The Paradox that is Pakistan: Both Ally and Enemie of Terrorism … [Read more...]
By March 9, 2021
Patterns of Discontent: Will History Repeat in Iran?
By March 8, 2021
Published by the GLORIA Center,Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya Volume 10, No. 1, Article 8 - March 2006 Total Circulation 22,500 PATTERNS OF DISCONTENT: WILL HISTORY REPEAT IN IRAN?By Michael Rubin and Patrick Clawson* While international attention is focused on Iran's nuclear program and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's bombast, Iranian society itself is … [Read more...]
The Need to Block a Nuclear Iran
By March 7, 2021
Published by the GLORIA Center,Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya Volume 10, No. 1, Article 7 - March 2006 Total Circulation 22,500 THE NEED TO BLOCK A NUCLEAR IRANBy Efraim Inbar* A nuclear Iran constitutes a serious threat, not only to the Middle East, but to the entire world. Diplomatic efforts have failed to halt Iran's nuclear program. As the Iranian … [Read more...]
The Paradox That Is Pakistan: Both Ally and Enemy of Terrorism
By March 6, 2021
This article explores the paradox of Pakistan as a country encouraging Islamist militancy while, at the same time, being a key player in the war against terrorism. It surveys the challenges facing President Pervez Musharraf. It argues that having a "strongman" in Pakistan is not necessarily a bad thing given this difficult situation, but that Musharraf needs to move away from supporting the Islamist parties and needs to forge ties with the more secular political parties if he is both to survive … [Read more...]
Who Am I? The Identity Crisis in the Middle East
By March 5, 2021
Published by the GLORIA Center,Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya Volume 10, No. 1, Article 5 - March 2006 Total Circulation 22,500 WHO AM I?: THE IDENTITY CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EASTP R Kumaraswamy[*] More than democratic deficit, most countries of the Middle East suffer from the fundamental problem over their national identity. More than three-quarters of a … [Read more...]
Putin’s Foreign Policy Toward Syria
By March 4, 2021
Published by the GLORIA Center,Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya Volume 10, No. 1, Article 4 - March 2006 Total Circulation 22,500 PUTIN'S FOREIGN POLICY TOWARD SYRIAMark N. Katz* This article examines why Russian-Syrian relations were not especially close during the first five years of Putin's presidency and why the relationship suddenly improved at the … [Read more...]
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and Political Power: Would Democracy Survive?
By March 3, 2021
Published by the GLORIA Center,Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya Volume 10, No. 1, Article 3 - March 2006 Total Circulation 22,500 EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND POLITICAL POWER: WOULD DEMOCRACY SURVIVE?By Magdi Khalil* This article discusses the debate over whether or not the Muslim Brotherhood would be moderated by sharing or achieving power. The author … [Read more...]
Students, Teachers, and Edward Said: Taking Stock of Orientalism
By March 2, 2021
Published by the GLORIA Center,Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya Volume 10, No. 1, Article 2 - March 2006 Total Circulation 22,500 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND EDWARD SAID: TAKING STOCK OF ORIENTALISM By Joshua Teitelbaum and Meir Litvak,* translated from Hebrew by Keren Ribo Since the publication of Orientalism in 1978, Edward Said's critique has become … [Read more...]
Al-Qa’ida and the War on Terror - After the War in Iraq
By March 1, 2021
This article provides a detailed analysis of recent developments of the terrorist activities of al-Qa'ida in the Middle East. This article is part of a paper originally written for a project and conference on "After the Iraq War: Strategic and Political Changes in Europe and the Middle East," co-sponsored by the GLORIA Center and The Military Centre for Strategic Studies (CeMiSS) of Italy. It should be stressed that contrary to the impression given by the media and some analysts in the West … [Read more...]
