.pdf.

The Jerusalem Center. “Future EU Sanctions Against Israel? Real, Imagined, and Somewhere in Between.” Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs. March 2014. http://jcpa.org/article/future-eu-sanctions-against-israel/.

Ephraim Kam, “Egypt: Elections Amidst Violence.” INSS Insight. February 2, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6572.

Ephraim Kam, “The Middle East as an Intelligence Challenge.” INSS Insight. January 04, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6625.

Rachel Kanz Feder, “Renewed Unrest in Iraq: Religious and Tribal Factors.” Tel Aviv Notes. March 11, 2014. http://www.dayan.org/sites/default/files/Feder_Rachel_Renewed%20Unrest%20in%20Iraq_TA_NOTES_110313.pdf.

Mehdi Khalaji, “Ayatollah Khamenei: Pessimistic Negotiator, Optimistic Strategist.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. February 21, 2014. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/ayatollah-khamenei-pessimistic-negotiator-optimistic-strategist.

Victor Kotsey, “Algeria’s Presidential Elections amid the Bickering of a Polarized Regime.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. February 28, 2014. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/algerias-presidential-elections-amid-the-bickering-of-a-polarized-regime.

Wolfram Lachter, “International Helplessness over Libya.” German Insititute for International and Security Affairs. February 2014.http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publications/point-of-view/international-helplessness-over-libya.html.

Zvi Magen, “The Sochi-Kiev-Geneva Connection: Russian Challenges and Objectivesin the International Arena.” INSS Insight. March 03, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6577.

Suzanne Maloney, “After Thirty-Five Years, Iran’s Revolution Finds a Fragile Equilibrium.” The Brookings Institution. February 11, 2014.http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/iran-at-saban/posts/2014/02/10-iran-revolution-anniversary-turning-point.

Abdel Moneim Said, “Our Lasting War.” Al-Ahram. February 27, 2014. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/5523/21/Our-lasting-war.aspx.

Basel Oudat, “Back to the Military Option.” Al-Ahram. February 27, 2014. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/5532/19/Back-to-the-‘military-option’.aspx.

Daniela Pioppi, “Playing with Fire. The Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian Leviathan.” The International Spectator: Italian Journal of International Affairs. December 18, 2014. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03932729.2013.847680.

Itamar Rabinovich, “The End of Sykes-Picot? Reflections on the Prospects of the Arab State System.” The Brookings Institution. February 2014. http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2014/02/sykes-picot-rabinovich

Adam Raz, “The Significance of the Reputed Yom Kippur War Nuclear Affair.” INSS Insight. January 04, 2014.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6630.

Paul Rivlin, “Why Is Turkey’s Economy Sliding Again?” Dayan Center. February 23, 2014.http://www.dayan.org/sites/default/files/Iqtisadi_Eng_Rivlin_Turkey_Economy_Sliding_23022014.pdf.

Robert Satloff, “Assessing U.S. Strategy in the Israeli-Palestinian Talks: A Mideast Trip Report.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. February 5, 2014. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/assessing-u.s.-strategy-in-the-israeli-palestinian-talks-a-trip-report.

Emanuele Scimia, “The French Bid for Grandeur in the Middle East.” Geopoliticalmonitor.com. February 26, 2014.http://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-french-bid-for-grandeur-in-the-middle-east-4931/.

David Shenker, “Jordan Not Out of the Woods Yet.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. February 19, 2014.https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/jordan-not-out-of-the-woods-yet.

Gabi Siboni, and Ram Ben-Barak. “The Sinai Peninsula Threat Development and Response Concept.” The Brookings Institution. February 28, 2014. http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2014/01/28-sinai-israel-siboni.

Gabi Siboni, and Yoni Eshbar. “Dilemmas in the Use of Autonomous Weapons.” INSS Insight. January 04, 2014.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6624.

Michael Singh, “Clear-Eyed Diplomacy: Strategic Shifts Needed in the Iran Negotiations.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. February 18, 2014. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/clear-eyed-diplomacy-strategic-shifts-needed-in-the-iran-negotiations

Ms. J. Skidmore, “Foreign Fighter Involvement in Syria.” International Institute for Counter Terrorism. January 9, 2014.http://www.ict.org.il/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=0nzAwQflszo%3D&tabid=66.

Prof. Yedidia Z. Stern, “The Haredi Draft: Is the Shaked Committee’s Bill Destined to Be Overturned?” The Israel Democracy Institute. February 16, 2014. http://en.idi.org.il/analysis/articles/the-haredi-draft-is-the-shaked-committee-bill-destined-to-be-overturned.

Ephraim Yaar, and Prof. Tamar Hermann. “Peace Index Column, January 2014.” Aftau.org. January 2014.http://aftau.aftau.org/document.doc?id=219&erid=2400208.

Saloua Zerhouni, “Smartness Without Vision – The Moroccan Regime in the Face of Acquiescent Elites and Weak Social Mobilization.” German Insititute for International and Security Affairs. February 2014.http://www.swpberlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/comments/2014C11_zhn.pdf


#11 Contemporary Readings and Analyses, January 2014

February 27, 2014

 

Assembled by Ken Stein, Emory University and Center for Israel Education

Today in Israeli History, Center for Israel Education, https://israeled.org/israeli-history/

 

Muriel Asseburg and Heiko Wimmen. “Geneva II – A Chance to Contain the Syrian Civil War.”  – SWP. N.p., 10 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publications/swp-comments-en/swp-aktuelle-details/article/geneva_ii_a_chance_to_contain_the_syrian_civil_war.html

Bendetta Berti. “Between Paralysis and Fatigue: The “Geneva 2” Negotiations on the Syrian Civil War.” The Institute for National Security Studies. N.p., 23 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6435

Shlomo Brom and Anat Kurz. “Strategic Survey for Israel 2013-2014.” The Institute for National Security Studies. N.p., 2013. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4302

Udi Dekel, Anat Kurz, and Gilead Sher. “The Political Process: Plan A, Plan B, and What Lies Between Them.” The Institute for National Security Studies. N.p., 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6468

Adel El-Adawy. “Egypt’s Multiple Power Centers.” Washingtoninstitute.org. N.p., 17 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014.https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/egypts-multiple-power-centers

Meir Elran and Alex Altshuler. “The Civilian Front in Israel: A Framework for Future Preparedness.” The Institute for National Security Studies. N.p., 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6470

Oded Eran. “Jordan: Relative Stability in the Eye of the Storm.” The Institute for National Security Studies. N.p., 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6471

Oded Eran. “United States Involvement in the Middle East: Image vs. Reality.” The Institute for National Security Studies. N.p., 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6472

Shmuel Even and Oded Eran. “The Natural Gas Revolution in Israel.” The Institute for National Security Studies. N.p., 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6473

