Last updated on July 26,  2010

NEWS FROM THE LIBRARY
Marion Gliksberg

Library Update No. 195
July 25, 2010

1.
Precision-Guided or Indiscriminate? NGO Reporting on Compliance with the Laws of Armed Conflict .  By Asher Fredman for the NGO Monitor Monograph Series (28 June 2010; 36 pages)
http://www.ngo-monitor.org/data/images/File/LOAC_web.pdf

2.
Fighting the Ideological Battle. The Missing Link in U.S. Strategy to Counter Violent Extremism.  A strategic report by J. Scott Carpenter, Matthew Levitt, Steven Simon and Juan Zarate for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (July 2010; 33 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/StrategicReport06.pdf

3.
The 'Ten Dollar Talib' and Women's Rights: Afghan Women and the Risks of Reintegration and Reconciliation. A report for Human Rights Watch (13 July 2010; 74 pages).
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/07/13/ten-dollar-talib-and-women-s-rights-0

4.
A Wasted Decade: Human Rights in Syria During Bashar al-Asad's First Ten Years in Power.  A report for Human Rights Watch (17 July 2010; 35 pages).
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/07/16/wasted-decade-0

5.
The Arab Israel Military Balance. Conventional Realities and Asymmetric Challenges.  By Anthony H. Cordesman and Aram N. Nerguizian. A report for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (June 29, 2010; 55 pages)
http://csis.org/files/publication/100629_Arab-IsraeliMilBal.pdf

6.
Why Welcome Al Bashheer?  Contextualising Turkey's Darfur Policy.  A Policy Brief by Mehmet Ozkan and Birol Akgun for SETA (Foundation for Political,  Economic and Social Research) (July 2010, No. 45;  16 pages)
http://www.setav.org/Ups/dosya/42287.pdf

Library Update No. 194
July 8, 2010

1.
Democracy on Hold: Rights Violations in the 2010 Elections in Sudan. A report by Human Rights Watch (June 30, 2010; 32 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/06/29/democracy-hold-0

2.
Are Palestinians Building a State? A Commentary by Nathan J. Brown for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (June 2010; 16 pages).
http://carnegieendowment.org/files/palestinian_state1.pdf

3.
Scientific, Intellectual and Governance Cooperation on Emerging Environmental Challenges in the Muslim World.  By David Michel, Amit Pandya and Corey Sobel. A report for The Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World 2010 - U.S. Islamic World Forum Papers and the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings. (June 2010; 32 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2010/06_environmental_governance_michel/06_environment_governance_michel.pdf

4.
Egypt Human Development Report 2010 : Youth in Egypt - Building Our Future. Annual report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (June 2010; 372 pages)
http://arabstates.undp.org/
http://204.200.211.31/EHDR2010_Eng/Full_2010_EHDR_English.pdf

5.
Building Security in the Persian Gulf. A report by Robert E. Hunter for the RAND Corporation (2010; 203 pages)
http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2010/RAND_MG944.pdf

Library Update No. 193
June 29, 2010

1.
Could al-Qaeda Turn African in the Sahel by Jean Filiu for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Carnegie Paper, June 2010; 16 pages).
http://carnegieendowment.org/files/al_qaeda_sahel.pdf

2.
Millenium Development Goals Report - Turkey 2010. A report prepared by the Republic of Turkey - Prime Minister's Office and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). (70 pages).
http://europeandcis.undp.org/home/show/269D2F62-F203-1EE9-BB068E2FB0E0623E

3.
A Two-State Solution Requires Palestinian Politics.  A Carnegie paper by Michelle Dunne for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (No. 113, June 2010;  24 pages).
http://carnegieendowment.org/files/palestine_politics.pdf

4.
22-Nation PEW GLOBAL ATTITUDES Survey 2010:  Obama More Popular Abroad Than at Home, Global Image of U.S. Continues to Benefit.  This PEW Survey released on June 17, 2010 (176 pages). Includes, among others, two chapters on Iran and its Nuclear Weapons Program and Attitudes Towards Extremism Among Muslim Publics.
http://pewglobal.org/files/pdf/Pew-Global-Attitudes-Spring-2010-Report.pdf

