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Below are short commentaries and op-eds by Center members. For links to latest articles, consult the websites of individual members under Researchers
Middle East News & Views
No.021
July 2, 2009
The Palestinians and the New American and
Israeli Administrations
Ephraim Lavie
June 10, 2009
Middle East News & Views
No.020
June 25, 2009
Reshuffling the Cards
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
July 6, 2009Middle East News & Views
No.019
June 18, 2009Middle East News & Views
No.018
June 11, 2009Kuwait Parliamentary Elections: Women Making History
Eran Segal
June 10, 2009Middle East News & Views
No.017
June 4, 2009The ICC Arrest Warrant Against Omar al-Bashir: Darfur and the Non-Intervention Discourse
Irit Back
June 8, 2009Middle East News & Views
No.016
May 27, 2009The War in Gaza: Dismantling the Palestinian Issue
Shaul Levy and Idan Barir
May 25, 2009Grand Strategies, Muddled Realities
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
June 8, 2009Middle East News & Views
No.015
May 21, 2009Middle East News & Views
No.014
May 14, 2009On Israel and the Palestinians: A Conversation between an Israeli and an American
Asher Susser & Kip Hagopian
May 11, 2009Middle East News & Views
No.013
May 7, 2009Middle East News & Views
No.012
April 30, 2009Iran’s Thrust into the Arab Heartland
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
May 11, 2009Middle East News & Views
No.011
April 23, 2009The Economic Melt-Down (2): The Middle East
Paul Rivlin
April 5, 2009Middle East News & Views
No.010
April 7, 2009Regulating Arab Politics (Part II): The War of the Summits
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman and Joseph Kostiner
April 7, 2009Middle East News & Views
No.009
April 2, 2009Regulating Arab Politics (Part I): The War of the Summits
Joseph Kostiner
March 26, 2009Middle East News & Views
No.008
March 26, 2009Hezbollah and the Issue of Hostages and Missing Combatants
Ephraim Lavie
March 22, 2009Middle East News & Views
No.007
March 19, 2009Washington in Pursuit of Damascus
Eyal Zisser
March 15, 2009Middle East News & Views
No.006
March 12, 2009Middle 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
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 Arab World and the Coming Israeli
Elections
By
Bruce
Maddy-Weitzman
November
13, 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 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