Martin Fletcher. “Natural Gas: Israel’s Game Changer.” Momentmag.com. N.p., Jan. 2014. Web. 4 Feb. 2014.http://www.momentmag.com/natural-gas-israels-game-changer/

Brandon Friedman. “Saudi Alternatives to U.S. Power in the Middle East[1] / Brandon Friedman.” Mesopotamische Gesellschaft «. N.p., 26 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.mesop.de/saudi-alternatives-to-u-s-power-in-the-middle-east1-brandon-friedman/

Peter Harling and Sarah Birke. “The Arab World into the Unknown.” International Crisis Group. N.p., 14 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/middle-east-north-africa/op-eds/harling-the-arab-world-into-the-unknown.aspx

Pinhas Inbari. “The Syrian Constellation before the Geneva 2 Peace Talks.” Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs. N.p., 22 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://jcpa.org/article/geneva-2-peace-talks/

Brian M Jenkins. “The Dynamics of Syria’s Civil War.” RAND Corporation Provides Objective Research Services and Public Policy Analysis. N.p., Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE115.html

Alexander H Joffe. “The Arab League and Peace, after 68 Years.” Meforum.org. N.p., 9 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014.http://www.meforum.org/3715/arab-league-peace

“Joint Subcommittee Hearing: Implementation of the Iran Nuclear Deal.” Welcome to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/joint-subcommittee-hearing-implementation-iran-nuclear-deal

Ephraim Kam. “The Upheaval in Egypt.” The Institute for National Security Studies. N.p., 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6474

Hilal Khashan. “Bandar Bin Sultan’s Botched Syrian Intervention: Dateline.” Middle East Quarterly. N.p., Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.meforum.org/3683/bandar-bin-sultan-syria

Emily B. Landau and Ephraim Asculai. “Implementation of the Interim Deal: New Realities in Advance of Renewed Negotiations.” The Institute for National Security Studies. N.p., 26 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6462

Gallia Lindenstrauss. “Turkey: Looking Beyond the Current Challenges.” The Institute for National Security Studies. N.p., 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6476

Bill Lucey. “NewspaperAlum.” ‘NewspaperAlum’ N.p., 9 Jan. 2013. Web. 04 Feb. 2014.http://www.newspaperalum.com/2014/01/israel-prepares-for-state-funeral.html

Zvi Magen. “Russia in the Middle East: The Drive to Enhance Influence.” The Institute for National Security Studies. N.p., 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6477

Afshon Ostovar, Rebecca Edelston, and Michael Connell. “On Shifting Sands: Iranian Strategy in a Changing Middle East.”CNA.org. N.p., 31 Jan. 2014. Web. http://www.cna.org/sites/default/files/research/DRM-2013-U-006026-Final.pdf

Daniel Pipes. “”Kerry Is Just Not in Touch with Reality”” National Review Online. N.p., 9 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014.http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2014/01/kerry-is-just-not-in-touch-with-reality

Liad Porat. “The Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt-Israel Peace.” Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. N.p., 1 Aug. 2013. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://besacenter.org/mideast-security-and-policy-studies/the-muslim-brotherhood-and-egypt-israel-peace/

Paul Rivlin. “$800 Billion and Rising: The Costs of the Arab Winter.” Dayan.org. N.p., 23 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014.http://www.dayan.org/sites/default/files/Iqtisadi_Eng_Rivlin_Costs_ArabWinter_final_23012014.pdf

Dr. Jonathan Rynhold. “Winning the BDS Battle.” BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 231. N.p., 5 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/perspectives231.pdf

Robert Satloff. “Will Israel and the U.S. Break Up over Iran?” Washingtoninstitute.org. N.p., 2 Jan. 2013. Web. 04 Feb. 2014.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/will-israel-and-the-u.s.-break-up-over-iran

Lord David Trimble, Timothy McCormack, Professor Amos Horev, General Jacob Turkel, Justice of the Supreme Court Miguel Deutch, and Reuven Merhav. “Israel’s Mechanisms for Examining and Investigating Complaints and Claims of Violations of the Laws of Armed Conflict According to International Law, Public Commission to Examine the Maritime Incident of 31 May 2010.”The Turkel Commission. N.p., Feb. 2013. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.turkel-committee.gov.il/files/newDoc3/The%20Turkel%20Report%20for%20website.pdf

Isabelle Werenfels. “Tunisia’s Democratization: Learning from the Disasters of Others.” Point of View:  – SWP. N.p., 30 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publications/point-of-view/tunisias-democratization-learning-from-the-disasters-of-others.html

Ehud Yaari. “Israel’s Growing Role in Southern Syria.” Washingtoninstitute.org. N.p., 29 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/israels-growing-role-in-southern-syria

Ehud Yaari. “The New Triangle of Egypt, Israel, and Hamas.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. N.p., 17 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-new-triangle-of-egypt-israel-and-hamas

Amos Yadlin. “A Time for Decisions: Toward Agreements and Alternative Plans.” The Institute for National Security Studies. N.p., 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6478


#10 Contemporary Readings and Analyses, December 2013

 

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Khalil Al-Anani. “A Q&A on Egypt’s New Draft Constitution.” Middle East Institute. December 04, 2013.http://www.mei.edu/content/qa-egypts-new-draft-constitution

Aymenn Jawal Al-Tamimi. “The Syrian Rebel Groups Pulling in Foreign Fighters.” Meforum.org. December 24, 2013.http://www.meforum.org/3702/syria-foreign-fighters

Yaniv Avraham. “Is Turkey Returning to the “Zero Problems” Policy?” INSS Insight. December 30, 2013.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538.

Steve Dobransky. “Why the U.S. Failed in Iraq: Baghdad at the Crossroads.” Meforum.org. December 08, 2013.http://www.meforum.org/3680/iraq-us-failure.

