analyses

Reshuffling the Cards
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
July 6, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.019
June 18, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.018
June 11, 2009

Kuwait Parliamentary Elections: Women Making History
Eran Segal
June 10, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.017
June 4, 2009

The ICC Arrest Warrant Against Omar al-Bashir: Darfur and the Non-Intervention Discourse
Irit Back
June 8, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.016
May 27, 2009

The War in Gaza: Dismantling the Palestinian Issue
Shaul Levy and Idan Barir
May 25, 2009

Grand Strategies, Muddled Realities
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
June 8, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.015
May 21, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.014
May 14, 2009

On Israel and the Palestinians: A Conversation between an Israeli and an American
Asher Susser & Kip Hagopian
May 11, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.013
May 7, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.012
April 30, 2009

Iran’s Thrust into the Arab Heartland
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
May 11, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.011
April 23, 2009

The Economic Melt-Down (2): The Middle East
Paul Rivlin
April 5, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.010
April 7, 2009

Regulating Arab Politics (Part II): The War of the Summits
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman and Joseph Kostiner
April 7, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.009
April 2, 2009

Regulating Arab Politics (Part I): The War of the Summits
Joseph Kostiner
March 26, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.008
March 26, 2009

Hezbollah and the Issue of Hostages and Missing Combatants
Ephraim Lavie
March 22, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.007
March 19, 2009

Washington in Pursuit of Damascus
Eyal Zisser
March 15, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.006
March 12, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.005
March 5, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.004
February 26, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.003
February 19, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.002
February 12, 2009

Turkey and Israel in the Aftermath of the Gaza War: Relations at a Crossroad?
Ofra Bengio
February 8, 2009

Middle East News & Views
No.001
February 5, 2009

The War in Gaza
Asher Susser
February 5, 2009

A Pebble in the Peace Pond
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
January 5, 2009

Looking straight at the initiative
Asher Susser
December 18, 2008

Facing Jehadi Terror: India’s Reality
Jagdish N. Singh
December 9, 2008

Qadhdhafi Goes to Moscow
Yehudit Ronen
November 19, 2008

Pitfalls in Pakistan
Jagdish N. Singh
November 16, 2008

The Muses Do not Remain Silent: A Love Story in the Service of Kurdish Nation-Building
Ofra Bengio
November 4, 2008

The Economic Melt-Down (1): America
Paul Rivlin
October 28, 2008

Qatar's Relations with Israel: An Exemplar of an Independent Foreign Policy
Uzi Rabi
October 7, 2008

Russia's Invasion of Georgia: Strategic Implications
Paul Rivlin
August 22, 2008

Mauritania's Military Coup: Domestic Implications and Regional Challenges
Daniel Zisenwine
August 21, 2008

Beyond Zimbabwe: the African Discourse on Dictatorship and Democracy
Irit Back
August 6, 2008

The Effects of Rising Oil and Food Prices on the Middle East
Paul Rivlin
July 24, 2008

Hamas, Abu Mazen and the Ceasefire
Ephraim Lavie
June 22, 2008

Darfur: A View from the Arab World
Irit Back
June 19 , 2008

From Hope to Despair: The Nakba at 60
Esther Webman
June 4 , 2008

Lebanon and the Decline of the Arab Order
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
May 22 , 2008

Bashar and Olmert: The First Test
Eyal Zisser
April 29 , 2008

Why Arab Intellectuals Opposed the War in Iraq
Uriya Shavit
April 1 , 2008

The Broken Triangle: Cairo-Riyadh-Damascus
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
March 9 , 2008

Imad Mughniyeh: The Aftermath
Eyal Zisser
February 17 , 2008

Saudi Arabia and the US Alliance against Iran
Joshua Teitelbaum
January 27 , 2008

Sadat's Peace Initiative As Reflected in the Egyptian Press
Mira Tzoreff
January 22 , 2008

Annapolis: Precedents and Transactions, But No Transformations
Kenneth W. Stein
December 27, 2007

The Turkish-Kurdish-American Triangle
Ofra Bengio
December 16, 2007

Islam in Europe: Clashing or Co-Existing Civilizations?
Uriya Shavit
November 14, 2007

