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No. 214 December 12, 2011

1. Israel – A Strategic Asset for the United States.

By Robert D. Blackwill and Walter B. Slocombe. A report for The Washington

Institute For Near East Policy (November 2011; 28 pages)

http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/BlackwillSlocombeReport.pdf

2. The Arab Spring – Implications for Arab Policy.

A Briefing Paper for the Conservative Middle East Council (CMEC) and

Chatham House. This is essentially an in-depth survey of the leading eight

countries of the Middle East.

(October 2011; 64 pages)

http://cmec.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/CMEC-Arab-Spring.pdf

3. Yemen: Strategies for Change – Playing the Policy Game.

A Yemen Forum Workshop Report by the MENA Programme / Chatham

House (October 2011; 22 pages)

http://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/public/Research/Middle%

20East/1011yf_wksummary.pdf

4. “How Come You Allow Little Girls to Get Married?”: Child Marriage in

Yemen

A report for Human Rights Watch. (December 2011; 62 pages)

http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/yemen1211ForUpload_0.pdf

5. From Inspiration to Aspiration: Turkey in the New Middle East

By Sinan Ulgen. For the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

(Carnegie Paper, December 2011; 42 pages)

http://carnegieendowment.org/files/turkey_mid_east.pdf

No. 213 November 7, 2011

1. Breaking Point: Yemen’s Southern Question

A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG) (Middle East Report No. 114,

20 October 2011; 43 pages)

http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/Middle%20East%20North%20Africa/Ir

an%20Gulf/Yemen/114%20Breaking%20Point%20-

%20Yemens%20Southern%20Question.pdf

2. Education for Citizenship in the Arab World: Key to the Future

By Muhammad Faour and Marwan Muasher. For the Carnegie Endowment

for International Peace/Carnegie Middle East Center (The Carnegie Papers,

October 2011; 34 pages)

http://carnegieendowment.org/files/citizenship_education.pdf

3. Turkey and the Arab Spring

A briefing by Hannah Stuart for The Henry Jackson Society (October 2011;

15 pages)

http://www.henryjacksonsociety.org/cms/harriercollectionitems/Turkeyandarab

spring.pdf

4. Iran and the Gulf Military Balance

A report by Alexander Wilner for the Center for Strategic and International

Studies (CSI) (October 27, 2011; 136 pages)

http://csis.org/files/publication/111027_Iran_Gulf_Military_Balance.pdf

5. A False Foundation? AQAP, Tribes and Ungoverned Spaces in Yemen.

A report for the Combating Terrorism Center at Westpoint (CTC) and

Harmony Program (3 October 2011; 177 pages)

http://www.ctc.usma.edu/wpcontent/uploads/2011/10/CTC_False_Foundation2

.pdf

Updates on the Middle East No. 212

September 20, 2011

1. A Raid from the Sea: The Gaza Flotilla Security and the Attack from the

Sea

By Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi and Shireen El Feki. A report for the Population

Reference Bureau (PRB) (July 2011; 76 pages)

http://www.setav.org/Ups/Pdf/SETA_Policy_Brief_A_Raid_from_the_Sea_

Ufuk _Ulutas.pdf

2. Egypt in Transition: Securing a Democratic Process.

A Workshop Report by Chatham House (June 2011; 13 pages)

http://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/0611wkspreport_0.pdf

3. On Europe's Fringes: Russia, Turkey and The European Union.

A Briefing Paper by Philip Hanson for Chatham House (July 2011; 16 pages)

http://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/0711bp_hanson.pdf

4. Curb your Enthusiasm: Israel and Palestine After the UN.

A report for the International Crisis Group. (12 September 2011, No. 112; 52

pages)

http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/Middle%20East%20North%

20Africa/Israel%20Palestine/112%20Curb%20Your%20Enthusiasm%20-

%20Israel%20and%20Palestine%20after%20the%20UN.pdf

Updates on the Middle East No. 211

July 25, 2011

1. Facts of Life: Youth Sexuality and Reproductive Health in the Middle East

and North Africa

By Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi and Shireen El Feki. A report for the Population