Michael Eisenstadt. “Building on the Joint Plan of Action: Toward a Sustainable Nuclear Deal with Iran.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. December 06, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/building-on-the-joint-plan-of-action-toward-a-sustainable-nuclear-deal-with

Daniel Green. “Al-Qaeda’s Shadow Government in Yemen.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. December 12, 2013.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/al-qaedas-shadow-government-in-yemen

Simon Henderson. “GCC Summit Will Gauge Regional Confidence in U.S. Policy.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. December 09, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/gcc-summit-will-gauge-regional-confidence-in-u.s.-policy

Efraim Inbar. “Erdogan Is in Trouble.” Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. December 29, 2013.http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/erdogan-trouble/?utm_source=rss

Efraim Inbar. “The Palestinian Red Line.” Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. December 16, 2013.http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/palestinian-red-line/

James F Jeffrey. “Use of Military Force: Can the US Get It Right?” Bostonglobe.com. December 08, 2013.http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2013/12/08/use-military-force-can-get-right/Qkkl4Vk6bLXf420quPPRSM/story.html

Matthew Levitt. “Long Reach of Hezbollah Makes It a Threat Close to Home.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. December 13, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/long-reach-of-hezbollah-makes-it-a-threat-close-to-home

Dr. Alon Levkowitz. “South Korea’s Middle East Policy.” Besa Center. December 2013. http://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/MSPS106.pdf

Bassel Oudat. “A (Geneva-Syria) Conference Contested.” Al-Ahram On-line. December 04, 2013.http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/4864/19/A-conference-contested.aspx

Lori Plotkin Boghardt. “Saudi Arabia’s War on Twitter.”Middleeastvoices.voanews.com. December 09, 2013.http://middleeastvoices.voanews.com/2013/12/insight-saudi-arabias-war-on-twitter-79407/

David Pollock. “First Islamist Party to Voluntarily Give Up Power: A New Tunisian Model?” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. December 17, 2013. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/first-islamist-party-to-voluntarily-give-up-power-a-new-tunisian-model

David Pollock. “A Skewed Look at Arab Hearts and Minds.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. December 2013.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/a-skewed-look-at-arab-hearts-and-minds

Paul Salem. “The Iran Nuclear Deal: Risks and Opportunities for the Region.” Middle East Institute. November 25, 2013.http://www.mei.edu/content/iran-nuclear-deal-risks-and-opportunities-region

Jonathan Schanzer. “The White House Can’t Have It Both Ways on Iran.” POLITICO Magazine. December 19, 2013.http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2013/12/iran-sanction-white-house-both-ways-101347.html#.VW8mGkJAXa4

Jonathan Schanzer and Mark Dubowitz. “Iran’s Turkish Gold Rush,” Foreign Policy. December 26, 2013.http://schanzer.pundicity.com/14197/iran-turkish-gold-rush

David Schenker. “Is Iran Set to Lash Out at Saudi Arabia?” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. December 10, 2013.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/is-iran-set-to-lash-out-at-saudi-arabia

Yoram Schweitzer, and Shlomo Brom. “Is Salafist Jihadism Making Inroads into the Israeli-Palestinian Arena?” INSS Insight. December 09, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6148

Yoram Schweitzer, and Yoel Guzansky. “Al-Qaeda and (In)Stability in Yemen.” INSS Insight. December 24, 2013.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538

Gihan Shahine. “Democracy at a Crossroads.” Al-Ahram On-line. December 04, 2013.http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/4870/32/Democracy-at-a-crossroads.aspx

Zaki Shalom. “Are the P5+1 Waging a Campaign against the Military Option?” INSS Insight. December 05, 2013.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6117

Gönül Tol. “Turkey’s Search for a “Zero Problem” Policy.” Middle East Institute. November 25, 2013.http://www.mei.edu/content/turkey’s-search-“zero-problem”-policy

Eric Trager. “Clan Warfare in Egypt.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. December 03, 2013.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/clan-warfare-in-egypt

Eric Trager. “Egypt’s New Constitution: Bleak Prospects.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. December 16, 2013.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/egypts-new-constitution-bleak-prospects

Eric Trager. “Hussein Morsi: My Brother’s Presidency ‘Was a Disaster'” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. December 09, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/hussein-morsi-my-brothers-presidency-was-a-disaster

Amos Yadlin. “Regime Stability in the Middle East: An Analytical Model to Assess the Possibility of Regime Change.” INSS Insight. December 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/uploadImages/systemFiles/memo131_final.pdf

Aaron Y Zelin. “Rebels Consolidating Strength in Syria: The Islamic Front.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. December 03, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/rebels-consolidating-strength-in-syria-the-islamic-front.


#9 Contemporary Readings and Analyses, November 2013

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Ephraim Asculai. “The IAEA-Iran Agreement: A Palliative?” INSS Insight. November 14, 2013.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538.

Filippo Dionigi. “Hezbollah’s New and Old Wars: From Ideological Struggle to Fight for Survival?” Insituto Affari Internazionali. November 6, 2013. http://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/Op-Med_21.pdf.

Michael Doran. “The Hidden Cost Of The Iranian Nuclear Deal.” The Brookings Institution. November 24, 2013.http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/iran-at-saban/posts/2013/11/24-doran-hidden-cost-iran-nuclear-deal.

Meir Elran and David Friedman. “Gas Masks: Toward the End of the Line?” INSS Insight. November 24, 2013.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=5992

Jean-Pierre Filliu. “How the West Should Stop Crippling the Syrian Opposition.” Insituto Affari Internazionali. November 6, 2013. http://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/Op-Med_20.pdf

Dore Gold. “The Emerging Geneva Agreement with Iran.” Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs. November 12, 2013.http://jcpa.org/article/the-emerging-geneva-agreement-with-iran/.

Avner Golov. “The Iranian Strategy: Solution or Delusion?” INSS Insight. November 7, 2013.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538.

Yoel Guzansky. “New-Old Borders in the Middle East.” INSS Insight. November 19, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538.

Michael Herzog. “An Israeli Assessment of the Iran Deal.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. November 26, 2013.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/an-israeli-assessment-of-the-iran-deal.

Nadia Hilou. “The 2013 Municipal Elections in the Israeli Arab Communities.” INSS Insight. November 6, 2013.http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538.

James F Jeffrey. “Why Some U.S. Allies Disapprove of the Iran Agreement.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. November 27, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/why-some-u.s.-allies-disapprove-of-the-iran-agreement.

Bruce Maddy-Weitzman. “Alarm Bells in Riyadh.” Jpost. November 28, 2013. http://www.jpost.com/Jerusalem-Report/The-Region/Mideast-Monitor-Alarm-bells-in-Riyadh-333358.

Michael Makovsky. “Folly, Fatuity, and Futility.” The Weekly Standard. December 9, 2013.http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/folly-fatuity-and-futility_769086.html.

Meltem Müftüler-Baç. “The Future of Europe, Differentiated Integration and Turkey’s Role.” Istituto Affari Internazionali. October 18, 2013. http://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/GTE_C_09.pdf.
David Pollock. “‘We Are Not at the Table, but on It’: Arabs React to the Iran Deal.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. November 26, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/we-are-not-at-the-table-but-on-it-arabs-react-to-the-iran-deal.

Dennis Ross. “How to Think About Obama’s Deal With Iran.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. November 25, 2013.https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/25572.

Robert Satloff. “Obama’s Fight with Israel: This Time It’s Serious.” POLITICO Magazine. November 17, 2013.http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2013/11/obamas-fight-with-israel-99964.html.

A. Sayvon and Y. Carmon. “The Geneva Agreement: The Path To Historic Changes In The.” IMRA. November 29, 2013.http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=62487.

