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The Middle East Journal

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The Middle East Journal

The Political, Cultural, and Military Re-Awakening of the Kurdish Nationalist Movement in Iran

by Hashem Ahmadzadeh and Gareth Stansfield

The Bedouin in Contemporary Syria: The Persistence of Tribal Authority and Control

by Dawn Chatty

Friends No More? The Rise of Anti-American Nationalism in Turkey

by Ioannis N. Grigoriadis

Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector in Saudi Arabia

by Caroline Montagu

Dammed If You Do, Dammed If You Don't: The Eisenhower Administration and the Aswan Dam

by Silvia Borzutzky and David Berger

Chronology: July 16, 2009-October 15, 2009

Book Reviews, including William Hale on Nationalism, Democracy, and Islam in Turkey

Publications

The Middle East Institute regularly publishes a variety of timely and crucial research and analysis on the modern Middle East. Our flagship publication, The Middle East Journal, has been the premier peer-reviewed scholarly journal on the modern Middle East since it began publication in 1947. We also publish a variety of web-only publications - Policy Briefs, Commentaries, Viewpoints, and Encounters - that feature a vast range of perspectives on the history, culture, and future of the region.

Recent Web Publications

Viewpoints

Migration and the Gulf

The flow of ideas, people, and commerce across national boundaries has been occurring with breathtaking rapidity in the broader Middle East, as elsewhere. These increasingly dense exchanges have generated new threats and vulnerabilities that have tended to impact women, children, and the poorest members of society disproportionately. At the same time, however, they have given people more resources and opportunities with which to shape their lives and their futures.

Turkey and Israel: What Lies Behind the Recent Volte Face

By Gonul Tol

It seems that the Turkish-Israeli love affair of the initial post-Cold War days is over and a new era in bilateral relations has begun. The volte face in Turkey’s policy vis-à-vis Israel has been attributed to a range of issues....Only scant attention has been paid to the changing geopolitical and structural factors which have driven Turkish policy in the Middle East – and toward Israel in particular.

Economic Peace in the West Bank and the Fayyad Plan: Are They Working?

Adam Robert Green

This Policy Brief asks whether the muted Palestinian economic revival can be deepened and sustained in the absence of a peace agreement with Israel or a unified Palestinian leadership.

Beyond Iraq's National Elections: Planning a New Phase in American Policy

Charles W. Dunne

Iraq’s March 7 parliamentary elections may prove another vital step in the country’s transition to a stable democracy. Progress toward a less-sectarian Iraqi politics has been evident since the 2009 provincial elections.

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Featured Publications

Viewpoints Special Edition: The State of the Arts in the Middle East

Art unlocks the imagination, compels us to think, and reveals and emphasizes non-negotiable as well as inconvenient truths. The Middle East and North Africa are bursting with artistic production in literature and the visual and performing arts. The 17 short essays comprising this volume are intended as a sampling of the rich and diverse menu of artists and artistic products in the contemporary Middle East.

Viewpoints Special Edition: The Legacy of Camp David, 1979-2009

This edition’s collection of 21 original essays explores the road to the Egyptian-Israeli peace accord and offers various perspectives on the fruits and limitations of this agreement as well as the role of the United States in fostering peace and cooperation between Egypt and Israel. This special edition of MEI's prestigious web-based Viewpoints series also includes primary documents, maps, a chronology, negotiators’ biographies, photos, and a selected bibliography.

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