Slouching Towards Annapolis
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
October 30 , 2007

Israel and its Arab Citizens – Taking Stock
Elie Rekhess
October 16 , 2007

Saudi Arabia and the United States
Joshua Teitelbaum
September 25 , 2007

Saudi Arabia's Proposed Wall on the Iraqi Border (Interview in Hebrew)
Joshua Teitelbaum
September 19 , 2007

Morocco's Parliamentary Elections
Daniel Zissenwine
September 19 , 2007

The Yezidis of Iraq: an Endangered Minority
Idan Barir
August 30, 2007

Rethinking Economic Sanctions on Iran
Amos Nadan and Eldad J. Pardo
August 22, 2007

Hope Trumps Fear
Soli Ozel
August 5, 2007

Iraq, Lebanon and Gaza: Middle Eastern Trends
Asher Susser
July 22, 2007

Palestinian Civil War: Results and Implications
Ephraim Lavie
June 19, 2007

Turkey's Political Crisis
Yossi Eli
June 7, 2007

Jordan's renewed peace involvement
Asher Susser
May 31, 2007

Algeria's Parliamentary Elections: A Setback for Democratization
Daniel Zisenwine
May 26, 2007

Pragmatism and Ideology: Fatah, Hamas and the Arab League
Asher Susser
May 10, 2007

Hamas and the Palestinian Unity Government
Ephraim Lavie
April 29, 2007

Saudi Regional Strategy: The Power of Mediation
Joseph Kostiner
March 25, 2007

Al-Qa'ida in North Africa?
Daniel Zissenwine
March 11, 2007

The Struggle for Lebanon: What Is it Really About?
Asher Susser
February 28, 2007

Israel, the Arabs and Palestine: Facing Crucial Decisions
Asher Susser
The Jerusalem Review, Volume 1, Number One (2006-7), pp. 57-67.

Egypt's Democracy Deficit
Mira Zoref
February 14, 2007

Implications of the Fall in Oil Prices
Paul Rivlin
February 8, 2007

Hamas through Rose-Colored Glasses
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
January 5, 2007

An Arab Quartet?
In French
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
January 14, 2007

Riyadh and Tehran, 2006: Honeymoon on the Rocks
Joshua Teitelbaum
January 1, 2007

The Future Vision of the Palestinian-Arabs in Israel
Elie Rekhess
December 19, 2006

Hamas: Between Israel and Fatah
By Ephraim Lavie
December 17, 2006

Possible Takeover of Lebanon by Syria Supporters Bad News for Israel
By Eyal Zisser
December 3, 2006

Is Lebanon Headed for Civil War?
By Eyal Zisser
November 30, 2006

Saddam's Verdict: A Milestone for What?
By Ofra Bengio
November 11, 2006

Lebanon: A Reassessment
By Asher Susser
September 13, 2006

The Israel-Hizbullah War: A Zero-Sum Game for Everyone?
By Ephraim Lavie
August 6, 2006

Between Iran, the Shi'ites and Sunni Arab weakness
By Asher Susser
July 24, 2006

Between Hamas and Hizballah - Israel’s Vital Interests
By Asher Susser
July 14, 2006

The Renewal of US-Libyan Diplomatic Relations:
A New Chance for Libya
By Yehudit Ronen
May 25, 2006

Coalition-Building in Iraq: Mission Impossible?
By Ofra Bengio
May 14, 2006

Jordan: Between Iraq and Palestine
By Asher Susser
April 20, 2006

Things Aren't What They Used to Be:
The Khartoum Arab Summit Conference
By Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
April 9, 2006

The Fragmentation of Iraq:
The Negative Fallout for Israel
By Asher Susser
March 23, 2006

Jordan after the Hamas Victory:
Strategice Challenge and Historical Resilience
By Asher Susser
February 28, 2006

Hamas' Victory in the Palestinian Elections: What Does It Mean?
By Ephraim Lavie
January 29, 2006

Iraq after the Elections: Towards a Bi-National State?
By Ofra Bengio
January 23, 2006

Hamas' Victory in Municipal Elections
By Meir Litvak
December 26, 2005

Iraq's Constitution and America's Exit Strategy
By Ofra Bengio
November 6, 2005

Bashar's Moment of Truth
By Eyal Zisser
October 27, 2005

The Algerian Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation
By Gideon Gera
October 16, 2005

