GLORIA Center
Global Research in International Affairs The GLORIA Center is a research institute focusing on international affairs, combining traditional high-standards of scholarship, timely analysis, and new technology to produce the most accurate possible view of issues and events. More about GLORIAGLORIA's Middle East Blog
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Zbigniew Brzezinski on Iran: Still Clueless After All These Years
March 7, 2010I remember it as if it were yesterday. January 20, 1978. I was visiting an esteemed professor at Georgetown University and we were talking about the new Carter Administration. The conversation went to Zbigniew Brzezinski... -
Will Obama Have an Iraq Crisis?
March 2, 2010If--and I repeat, if--this story is true it is going to be a very big development that may, as they like to see in the television promos, change the Obama administration forever... -
U.S. Government Rewards Syria; Syria's Client Threatens to Kill Americans
March 1, 2010Forgive me for writing so much about U.S.-Syria events but it is such a remarkable story that it deserves a lot of attention and it really does reveal a great deal about the problems of current U.S. foreign policy... -
Watch the Themes, Not the Headlines
February 25, 2010A basic principle is to look at the underlying interests and perceptions of specific governments and states, not the immediate headlines, if you want to know what countries or mass movements are going to do... -
How Naive Westerners Exaggerate Middle Eastern Moderation: Today's Example
February 20, 2010How does a leading sponsor of terrorism cease being a sponsor of terrorism? By stopping the encouragement, organization, funding, logistical backing, and even ordering of terrorist attacks? No... -
Why Naive Westerners Constantly Exaggerate Middle Eastern Moderation
February 19, 2010There are three basic reasons why many Westerners are so gullible that they often overstate the moderation--or inaccurately claim that a major step toward moderation has taken place--on the part of radical states or groups...
Current Articles
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The Saudi Foreign Minister Explains the New Middle East
March 9, 2010Here's today's evidence that we are now living in Middle East 2.0 instead of the old version. First, a definition: Middle East 1.0: Characterized by Arab nationalist domination... -
Pardon Me, Obama Administration, But Isn't Your Policy on Fire?
March 8, 2010The story of the U.S. engagement with Syria and the sanctions issue regarding Iran's nuclear program are fascinating. Each day there's some new development showing how the Obama Administration is acting like a deer standing in the middle of a busy highway... -
What Does Assad Want?
March 7, 2010In Damascus last week, the full array of leaders of the so-called "resistance bloc" came together in a series of meetings. Presidents Ahmedinejad of Iran and Assad of Syria were there... -
When It's Necessary and Desirable to Assassinate Terrorists
March 5, 2010There has been a huge international controversy about the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a leading Hamas terrorist, in Dubai on January 19. I have no idea who did it but have some points to make on the subject... -
Americans Love Israel Even More Than You Think
March 3, 2010International relations isn't a popularity contest. But public opinion polls can be useful in countering myths and examining the impact of policymaker, elite, and media campaigns on the masses. Which brings us to Gallup's latest poll measuring how Americans feel... -
The Real Arab Stuff: Hussain Abdul Hussain Explains It All to You
March 1, 2010Hussain Abdul Hussain gets it. Heâs one of the most interesting Arab journalists and he also writes in English. His latest article--published in the "Huffington Post"--entitled "Lonely Obama vs. Popular Iran... -
The Northern Tinder Box
February 28, 2010The war of words is continuing. The latest salvoes were fired last week by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, and his Lebanese ally and client Hassan Nasrallah. Ahmedinejad reportedly told Nasrallah that if Israel attacks Hizballah...
MERIA Journal
The Middle East Review of International Affairs
The Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal is the world's largest journal on the region, published quarterly by the GLORIA Center with a global audience More about MERIA
Current Issue:
Vol. 13, No. 4 (December 2009)
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GOLDSTONE'S GAZA REPORT: PART ONE: A FAILURE OF INTELLIGENCE
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GOLDSTONE'S GAZA REPORT: PART TWO: A MISCARRIAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
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U.S. POLICY TOWARD PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN UNDER THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
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IRAQ'S NEW POLITICAL ELITES: A DREAM COME TRUE?
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OPPOSITION FOR THE SAKE OF OPPOSITION? POLARIZED PLURALISM IN TURKISH POLITICS
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TO PERPETUATE THEIR DICTATORSHIPS, ARAB RULERS RESORT TO THE ISLAMIC CREED
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THE SIGNIFICANT WARMING OF INDO-ISRAELI RELATIONS IN THE POST-COLD WAR PERIOD
Projects
Current Contents of Periodicals on the Middle East
Current Contents of periodicals on the Middle East reports about journal articles on the Middle East. It appears six times a year and is sent to all MERIA Journal subscribers.PRISM
This project provides reports on radical Islamist movements, especially their ideological presentations and internal debates, usually analyzing materials otherwise unavailable in English. Separate free subscription available.Turkish Studies Institute
The institute's activities include: the publication of Turkish Studies journal (with Taylor and Francis) and the Global Directory of Scholars on Turkey, an online guide to scholars studying all aspects of modern Turkey. Additional research material is also available through this site.U.S. Foreign Policy
The GLORIA program for the study of U.S. Middle East policy examines current and evolving U.S. policy. This project includes detailed year-by-year assessments of U.S. regional policy for a 25-year period.
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