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Volume 12, No. 3 - September 2008, Total Circulation 25,000 Article 7 of 7 FORWARD TO THE PAST: THE FALL AND RISE OF THE 'ONE-STATE SOLUTION Jonathan Spyer* Deeply embedded in Palestinian nationalism is the notion that Israeli Jewish identity is analogous to that of communities born of European colonialism, which are not seen as having legitimate claim to self-determination. No reconsidering of this … [Read more...]
THE EVOLUTION OF ISRAELI MEDIA Eytan Gilboa* This article surveys and analyzes recent revolutionary and evolutionary transformations in the Israeli media. It examines trends both in the traditional media--newspapers, television, and radio--and the new media--internet. The article provides data and analysis on media history, type, political and ideological orientation, ownership, regulation, funding, and popularity. It explores developments … [Read more...]
Volume 12, No. 3 - September 2008, Total Circulation 25,000 Article 5 of 7 ISLAMISM IN SUDAN Harvey Glickman and Emma Rodman* Islamism in Sudan reflects both modern and older cultural-historical movements in Sudanese life. Similar to Islamist movements in the Middle East, it is distinguished by the sophisticated leadership of its ideological and strategic engineer--Dr. Hasan al-Turabi, by a period of … [Read more...]
Volume 12, No. 3 - September 2008, Total Circulation 25,000 Article 4 of 7 AZERBAIJAN-TURKEY-ISRAEL RELATIONS: THE ENERGY FACTOR Alexander Murinson* TRANSFORMATION OF SECURITY With the end of the Cold War, there was a paradigmatic shift in concepts of security due not only to geopolitical changes(in light of the fall of the Communist system) but also to exhaustion of--or increased competition … [Read more...]
Volume 12, No. 3 - September 2008, Total Circulation 25,000 Article 3 of 7 WOMEN IN THE NEW IRAQ Judith Colp Rubin* *The following article is an extract from Barry Rubin (ed.), Iraq After Saddam (Sharpe, forthcoming). Iraqi women once enjoyed more civil and social rights than many of their sisters in other Islamic nations. Ironically, that was thanks in part to the dictator Saddam Hussein, although in … [Read more...]
Volume 12, No. 3 - September 2008, Total Circulation 25,000 Article 2 of 7 THE SIX-DAY WAR AS A SOVIET INITIATIVE: NEW EVIDENCE AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez* Abstract: The authors continue their analysis of Soviet involvement in the 1967 War with a discussion of new evidence and a response to criticisms regarding their controversial thesis that the USSR provoked that war, … [Read more...]
Volume 12, No. 3 - September 2008, Total Circulation 25,000 Article 1 of 7 IRAN'S FOREIGN POLICY AND DRIVE TOWARD NUCLEAR WEAPONS Panel Discussion* On May 22, 2008, the U.S. Department of State's International Information Programs in Washington D.C., the Public Affairs Office at the U.S. Embassy in Israel, and the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center jointly held an international … [Read more...]
As the Asad regime’s most loyal Palestinian proxy, the PFLP-GC’s role in the conflict in Syria is of great importance. Currently, the group’s interests center on countering Syrian rebel forces in Syria and their allies in Lebanon. In this role, the PFLP-GC has suffered a number of significant losses, and for the first time in […]
Russian interests in the Eastern Mediterranean have been highlighted both by the country’s diplomatic and naval activity related to the Syrian crisis as well as by its stance on economic and energy issues in Cyprus. During the 2000s, Moscow’s influence on the island has steadily increased, making Cyprus a new Russian foothold in the Eastern […]
The Arab Spring has created new centers of instability in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA). China now finds itself forced to alter attitudes and tactics and seek new opportunities. This article evaluates current Chinese foreign policy in the Middle East and the benefits and challenges to China’s policy by examining how recent events affected […]
While the ruling Muslim Brotherhood has received a great deal of attention in Egypt, the varied Salafi groups have been far less studied. At times allies and at times rivals of the Brotherhood, the Salafists are widely varied. Whether the two groups can cooperate will determine the future of Islamist rule in Egypt. The Salafists […]
Why has the U.S. government called certain Islamic groups supporters of terror in federal court, and then turned around and called these same organizations “moderates” and embraced them as outreach partners? In a number of cases from the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations, the leaders of these organizations (some of whom are now […]
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Israel: An Introduction, a project by the Global Research in International Affairs Center (GLORIA), of the Interdisciplinary Center of Herzliya, and published by Yale University Press will be in stores on February 21st, … [Read More...]