Reference Bureau (PRB) (July 2011; 76 pages)

http://www.prb.org/pdf11/facts-of-life-youth-in-middle-east.pdf

2. The Challenge of Gaza: Policy Options and Broader Implications.

By Daniel Byman and Gad Goldstein for The Saban Center for Middle East

Policy at Brookings (Analysis Paper No. 23, July 2011; 46 pages)

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2011/07_

gaza_borders_byman/07_gaza_borders_byman.pdf

3. A Decade of Struggling Reform Efforts in Jordan: The Resilience of the

Rentier System

By Marwan Muasher for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

(Carnegie Paper, May 2011; 36 pages)

http://carnegieendowment.org/files/jordan_reform.pdf

4. Muslim-Western Tensions Persist - Common Concerns About Islamic

Extremism

A survey for the PewResearch Center / Global Attitudes Project. (July 23, 2011;

74 pages)

http://pewglobal.org/2011/07/21/muslim-western-tensions-persist/

Updates on the Middle East No. 210

July 17, 2011

1. Prisoners of the Past: Kuwaiti Bidun and the Burden of Statelessness

A report by Human Rights Watch (13 June 2011; 63 pages)

http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/06/13/prisoners-past-0

2. A Coming Storm? Prospects and Implications of UN Recognition of

Palestinian Statehood

By Tal Becker for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (Policy Notes,

No. 6, June 2011; 18 pages)

http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/PolicyNote06.pdf

3. Radicalization, Linkage and Diversity. Current Trends in Terrorism in

Europe

By Lorenzo Vidino for the RAND Corporation (July 2011; 49 pages)

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/occasional_papers/2011/RAND

_OP333.pdf

4. Indonesia: Debate Over a New Intelligence Bill

A report for the International Crisis Group. (Update Briefing, Asia Briefing No.

124; 20 pages)

http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/asia/south-east-

asia/indonesia/B124%20Indonesia%20--

%20Debate%20over%20a%20New%20Intelligence%20Bill.pd

Updates on the Middle East No. 209

June 22, 2011

1. Reforming the Egyptian Security Sector : A Review of the Press,

Conventional Wisdom and Rumours. By Tewfick Aclimandos. A paper for

the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI). (8 June 2011; 17 pages)

http://www.arab-reform.net/IMG/pdf/Security_Sector_Reform_Tewfick_

Aclimandos.pdf

2. Views of Middle East Unchanged by Recent Events. A report by the Pew

Research Center for the People & the Press (10 June 2011; 24 pages)

for the full report and questionnaires, click here:
http://people-press.org/files/legacy-pdf/06-10-

11%20Foreign%20Policy%20Release.pdf

for an overview, click below:

http://people-press.org/2011/06/10/views-of-middle-east-unchanged-by

recent-events/1/

3. Interculturalism - Europe and its Muslims. By Michael Emerson et al. A

report for the Centre for European Politicy Studies (CEPS) (11 June 2011; 191

pages)
http://www.ceps.eu/book/interculturalism-europe-and-its-muslims-search-

sound-societal-models

4. Popular Protest in North Africa and the Middle East (V): Making Sense of

Libya. A report by the International Crisis Group (ICG) (Middle East/North

Africa Report N°107 , 6 June 2011; 41 pages)

http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/Middle%20East%20North%20Africa/

North%20Africa/107%20Popular%20Protest%20in%20North%20Africa%20

and%20the%20Middle%20East%20V%20--%20Making%20Sense

%20of%20Libya.ashx

5. Rebuilding Armed Forces: Learning from Iraq and Lebanon. By Florence

Gaub for the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) at the United States Army War

College. (May 19, 2011; 49 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?PubID=1068

Updates on the Middle East No. 208

May 25, 2011

1. 'He Loves You, he Beats You'. Family Violence in Turkey and Access to

Protection. A report for Human Rights Watch (4 May 2011; 69 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/05/04/he-loves-you-he-beats-you-0

2. The Africa Competitiveness Report 2011. By The World Economic Forum

(May 2011; 209 pages) Includes also chapters on Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia,

Libya and Egypt
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GCR_Africa_Report_2011.pdf

3. Air Operations in Israel's War Against Hezbollah: Learning From Lebanon

and Getting it Right in Gaza. A report by Benjamin S. Lambeth for RAND

Corporation Project Air Force and sponsored by the United States Air Force.