The Military Coup in Mauritania:
Domestic and International Implications
By Daniel Zisenwine
August 18, 2005

Saudi Arabia after the Passing of King Fahd
By Joshua Teitelbaum
August 2, 2005

The Significance of Iran's Presidential Election
By David Menashri
July 4, 2005

Hizbullah's Strategy following Syria's Withdrawal from Lebanon
By Eyal Zisser
May 22, 2005

The Middle East in 2005 - The Impact of Generational Change
An Executive Summary (in Hebrew) of the Moshe Dayan Center Symposium held in March 2005
Prepared by Dr Israel Altman.

The Palestinian Cairo Agreements: Between Lull and Truce
By Meir Litvak
March 27, 2005

Between The International Hammer and The Local Anvil:
Municipal Elections in Saudi Arabia
By Joshua Teitelbaum
March 15, 2005

Lebanon After the Murder of Hariri
By Eyal Zisser
February 24, 2005

Patrons, Clients and Shepherds:
The Sharm Al-Shaykh Summit
By Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
February 13, 2005

The Election of Abu Mazen: Will it Make a Difference?
by Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
January 2005

The Libyan-Saudi Diplomatic Rupture
By Yehudit Ronen
January 4, 2005

The Economics and Politics of the Egypt-Israel Trade Agreement
By Paul Rivlin
December 19, 2004

Between Iraq and the Palestinians--Israel's Fateful Choices
By Asher Susser
November 30, 2004

Egypt in Search of a Role
By Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
November 22, 2004

Palestinian Politics After Arafat: Prospects and Problems
By Meir Litvak
November 16, 2004

Tunisia's Elections: The Long Road to Democracy
By Daniel Zisenwine
October 26, 2004

Abdallah's Scolding of Arafat:
The Coming of Age of a Hashemite King

By Asher Susser
August 8, 2004

The Tragedy in Darfur: Who is going to stop it?
By Yehudit Ronen
August 1, 2004

Regional systemic change
By Asher Susser
July 22, 2004

Oil at $40 a Barrel: A Threat and a Signal
By Paul Rivlin
June 2, 2004

Hamas after Rantisi
By Meir Litvak
April 20, 2004

Bashar Under Pressure: Potential Implications of the Qamishli Riots
By Eyal Zisser
March 22, 2004

Jordan and the Israeli Security Fence
By Asher Susser
January 25, 2003

What's Behind Bashar al-Assad's Peace Offensive?
By Eyal Zisser
January 11, 2003

Arab disarray and Israel's impasse
By Asher Susser
January 8, 2004

Qadhafi’s Christmas Gift:
What’s Behind Libya’s Decision to Renounce WMD?
By Yehudit Ronen
December 24, 2003

THE DECLINE OF THE ARABS
By Asher Susser
Fall 2003

FRIEND OR FOE
By Joshua Teitelbaum
September 19, 2003

A NEW STAGE IN ISRAELI-MOROCCAN RELATIONS?
By Daniel Zisenwine
September 7, 2003

REFLECTIONS ON THE NEW IRAQ
By Ofra Bengio
June 23, 2003

NO EASY EXIT
By Ofra Bengio
June 2, 2003

A THREATENING OPPORTUNITY:
PRESIDENT BUSH'S PROPOSAL FOR
A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE MIDDLE EAST
By Paul Rivlin
May 25, 2003

Iran and the War in Iraq
By David Menashri
April 15, 2003

BASHAR'S GAME: WHAT IS SYRIA UP TO?
By Eyal Zisser
April 7, 2003

IRAQI HISTORY VS. AMERICAN IDEALISM
By Ofra Bengio and Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
March 30, 2003

HOW NOT TO OCCUPY IRAQ
By Martin Kramer
March 17, 2003

The Appointment of Abu Mazin:
Symbols and Substance
By Asher Susser
March 11, 2003

IRAQ’S ECONOMY: WHAT’S LEFT?
By Paul Rivlin
February 2, 2003

ARAB ANTI-SEMITISM
An Interview with Meir Litvak
February 2, 2003

The Arab Vote
By Elie Rekhess
January 24, 2003

ISRAELI ELECTIONS: ANOTHER FORK IN THE ROAD?
By Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
December 16, 2002