Yoram Schweitzer and Benedetta Berti. “The Bombing of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut: Hitting Two Birds with One Stone.” INSS Insight. November 21, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=5999

Peter Seeberg. “Lebanon, Dual Legitimacy, and the Syrian Crisis Challenges for the EU and the United States in a Lebanon on the Verge of Escalated Internal Confrontations.” Insituto Affari Internazionali. November 2013.http://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/Op-Med_22.pdf

Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall. “Iran Looks Beyond the Nuclear Talks.” Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs. November 26, 2013.http://jcpa.org/article/iran-looks-beyond-the-nuclear-talks/.

Jonathan Spyer. “Assad’s North Korean Connection.” Meforum. November 1, 2013. http://www.meforum.org/3658/assad-north-korea.

Ehud Yaari. “The Call for Rebellion against Hamas in Gaza.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. November 8, 2013.http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-call-for-rebellion-against-hamas-in-gaza.

Amos Yadin. “The Geneva Agreement: Neither a “Historic Agreement” nor a “Historic Failure”.” INSS Insight. November 27, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538.

Amos Yadin. “Guaranteeing That an Initial Deal with Iran Does Not Become the Final Deal.” INSS Insight. November 13, 2013.http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Publications/Detail/?ots591=0c54e3b3-1e9c-be1e-2c24-a6a8c7060233.

James Zuwalt. “A Shifting Middle East Alliance.” UPI. November 26, 2013. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/Outside-View/2013/11/26/Outside-View-A-shifting-Middle-East-alliance/UPI-45831385442180/.

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#8 Contemporary Readings and Analyses, October 2013

November 1, 2013

 

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Muriel Assenburg. “The Arab Spring and the Islamic Republic of Iran: Islamist Vision Meets Political Reality.” Swp-berlin.org. February 2012. http://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/research_papers/2012_RP06_ass.pdf#page=39.

Muriel Assenburg. “Protest, Revolt, and Regime Change in the Arab World, Actors, Challenges, Implicationss and Policy Options.” Swp-berlin.org. February 2012. http://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/research_papers/2012_RP06_ass.pdf.

Petra Becker. “Syrian Muslim Brotherhood Still a Crucial Actor: Inclusivity the Order of the Day in Dealings with Syria’s Opposition.” Swp-berlin.org. October 2013. http://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/comments/2013C34_bkp.pdf.

Ilan Berman. “Israel’s Reshuffled Strategic Deck.” Foreign Policy Research Institute. August 2013. http://www.fpri.org/articles/2013/08/israels-reshuffled-strategic-deck

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocaki. “Israel: A Micro-component of a Turkish Macro-Foreign Policy.” Dayan Center. October 20, 2013. http://www.dayan.org/sites/default/files/Hay_TA_NOTES_Turkish_Foreign%20Policy_27102013.pdf

David Danelo. “Anarchy Is the New Normal: Unconventional Governance and 21st Century Statecraft.” Foreign Policy Research Institute. October 2013. http://www.fpri.org/articles/2013/10/anarchy-new-normal-unconventional-governance-and-21st-century-statecraft

Steven Ditto. “Rouhani’s Negotiating Strategy: Divide and Isolate.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. October 9, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/rouhanis-negotiating-strategy-divide-and-isolate

Ambassador Eric Edelman and Ambassador Dennis Ross. “Principles for Diplomacy with Iran.” Jinsa.org. October 14, 2013. http://www.jinsa.org/files/PrinciplesForDiplomacyWithIran.pdf

Yakov Faitelson. “A Jewish Majority in the Land of Israel- The Resilient Jewish State.” Meforum.org. October 29, 2013. http://www.meforum.org/3637/israel-jewish-majority

Gary C. Gambill “Partitioning Syria.” Foreign Policy Research Institute. October 2013. http://www.fpri.org/articles/2013/10/partitioning-syria

Amos Gilad. “Israeli Security Policy in an Uncertain Middle East.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. October 11, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/2013-schiff-memorial-lecture

Yoel Guzansky. “Continuity and Change in US-Saudi Relations.” INSS Insight. October 30, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=5898

Simon Henderson. “Spat or Split? Saudi Arabia’s Diplomatic Anger with Washington.” JPost. October 23, 2013. http://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Features/Spat-or-split-Saudi-Arabias-diplomatic-anger-with-Washington-330239

Simon Henderson. “The Diplomatic Bonus of Gaza’s Offshore Natural Gas.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. October 10, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-diplomatic-bonus-of-gazas-offshore-natural-gas

Efraim Inbar. “Time Favors Israel The Resilient Jewish State.” Meforum.org. October 2013. http://www.meforum.org/3607/time-favors-israel

Efraim Inbar. “Washington Must Strike Iran, Not Bargain With It.” Besa Center. October 31, 2013. http://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/perspectives217.pdf

“The Israeli Democracy Index 2013 (English).” The Israel Democracy Institute. October 2013. http://en.idi.org.il/analysis/idi-press/publications/english-books/the-israeli-democracy-index-2013

James F Jeffrey,. “Reversing Iran’s Nuclear Program.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. October 3, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/reversing-irans-nuclear-program

Matthew Levitt. “Fort Hood: A Terrorist Attack on U.S. Soil.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. October 7, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/fort-hood-a-terrorist-attack-on-u.s.-soil

Gallia Lindenstrauss. “Is Turkey Swerving Eastward? The Air Defense System Deal with China and the Crisis with NATO.” INSS Insight. October 24, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=5864

Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah. “Sisi Fever: Will the General Be the Next President of Egypt?” Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs. November 1, 2013. http://jcpa.org/article/sisi-fever-will-general-next-president-egypt/

“A Portrait of Jewish Americans: Pew Survey.” Pew Research Centers Religion Public Life Project RSS. October 1, 2013. http://www.pewforum.org/2013/10/01/jewish-american-beliefs-attitudes-culture-survey/

Paul Rivlin. “The Significance of Gas in the East Mediterranean.” Dayan Center. October 9, 2013. http://www.dayan.org/sites/default/files/Iqtisadi_Eng_RIVLIN_EMEd_Gas_final_16102013.pdf

Stephen Roll. “Egypt ’s Business Elite after Mubarak: A Powerful Player between Generals and Brotherhood.” Swp-berlin.org. October 13, 2013. http://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/research_papers/2013_RP08_rll.pdf

Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall. “Iran vs. the West: Endgame?” Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs. October 15, 2013. http://jcpa.org/article/iran-vs-west-endgame/

Shimon Stein. “The Agreement on Syria’s Chemical Weapons: Should Israel Reassess Its Arms Control and Disarmament Policies?” INSS Insight. October 6, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=5751