(May 2011; 444pages)
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2011/RAND

_MG835.pdf

4. What do Iranians Think? A Survey of Attitudes on the United States, the

Nuclear Program and the Economy. A report by Sara Beth Elson and

Alirezah Nader for the RAND Corporation (May 2011; 125 pages)
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2011/RAND

_TR910.pdf

Updates on the Middle East No. 207

May 1, 2011

1. Innovations in the Health Sector in Turkey on its Way to EU Membership.

By Zeynep Guldem Okem for the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

(CEPS Special Reports, April 2011; Executive Summary 15 pages, Full

report 150 pages)
http://www.ceps.eu/book/innovation-health-sector-turkey-its-way-eu-

membership

2. Egyptians Embrace Revolt Leaders, Religious Parties, and Military

Leaders U.S. wins no friends, end of peace Treaty with Israel sought. A

report for the PEW Research Center - as part of its Global Attitudes Project

(April 25, 2011
http://pewglobal.org/files/2011/04/Pew-Global-Attitudes-Egypt-Report-FINAL-

April-25-2011.pdf

3. Syria Media Briefing : A Chronology of Protest and Repression. By Dane

Vallejo and Michael Weiss for The Henry Jackson Society (26 April 2011; 9

pages)
http://henryjacksonsociety.org/cms/harriercollectionitems/Syria+

Media+Briefing.pdf

4. Iran's Influence in Iraq: Countering Teheran's Whole-of-Government

Approach. By Michael Eisenstadt, Michael Knights and Ahmed Ali for The

Washington Institute for Near East Policy. (Policy Focus No. 111, 26 April

2011; 50 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/PolicyFocus111.pdf

5. Iran's Islamic Revolution: Lessons for the Arab Spring of 2011? By Michael

Eisenstadt for the Strategic Forum at the National Defense University and The

Washington Institute for Near East Studies (April 2011, No. 267; 11 pages)
http://washingtoninstitute.org/html/pdf/Eisenstadt201104.pdf

6. Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation: A Preliminary Assessment. A briefing by

Michael Weiss for The Henry Jackson Society (29 April 2011; 6 pages)
http://henryjacksonsociety.org/cms/harriercollectionitems/Fatah

HamasBriefing.pdf

Updates on the Middle East No. 206

April 7, 2011

1. Politics and Transition in the New South Sudan A report by the International

Crisis Group (Africa Report No. 172, 4 April 2011; 39 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/africa/horn-of-africa/sudan/172%20-

%20Politics%20and%20Transition%20in%20the%20New%20

South%20Sudan.ashx

2. The New Silk Road . China's Energy Strategy in the Greater Middle East.

By Christina Lin for The Washington Institute. (Policy Focus No. 109, April

2011; 42 pages).
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/PolicyFocus109.pdf

3. No News is Good News: Abuses Against Journalists by Palestinian

Security Forces. A report by Human Rights Watch (6April 2011; 41 pages).
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/04/06/no-news-good-news

Updates on the Middle East No. 205

March 30, 2011

1. "You Dress According to their Rules". Enforcement of an Islamic Dress

Code for Women in Chechnya. A report for Human Rights Watch (March 10,

2011; 47 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/03/10/you-dress-according-their-rules-0

2. Popular Protest in North Africa and the Middle East (II): Yemen Between

Reform and Revolution. A report by the International Crisis Group (10 March

2011; 36 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/Middle%20East%20North%20Africa/

Iran%20Gulf/Yemen/102%20Popular%20Protest%20in%20North%20

Africa%20and%20the%20Middle%20East%20_II_%20Yemen%20between

%20 Reform%20and%20Revolution.ashx

3. Afghanistan Opium Survey 2011 - Winter Rapid Assessment. A report by

the UNITED NATIONS Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC). (January 2011;