On The Question Of Arab Participation In The Forthcoming Israeli Elections
By Elie Rekhess
December 5, 2002

The Palestine Islamic Jihad: Background Information
By Meir Litvak
November 28, 2002

The Arab World and the Coming Israeli Elections
By Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
November 13, 2002

The Arabs and Iraq
By Asher Susser
October 30, 2002

ISRAEL AND LEBANON: THE BATTLE FOR THE WAZZANI
By Eyal Zisser
October 14, 2002

IMPLICATIONS OF AMERICA'S DUAL-TRAC APPROACH TO IRAN
By David Menashri
August 22, 2002

The Spanish-Moroccan “Crisis”
and the Future of Euro-Med Relations:
Farce or Harbinger of Things to Come?
By Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
July 31, 2002

Two States: Not Only Possible, But Essential
By Asher Susser
July 15, 2002

PROSPECTS FOR PALESTINIAN DEMOCRATIZATION
By Meir Litvak
July 3, 2002

Policy and the Academy: An Illicit Relationship?
By Martin Kramer
June 18, 2002

Palestinian Options After “Defensive Shield”
By Rami Regavim
May 21, 2002

MUTUAL LEVERAGING: WASHINGTON AND RIYADH
FROM SEPTEMBER 11 TO CRAWFORD, TEXAS
By Joshua Teitelbaum
May 7, 2002

Hizbullah Attacks: Motives and Implications
By Eyal Zisser
January 28, 2002

JORDAN: ISRAEL'S (USUALLY) QUIET NEIGHBOR
By Asher Susser
December 30, 2001

PALESTINIAN STRATEGY AND THE PA-HAMAS UNDERSTANDING
bY Meir Litvak
December 27, 2001

OSAMA BLOCKBUSTER: WILL IT CHANGE ARAB MINDS?
By Martin Kramer
December 14, 2001

FROM AFGHANISTAN TO ARABY: SEPT. 11 AND THE MIDEAST
By Martin Kramer
December 10, 2001

WHY RIYADH STIFFS AMERICA
By Joshua Teitelbaum
October 22, 2001

Palestinian Attitudes Toward Usama Bin Laden
By Meir Litvak
October 16, 2001

SEPTEMBER 11 AND THE SAUDI ARABIAN CONNECTION
By Joshua Teitelbaum
October 12, 2001

HIJACKING ISLAM
By Martin Kramer
September 19, 2001

No Greater Hate:
What Inspires the Muslim Kamikazes?
By Martin Kramer
September 16, 2001

FILM REVIEWS: APRES LA GUERRE
By Martin Kramer
Fall 2001

LEAVING LEBANON?
By Eyal Zisser
July 5, 2001

THE DAMASCUS BLOOD LIBEL
By Eyal Zisser
May 10, 2001

BASHAR’S FIRST TEST
By Eyal Zisser
April 19, 2001

THE AMMAN ARAB SUMMIT CONFERENCE:
THE COLLECTIVE AND THE PARTICULAR
By Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
April 4, 2001

THE IRAQI-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI TRIANGLE
By Ofra Bengio
March 8, 2001

THE ARABS IN ISRAEL AND THE ELECTION FOR PRIME MINISTER
By Elie Rekhess
February 7, 2001

IS THERE A SYRIAN OPTION?
By Eyal Zisser
January 28, 2001

THE ROLE OF HAMAS IN THE AQSA INTIFADA
By Meir Litvak
January 18, 2001

EGYPT'S ROLE IN THE ISRAELI-ARAB PEACE PROCESS
By Meir Hatina
January 4, 2001

THE ARAB WORLD AND THE 'AL-AQSA INTIFADA'
By Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
November 23, 2000

PICKING UP THE PIECES
By Asher Susser
October 30, 2000

The Palestine Islamic Jihad: Background Information By Meir Litvak November 28, 2002

The Arabs and Iraq By Asher Susser October 30, 2002

The Palestine Islamic Jihad: Background Information
By Meir Litvak
November 28, 2002

The Arabs and Iraq
By Asher Susser
October 30, 2002