Dr. Guido Steinberg. ” Exploring Iran & Saudi Arabia’s Interests in Afghanistan & Pakistan: Stakeholders or Spoilers – A Zero Sum Game? PART 1: SAUDI ARABIA” Swp-berlin.org. October 2013. http://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/fachpublikationen/Steinberg_Woermer_SaudiArabia_Interest_April2013.pdf

Raymond Stock. “Islamist or Nationalist: Who Is Egypt’s Mysterious New Pharaoh?” Foreign Policy Research Institute. October 2013. http://www.fpri.org/articles/2013/10/islamist-or-nationalist-who-egypts-mysterious-new-pharaoh

Andrew J Tabler. “Ten Ways the Syrian Opposition Can Help Fight Extremism.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. October 11, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/ten-ways-the-syrian-opposition-can-help-fight-extremism

Eric Trager. “Egypt Prepares Its Next Constitution.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. October 22, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/egypt-prepares-its-next-constitution

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#7 Contemporary Readings and Analyses, September 2013

October 1, 2013

 

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Shavrit Baruch, Panina Weinstock, and Brandon Weinstock. “Military Intervention in Syria: Is It Legal?” INSS Insight. September 11, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=5589.

Patrick Clawson. “Stalemate’s End?” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. September 19, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/stalemates-end.

Dore Gold. “What Might Be Expected in Monitoring Syria: Lessons from Past Middle East Weapons Inspections.” Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs. September 17, 2013. http://jcpa.org/article/what-might-be-expected-in-monitoring-syria-lessons-from-past-middle-east-weapons-inspections/.

Efraim Inbar. “Twenty Years to Oslo: Perpsectives.” Besa Center. September 10, 2013. http://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/perspectives2131.pdf.

James F Jeffrey. “Keeping Military Pressure on Syria.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. September 12, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/keeping-military-pressure-on-syria.

Matthew Levitt. “How Would Hezbollah Respond to Air Strikes in Syria?” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. September 17, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/how-would-hezbollah-respond-to-air-strikes-in-syria.

Uzi Rabi and Brandon Friedman. “The U.S.-Russia Framework for Disarming Asad: The Saudi Perspective.” Mesop. September 26, 2013.http://www.dayan.org/sites/default/files/Rabi_Friedman_TA_NOTES_US_Russia_260913.pdf.

Yotam Rosner, Aviad Mendelbaum, Sean London, and Yoram Schweitzer. “Backdoor Plots: The Darknet as a Field for Terrorism.” INSS Insight. September 10, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=12031.

David Shlomo and Brom Shlomo. “The Chemical Weapons Crisis in Syria: En Route to a Political Solution?” INSS Insight. September 16, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21.

Kenneth W Stein. “Evolving a Diplomatic Legacy from the October War: The US, Egyptian, and Israeli Triangle.” IsraelEd.org. October 01, 2013. https://israeled.org/october-1973-war/.

Jeffrey White, Andrew J. Tabler, and Aaron Y. Zelin. “Syria’s Military Opposition.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. September 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/pubs/PolicyFocus128WhiteTablerZelin.pdf.

Amos Yadlin. “The Disarmament Agreement on Syria’s Chemical Weapons, Act I: A Win-Win Situation?” INSS Insight. September 17, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=12079.

Amos Yadlin. “Yes to Negotiations, Yes to an Agreement – an Agreement That, Even If Violated, Distances Iran from the Bomb.” INSS Insight. September 29, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21.

Sayegh Yezid. “Reconstructing the Police State in Egypt-Carnegie Middle East Center.” Carnegie Middle East Center. September 04, 2013. http://carnegie-mec.org/2013/08/22/reconstructing-police-state-in-egypt/gjq6.

Aaron Y Zellin. “Al-Queda in Syria: A Closer Look at ISIS (Part II).” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. September 11, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/al-qaeda-in-syria-a-closer-look-at-isis-part-i.

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#6 Contemporary Readings and Analyses August 2013

September 6, 2013

 

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Ahmed Al-Tonsi. “Why Did the Egyptians Revolt?” El Ahram Weekly. August 28, 2013. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/3902/17/Why-did-the-Egyptians-revolt-.aspx.

Ron Ben-Yishai. “Street Battles in Cairo, and the Israeli Connection.” Ynet. August 18, 2013. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4417855,00.html.

Ambassador John Bolton. “The Iran-Syrian Nexus and Its Implications for the Middle East.” Hearings Before House Sub-committee on the Middle East and North Africa, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 31, 2013. http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA13/20130731/101227/HHRG-113-FA13-Wstate-BoltonJ-20130731.pdf

Udi Dekel and Orit Perlov. “The Great Divide: The Political Process and Palestinian Discourse on the Social Network.” August 11, 2013. Accessed September 04, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21.

“Egypt’s Rulers Can Count on Gulf Aid Despite Bloodshed.” Reuter’s Analysis. August 20, 2013. http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/analysis-egypt-s-rulers-can-count-gulf-aid-despite-bloodshed.

Oded Eran. “Obama Projects Indecision on Syria: American and International Dimensions.” INSS Insight. September 3, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21.

Yoel Guzansky. “The Arab World and the Syrian Crisis.” INSS Insight. September 2, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21.

“Israel’s Natural Gas Sector:Opportunities, Challenges and Strategic Outlook.” Apcoforum. Accessed September 04, 2013. http://www.apcoforum.com/israels-natural-gas-sector/.

Zvi Magen. “United States–Russian Friction: Implications for the Middle East.” INSS Insight. August 13, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21.

Col. (ret.)Dr. Jaques Neriah. “The Kurdish Awakening in Syria: Could It Lead to Regional War?” Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs. August 15, 2013. http://jcpa.org/article/the-kurdish-awakening-in-syria-could-it-lead-to-regional-war/.

Dennis Ross. “US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.” : Hearings. Accessed September 04, 2013. http://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/crisis-in-egypt.

Dennis Ross. “Useful Leverage, in the Right Circumstances.” New York Times, August 21, 2013. http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/08/21/the-threat-and-value-of-saudi-arabia/saudis-can-give-us-useful-leverage-in-the-right-circumstances.

Abdel Monem Said. “Incomprehensible Take.” Al-Ahram Weekly. August 29, 2013. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/Print/3865.aspx.

Robert Satloff. “In Egypt, US Is Better Off Doing Nothing.” August 22, 2013. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/in-egypt-us-is-better-off-doing-nothing.

Yiftah Shapir. “Chemical Assad? On the Chemical Warfare Attack in Syria.” INSS Insight. August 26, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21.

Brig.-Gen (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira and Lt/ Col. (ret.) Michael Segall. “Iran Responds to Europe’s Blacklisting of Hizbullah.” Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs. August 1, 2013. http://jcpa.org/article/iran-responds-to-europes-blacklisting-of-hizbullah/.