38 pages)
http://www.unodc.org/documents/crop-monitoring/Afghanistan/ORAS

_report_2011.pdf

4. Radical Islam in Gaza. A report for the International Crisis Group (Middle

East Report No. 104, 29 March 2011; 47 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/Middle%20East%20North%20

Africa/Israel%20Palestine/104%20Radical%20Islam%20in%20Gaza.ashx

5. Reforming Pakistan's Electoral System. A report for the International Crisis

Group (Asia Report No. 203, 30 March 2011; 39 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/asia/south-

asia/pakistan/203%20Reforming%20Pakistans%20Electoral%20System.ashx

Updates on the Middle East No. 204

March 8, 2011

1. Iran's Secret Network: Major General Qassem Suleimani's Inner Circle. By

Ali Alfoneh for the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.

(Middle Eastern Outlook No. 2, March 2011; 10 pages)
http://www.aei.org/docLib/MEO-2011-03-No-2-g.pdf

2. Social Media in the Arab World: Leading Up to the Uprisings of 2011. A

report by Jeffrey Ghannam to the Center for International Media Assistance.

(February 3, 2011; 45 pages)
http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/documents/CIMA_SocialMediainthe

ArabWorld_LeadinguptotheUprisingsof2011.pdf

3. Can Cold War Deterrence Apply to a Nuclear Iran? By Shmuel Bar for the

Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (Strategic Perspectives No. 7, 2011; 17

pages)
http://www.jcpa.org/text/cold_war_deterrence_nuclear_iran.pdf

4. Days of Bloodshed in Aden. A report by Human Rights Watch. (9 March 2011;

38 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/03/09/days-bloodshed-aden

Updates on the Middle East No. 203
January 27, 2011

1. A Place in the Sun or Fifteen Minutes of Fame? Understanding Turkey's

New Foreign Policy. By Sinan Ulgen for the Carnegie Endowment for

International Peace (Carnegie Europe, No. 1, December 2010; 36 pages)
http://carnegieendowment.org/files/turkey_new_foreign_policy.pdf

2. Human Rights Watch - World Report 2011. This annual report by HRW was

just released. It is arranged by continents and countries and each country

report may be easily accessed in PDF format.

http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/01/24/world-report-2011

3. Future of the Global Muslim Population (Executive Summary) By the PEW

Forum on Religion and Public Life. (January 2011; 5 pages)
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1872/muslim-population-projections-worldwide-

fast-growth

4. Future of the Global Muslim Population 2010-2030 (Full Report) By the PEW

Forum on Religion and Public Life. (January 2011; 256 pages)
http://features.pewforum.org/FutureGlobalMuslimPopulation-WebPDF.pdf

Updates on the Middle East No. 202

January 18, 2011

1. Deradicalizing Islamist Extremists. A 244 page report for the RAND

Corporation, written by Angel Rabasa, Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Jeremy J. Ghez and

Christopher Boucek. The report describes and analyzes in detail

deradicalization programs in the Middle East (particularly Saudi Arabia and

Yemen), in the Far East (particularly Singapore, Thailand, and more) and

Europe (The Netherlands). Contains maps, tables and useful data on

deradicalization programs the world over. (2010; 244 pages)

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2010/RAND_

MG1053.pdf

2. Defining Success in Afghanistan. A report by Frederick W. Kagan and

Kimberly Kagan for The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and The Institute

for the Study of War (December 2010; 44 pages)
http://www.aei.org/docLib/DefiningSuccessinAfghanistanElectronicVersion.pdf

3. Simple Models to Explore Deterrence and More General Influence in the

War with al-Qaeda. By Paul K. Davis for the RAND Corporation (2010; 50

pages)

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/occasional_papers/2010/RAND_

OP296.pdf

4. Mapping the Organizational Sources of the Deligitimization Campaign

Against Israel in the U.S. An analysis by Ehud Rosen for the Jerusalem

Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) (2010; 56 pages)
http://www.jcpa.org/text/Mapping_Delegitimization.pdf

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