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It would appear logical that the deployment of missile defense (MD) systems in the Middle East is preceded, or at least accompanied, by a thorough deb...
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Like most Americans, Orfalea support the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine dispute. He don't believe in America right or wrong, nor do he believe in Israel right or wrong. Moreover, he have been sharply and publicly critical of Israeli polices, such as settlements, Palestinian actions, suicide bombings, and American abetting of or indifference to both sides' worst instincts. Long past his lifetime and after many decades of healing and self-identity as separate nations, ultimate justice would create a unified state where settlers could stay and and refugees come home, where Arabs and Jews would be treated as equals, not only in law, but in practice. A sense of urgency about that problem, he don't doubt Barack Obama shares. It's endemic to Obama's worldview and sense of the crisi...
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The following briefs were presented in a workshop on "Political Succession in the Middle East" at the annual meeting of the American Political Science...
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1. INTRODUCTION: ARE WE LIVING IN THE AGE OF THE INTERNET REVOLUTIONS?
We have recently witnessed new and completely unprecedented effects of the In...
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This case engages students on a number of issues common to doing business in other countries, specifically in the Middle East. It is intended to be a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of the situation. The case seeks to integrate issues of international management and cross-cultural conflict and negotiation. Students are challenged to diagnose a cross-culturally sensitive situation and develop solutions in a team environment under limiting time restraints. This case is also designed to help students understand the cultural aspects of a situation and how different solutions could have major consequences on the bottom line of a company.
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British historian Sir Michael Howard observed that, while armed forces almost always enter the war with the wrong doctrine, "...
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At the beginning of the 1990s, just before the end of Apartheid, South Africa had diplomatic relations with no country in the Middle East except Israe...
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Some observers predict a hot summer in the Middle East. They think [Ehud Olmert] will seek [George W. Bush]'s backing for another war in Lebanon, perhaps extending this time to Syria, to finish off their common enemies - Lebanon's Hizbullah and President Bashar al-Asad's regime in Damascus - in preparation for a joint assault on their ultimate nemesis, President Mahmud Ahmadinejad in Tehran.
The war scenario is, unfortunately, the more plausible. The destruction of Hizbullah, and its Palestinian sister Hamas, is still very much on Israel's wish-list, as is the termination, one way or another, of Iran's program of uranium enrichment. And to Israel's way of thinking, Syria - the vital link between Iran and Hizbullah - must also be neutralized, by war if other means fail.
Olmert has hinted...
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This paper attempts to provide an economic analysis of fertility interrelationships using pooled cross-country data from the Middle East and North African region, 1982-2000. Regression results provide strong confirmation that family planning, urbanisation and female labour force participation rates are inversely related to fertility rates. Income, infant mortality rates and female education are found to have a strong positive correlation with fertility. The results of several variables are also consistent with the results obtained in earlier studies involving countries and regions other than the Middle East and North Africa. Some policy implications are drawn.
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Iran's steady accumulation of the technology, expertise and fissile material necessary to build a nuclear weapon has led to belligerent noises from an...