Raymond Stock. “Morsi Detained, Bloodbath in Egypt — Whatever Happened to the Arab Spring?” Fox News. August 15, 2013. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/08/15/morsi-detained-bloodbath-in-egypt-whatever-happened-to-arab-spring/.

Asher Susser. “Egypt after Morsi’s Ouster: Democracy Without Democrats?” Dayan Center. August 15, 2013. http://www.dayan.org/tel-aviv-notes.

Amos Yadlin and Avner Golov. “A United States Attack on Syria: Implications for Israel.” INSS Insight. September 1, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21.

Amos Yadlin and Avner Golov. “US Military Intervention in Syria: The Broad Strategic Purpose, Beyond Punitive Action.” INSS Insight. August 29, 2013. http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21.

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#5 Contemporary Readings and Analyses June-July 2013

July 20, 2013

 

Assembled by Ken Stein, Emory University and Center for Israel Education

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The BBC –Who are the key players— in Egypt, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23186408

Owen Alterman, “The Return of (American) Liberal Interventionism?” INSS Insight No. 436, June 18, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11627

The Baker Institute, “Re-engaging the Israelis and the Palestinians: Why an American Role in Initiating Israeli=Palestinians Negotiations is Necessary and How it can be Accomplished?” http://bakerinstitute.org/publications/BI-pub-IPTerritorialEndgame-020210.pdf

The Conflict Resolution program of Rice University’s Baker Institute, June 2013, http://bakerinstitute.org/publications/re-engaging-the-israelis-and-the-palestinians-why-an-american-role-in-initiating-israeli-palestinian-negotiations-is-necessary-and-how-it-an-be-accomplished

Becker, Tal, “How to be an Optimist in the Middle East,” June 2, 2013, Shalom Hartman Institute, and Jerusalem Post, http://www.hartman.org.il/Blogs_View.asp?Article_Id=1149&Cat_Id=275&Cat_Type=Blogs

Soner Cagaptay, “The New Turkey and U.S. Policy,” The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Strategic Report, No. 11, January 2013, http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-new-turkey-and-u.s.-policy

Ariel Cohen, “Obama’s Best Friend? The Alarming Evolution of US-Turkish Relations,” The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, May 1, 2013, http://besacenter.org/mideast-security-and-policy-studies/obamas-best-friend-the-alarming-evolution-of-us-turkish-relations/

Udi Dekel, “How the United States Might Respond to the Syrian Strategic Quandary,” Institute for National Security Studies, INSS Insight No. 442, July 3, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11694

Udi Dekel and Orit Perlov, “Sinai: Implications of the Security Challenges for Egypt and Israel: Egyptian Discourse on the Social Networks,” Institute for National Security Studies, INSS Insight No. 440, June 30, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11678

Oded Eiran, “Israel’s Public Debate over Natural Gas: Future Confrontations,” Institute for National Security Studies, INSS Insight No. 438, June 26, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11666

Hillel Frisch, “Welcome Back to Mubarak’s Egypt,” BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 207, July 4, 2013, http://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/perspectives207.pdf

Gary C. Gambill, “Syria is Iran’s Stalingrad,” Foreign Policy Research Institute and Middle East Forum, June 2013, http://www.meforum.org/3531/syria-iran-stalingrad

Golov, Avner, Dekel, Udi, Perlov, Orit, Guzansky, Yoel, Eran, Oded, and Kurz, Anat, “The Revolution in Egypt: Recommendations for Israel,” Tel Aviv University, INSS Insight No. 445, July 11, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11730

David Makovsky, “Kerry Stands a Chance with Israelis and Palestinians,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Policywatch 2009, July 3, 2009, http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/kerry-stands-a-chance-with-israelis-and-palestinians

Mellinda Hering, “Reforming the Democracy Bureaucracy, Foreign Policy Research Institute,” June 2013, http://www.fpri.org/articles/2013/06/reforming-democracy-bureaucracy

Efraim Inbar, “Israel’s Interests in Syria,” BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 205, May 20, 2013, http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/israels-interests-in-syria/

Ephraim Kam, “Hassan Rowhani’s Election as President of Iran: Initial Assessments,” Institute for National Security Studies, INSS Insight No. 435, June 16, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11634

Sanford Lakoff, “Leading from Behind: The Obama Doctrine” and US Policy in the Middle East, Strategic Assessment, April 2013, (this article was published before the appointment of Samantha Power and Susan Rice as US Ambassador to the UN, and National Security Adviser, respectively) http://www.inss.org.il/uploadImages/systemFiles/adkan16_1ENGd_Lakoff.pdf

Ephraim Lavie and Yitzhak Gal, “The Palestinian Authority and the Economy: A Government Hanging by a Thread,” Iqtisadi, Vol. 3, No. 5, May 2013, http://www.dayan.org/sites/default/files/Iqtisadi_Eng_May2013_LAVIE_and_GAL_Palestinian_Authority_Economy.pdf

William Lawrence, “Will Egypt Become the Next Algeria,” PolicyWatch 2101, July 17, 2013, http://washin.st/192TNtv

Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, “Maghreb malaise Two and a half years since the Arab Spring erupted, North Africa remains turbulent,” Dayan Center of Tel Aviv University and Jerusalem Report, July 2013, http://www.dayan.org/sites/default/files/JrepJULY1-27.pdf

Gilead Sher, “Toward Resumption of Israeli-Palestinain Negotiations,” Insitute for National Service Security Studies, INSS Insight No. 449, July 22, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11730

Zvi Magen, “The Superpowers and the Struggle over Syria,” Institute for National Security Studies, INSS Insight No. 437, June 25, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11660

Paul Rivlin, “Syria’s War of Self-Destruction and its Regional Implications,” The Dayan Center of Tel Aviv University, Iqtisadi, Vol. 3, No. 6 June 2013, http://www.dayan.org/sites/default/files/Iqtisadi_Eng_June2013_RIVLIN_Syrian_War_Regional_Implications.pdf

Paul Rivlin, “Egypt’s Agony,” The Dayan Center of Tel Aviv University, Vol. 3, No. 7 July 21, 2013, http://www.dayan.org/sites/default/files/Iqtisadi_Eng_July2013_RIVLIN_Egypt_Agony.pdf

Robbie Sabel, “Manipulating International Law as Part of Anti-Israeli ‘Lawfare,’” Jerusalem Center for International Affairs, Vol. 13, No. 16, June 2, 2013, http://jcpa.org/article/manipulating-international-law-as-part-of-anti-israeli-lawfare/

Jonathan Schanzer, “How Hamas Lost the Arab Spring After drifting away from Syria and Iran, the movement faces an uncertain future,” The Atlantic, June 21, 2013, http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/06/how-hamas-lost-the-arab-spring/277102/

Gabriel Scheinmann and Raphael Cohen, “ Cutting Aid to Egypt Is a Terrible Idea” July 15, 2013 http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/cutting-aid-egypt-terrible-idea-8724

Max Singer, “Israeli Backers of the Two-State Solution Should Support the Levy Report” BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 204, April 28, 2013, http://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/perspectives204.pdf

Sammy Smooha, “Still Playing by the Rules: The Index of Arab-Jewish Relations in Israel 2012,” The Guttman Center for Surveys Arab Jewish Relations. Israel Democracy Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, June 2013, http://en.idi.org.il/media/2522696/Arab-Jewish-Index-2012-ENG.pdf

Shimon Stein, “A Recurrent Posture: The EU on the Palestinian Issue,” Institute for National Security Studies, INSS Insight No. 439,June 28, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11670

Shimon Stein, “The ElBaradei and Fahmy Appointments: Continuity in Egypt’s Interim Government,” Tel Aviv University, INSS Insight No. 448, July 21, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11785

Yuval Steinitz, “Strategic Shifts in the Middle East,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, July 1, 2013, Vol. 13, No. 18, http://jcpa.org/article/strategic-shifts-in-the-middle-east/

***While the readings are recommended, we do not necessarily agree with each author’s view.

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#4 Contemporary Readings and Analyses May 2013

May 20, 2013

 

Assembled by Ken Stein, Emory University and Center for Israel Education

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Michael Barak, “The Salafist Al-Nour Party and the Muslim Brotherhood:The End of the Affair?” Dayan Center, Tel-Aviv Notes, April 25, 2013, http://www.unisla.pt/arquivo/Barak_Michael_TA_NOTES_Al-Nour_Brotherhood_Alliance_250413.pdf

Gideon Biger and Gilead Sher, “Jewish Enclaves in a Palestinian State,“ Institute for National Security Studies (Tel Aviv) Insight No. 416, April 8, 2013 http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11226,

Yehuda Ben Meir, and Olena Bagno-Moldavsky, “The Voice of the People: Israeli Public Opinion on National Security 2012, “ The Institute for National Security Studies, (Tel Aviv) Memorandum No. 126, April 2013, 115pp. http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=22&incat=&read=11260

Oded Eran, “Political-Strategic Dimensions to Israel’s Natural Gas Debate, The Institute for National Security Studies, (Tel Aviv), Insight, No. 429, May 23, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11496

David Friedman, “Chemical Weapons in Syria: Has a Red Line Been Crossed?” The Institute for National Security Studies, (Tel Aviv) Insight No. 421, April 29, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11385

Eado Hecht, “Underwater Internet Cable Cutting: A Neglected Aspect of Cyber Warfare, BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 203, April 18, 2013, http://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/perspectives203.pdf

Mark Heller, “The American-Russian-Turkish Triangle and the Civil War in Syria,” The Institute for National Security Studies (Tel Aviv) Insight No. 431, May 27, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11516

Mushaq Hussain, “India-Israel Relations: Towards ‘Strategic Cooperation’ Middle East Institute, January 23, 2012, http://mei.org.in/documentsettings/pdf/357_pdf.pdf

Emily B. Landau and EphraimAsculai, “Is the US Receding to a Containment Policy on Iran?” The Institute for National Security Studies, (Tel Aviv) Insight, No. 430, May 26, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11502

Seyedamir Hossein Mahdavi, “Can Iran Surprise by Holding a “Healthy” Election in June?” Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Middle East Brief 73, May 2013,http://www.brandeis.edu/crown/publications/meb/meb73.html

Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, “Is Egypt Heading toward a Military Regime?” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, May 20, 2013, http://jcpa.org/article/is-egypt-heading-toward-a-military-regime/

Itamar Rabinovich, “The Devil We Know Revisited: Israeli Thinking on the Future of the Assad Regime, The Institute for National Security Studies, (Tel Aviv), Insight, No. 427, May 19, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11464

Dennis Ross, “U.S. Policy Toward Syria,” U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, April 11, 2013, http://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/DennisRoss_Testimony.pdf

Jonathan Schanzer, “The Slow Death of Palestinian Democracy,” Foreign Policy, April 20, 2013 http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/19/slow_death_palestinian_democracy_fayyad_abbas?wp_login_redirect=0

Orit Perlov and Udi Dekel, “Hizbollah’s Struggle for Domestic Survival: Lebanese Discourse on the Social Networks,” The Institute for National Security Studies, (Tel Aviv) Insight No. 428, May 21, 2013

The Pew Center – Survey – of attitudes toward US involvement in future negotiations, perceptions of settlements impact on negotiations, Israeli and Palestinian leaders, –those surveyed are Palestinians, Israelis, Europeans, Middle Easterners –,” May 9, 2013, excellent spot check of attitudes (kws) http://www.pewglobal.org/2013/05/09/despite-their-wide-differences-many-israelis-and-palestinians-want-bigger-role-for-obama-in-resolving-conflict/ and http://www.pewglobal.org/files/2013/05/Pew-Global-Attitudes-Israeli-Palestinian-Conflict-FINAL-May-9-2013.pdf

Adam Shay, “Successes and Failures of the BDS Campaign,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, May 12, 2013, http://jcpa.org/article/successes-and-failures-of-the-bds-campaign/

US House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs, “Crisis in Syria: the US Response, One Hundred and Thirteenth Congress, First Session, Hearing, March 20, 2013, Serial No. 113-10, http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA00/20130320/100537/HHRG-113-FA00-20130320-SD002.pdf

US House of Representatives, House Committee on Homeland Security, Senator Joe Lieberman (Ret), Statement for the Record, “The Boston Bombings: A First Look,” http://docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM00/20130509/100785/HHRG-113-HM00-Wstate-LiebermanJ-20130509.pdf

Amos Yadlin, “After the Damascus Attack: Ten Points to Consider,” Institute for National Security Studies, (Tel Aviv) Insight No. 424, May 12, 2013 http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11423

***While the readings are recommended, we do not necessarily agree with each author’s view.

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#3 Contemporary Readings and Analyses April 2013

April 20, 2013

 

Assembled by Ken Stein, Emory University and Center for Israel Education

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Abdel Momen Said Aly and Karim Elkady, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Egypt’s Political Transition,” Middle East Brief, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, March 2013, http://www.brandeis.edu/crown/publications/meb/meb70.html

Adeed Darwisha, “As Islamicists Stumble in Egypt and Tunisia: The Arab Spring Turns Wintery,” The Wilson Center, March 2013,http://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/islamists-stumble-egypt-and-tunisia-the-arab-spring-turns-wintery

Shai Feldman, “Netanyahu’s Allies and Adversaries,” March 20, 2013, The National Interest, http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/netanyahus-allies-adversaries-8246?page=1

Efraim Inbar, “Israel is Not Isolated,” Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies Mideast Security and Policy Studies, No 99, March 2013, http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/MSPS99Eng.pdf

International Crisis Group, “Egypt Conflict Alert,” February 4, 2013, http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/alerts/2013/egypt-conflict-alert.aspx

“Kuwait’s Deepening Turmoil,” Strategic Comments, The International Institute for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv, March 2013, http://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-comments/past-issues/volume-19-2013/march/kuwaits-deepening-political-turmoil/

Yitzhak Gal, “Iraq: A Leap in Oil Exports, Accelerated Economic Growth and Implications,” March 2013, http://www.dayan.org/sites/default/files/Iqtisadi_March2013_YitzhakGalEnglish.pdf

Dore Gold, “Understanding the Current State of the Iranian Nuclear Challenge,” March-May 2013, http://jcpa.org/article/understanding-the-current-state-of-the-iranian-nuclear-challenge/

David P. Goldman, ” How Should the United States Respond to State Failure in Egypt? February 15, 2013, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, http://www.jinsa.org/fellowship-program/david-p-goldman/how-should-united-states-respond-state-failure-egypt#.USTuNBnah8R

Lior Lehrs, “Israel and the Arab Spring Egyptian Plague or Spring of Youth?” Mitvim, March 2013, http://www.mitvim.org.il/en/israel-and-the-arab-spring

Galal Nassar, “Still in Transition,” (The Arab Spring), al-Ahram Weekly, March 20, 2013, http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/1922/21/Still-in-transition.aspx

David Pollack and Soner Cagaptay, “The PKK Announcement: Can Turkey Build a Kurdish Cordon? Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Policy Analysis 2057, March 25, 2013, http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-pkk-announcement-can-turkey-build-a-kurdish-cordon

Itamar Rabinovitch, “He came, we saw, but did he conquer? The Success of President Obama’s visit to Israel will be measured retrospectively” Globes, http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000831987&fid=5366

Max Singer, “What Would the US Do if Israel Defied It by Attacking the Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program” BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 202, April 12, 2013, http://besacenter.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7e381afc91d1b09aec08b492b&id=b80c16ed57&e=36aedfd96b

Jonathan Spyer, “The Nineteenth Israeli Knesset Elections: Lackluster Election, Significant Results, Gloria Center, Global Research in International Affairs, April 4, 2013 http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/04/the-nineteenth-israeli-knesset-elections-lackluster-election-significant-results/

Jeffrey White, “Arms for Syria’s Rebels: Shaping the War’s Outcome,” March 25, 2013, Washington Institute for Near East Policy,” http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/arms-for-syrias-rebels-shaping-the-wars-outcome

Amos Yadlin, “Israel’s incoming Defense Minister and the Hundred-Day Grace Period, ” March 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&omcat=&read=1147

Dror Ze’evi “The Transformation of Public Space in Turkey,” Middle East Brief, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, March 2013, http://www.brandeis.edu/crown/publications/meb/meb69.html

***While the readings are recommended, we do not necessarily agree with each author’s view.

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#2 Contemporary Readings and Analyses February-March 2013

March 20, 2013

 

Assembled by Ken Stein, Emory University and Center for Israel Education

Today in Israeli History, Center for Israel Education, https://israeled.org/israeli-history/

 

Doron Almog, “What Israel has Learned about Security: Nine IDF Officers Discuss Israel’s Security Challenges,” January 2013, –eBook, http://jcpa.org/book/what-israel-has-learned-about-security/

***Alterman, Owen and Brown, Cameron S. “Support for Israel in a Changing America,” INSS, Strategic Assessment, Volume 15, No. 4, January 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/research.php?cat=5&incat=&read=10990

Chérine Chams El Dine, “The Military and Egypt’s Transformation Process,“ February 2013, http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publications/swp-comments-en/swp-aktuelle-details/article/the_military_and_egypts_transformation_process.html

***Ofer Kenig, “The 2013 Knesset Election Results: A Preliminary Analysis of the Upcoming Parliament,” January 2013, http://en.idi.org.il/analysis/articles/the-2013-knesset-election-results-a-preliminary-analysis-of-the-upcoming-parliament/

***Michael Eisenstadt and David Pollock, “Assed Test How the United States Benefits from the Its Alliance with Israel,” Strategic Report 7, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, September 2012, http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/pubs/StrategicReport07.pdf

Dr. Emmanuel Navon, Mali: A Diplomatic Opportunity for Israel, BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 197, February 11, 2013, http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/mali-a-diplomatic-opportunity-for-israel/

Dr. Jacques Neriah, Al-Qaeda and Global Jihad, Global Jihad, North Africa, Radical Islam, Terrorism, Vol. 13, No. 3, January 30, 2013, http://jcpa.org/article/the-islamist-challenge-from-the-sahel-region-and-north-africa/

Dr. Jacques Neriah, “Two Years of the Arab Spring: Reflections about Democracy in the Arab World,” January 13, 2013, http://jcpa.org/two-years-of-the-arab-spring-reflections-about-democracy-in-the-arab-
Paul Rivlin, “The Oil Market: Dramatic Changes, but Not in Prices,” Iqtisadi Middle East Economy, Vol. 3, No. 2 February 2013, http://www.dayan.org/sites/default/files/Iqtisadi_Eng_Feb2013_RIVLIN_The_Oil_Market.pdf

Paul Salem, “Can Lebanon Survive the Syrian Crisis?” December 11, 2012, Carnegie Papers, http://carnegie-mec.org/2012/12/11/can-lebanon-survive-syrian-crisis/esr8

Yoram Schweitzer, Olga Bogorad, and Einav Yogev, “Has the Campaign in the Maghreb and in West Africa Reached a New Level,“ INSS Insight No. 397, January 23, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=10820

Sher, Gilead and Ofek, Liran , “Dividing the Land, Not the People: Lessons from the Givat HaUlpana and Migron Evacuations, INSS Strategic Assessment, Volume 15, No. 4, January 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/research.php?cat=268&incat=&read=1099

Yiftah Shapir,” Syrian Weapons in Hizbollah Hands, “ INSS Insight No. 404, February 14, 2013, http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=10986

***Amos Yadlin, “Israel’s National Security Challenges 2012-2013: The Need for Proactive Policy,” INSS Insight, as found in Strategic Survey for Israel 2012-2013; http://www.inss.org.il/uploadImages/systemFiles/INSS2012Balance_ENG_Conclusion_Yadlin.pdf

***While the readings are recommended, we do not necessarily agree with each author’s view.

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