5.
Actions - Not Just Attitudes. A New Paradigm for U.S.-Arab Relations. By David Pollock with Cole Bunzel and Curtis Cannon. For The Washington Institute for Near East Policy  (Policy Focus 104, June 2010; 104 pages).
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/PolicyFocus104.pdf    

6.
Israel's Blockade of Gaza and the Mavi Marmara Incident. By Carol Migdalovitz for the Congressional Research Service (CRS), (June 5, 2010; 15 pages)
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R41275.pdf

Library Update No. 192
June 10, 2010

1.
Migration and the Mashrek. A collection of articles published by the Middle East Institute (MEI) (April 2010; 84 pages)
http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/Migration%20Mashreq.pdf

2.
Migration and the Maghreb. A collection of articles published by the Middle East Institute (MEI) (May 2010; 36 pages)
http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/Migration%20Maghreb.pdf

3.
Migration and the Gulf.  A collection of articles published by the Middle East Institute (MEI)  (February 2010; 92 pages)
http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/Migration%20Gulf_Viewpoints.pdf

4.
Israel's  Critical Security Needs for a Viable Peace.  A collection of articles edited by Dan Diker, for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (May 2010; 104 pages)
http://www.jcpa.org/text/security/fullstudy.pdf 

5.
How to Talk and How Not to Talk to Syria: Assessing the Obstacles and Opportunities in a Future Israeli-Syrian-American Peace Negotiation.  A Middle East Memo, written by Itamar Rabinovich for The Saban Center for Middle East Policy at The Brookings Institution. (May 2010, No. 18; 10 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/reports/2010/05_syria_israel_rabinovich/05_syria_israel_rabinovich.pdf

 6.
Somalia's Endless Transition: Breaking the Deadlock.  By Andrew LeSage for the Institute for National Strategic Studies (Strategic Forum No. 257, June 2010; 8 pages)
http://www.ndu.edu/inss/docUploaded/SF%20257.pdf

Library Update No. 191
May 31, 2010

1.
Pakistan: Can the United States Secure an Insecure State.  A report written by C. Christine Fair, Keith Crane, Christopher S. Chivvis, Samir Puri and Michael Spirtas for RAND Corporation  (May 2010; 262 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2010/RAND_MG910.pdf

2.
Sufism in Northern Nigeria: A Force for Counter-Radicalization? By Jonathan N. C. Hill for the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College (17 May 2010; 62 pages).
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=989

3.
Implications of a Changing NATO by Phillip R. Cucca for the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College (21 May 2010; 66 pages).
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=990

4.
Afghanistan - A View From Moscow.  A report by Dmitri Trenin and Alexei Malashenko for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (April 2010; 36 pages).
http://carnegieendowment.org/files/trenin_afghan_final.pdf

5.
The Religious Foundations of Political Allegiance:  A Study of Bay'a in Pre-Modern Islam. A monograph by Ella Landau-Tasseron for the Hudson Institute (Research Monographs on the Muslim World, Series No. 2, Paper No. 4, May 2010;  52 pages).
http://www.currenttrends.org/docLib/20100521_Baya3May20.pdf

Library Update No. 190
April 28, 2010

1.
Military Capabilities for Hybrid War: Insights from the Israeli Defense Forces in Lebanon and Gaza.  An occasional paper by David E. Johnson for RAND Corporation and the United States Army.  (April 9, 2010; 20 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/2010/RAND_OP285.pdf

2.
Continuity and Change : Reshaping the Fight Against Terrorism.  A Policy Focus edited by Matthew Levitt and Michael Jacobson for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy  (April 2010; 106 pages).
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/PolicyFocus103.pdf

3.
Tipping Point: Palestinians and the Search for a New Strategy.   A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG), (Middle East Report N°95,  26 April 2010 ; 50 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/middle-east-north-africa/israel-palestine/095-tipping-point-palestinians-and-the-search-for-a-new-strategy

4.
The Southern Movement in Yemen.  Written by Nicole Stracke and Mohammed Saif Haidar for the Gulf Research Center (April 2010; 11 pages).
http://www.grc.ae/data/contents/uploads/The_Southern_Movement_in_Yemen_4796.pdf

5.
Slow Reform: Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers in Asia and the Middle East.  A report for Human Rights Watch (27 April 2010; 33 pages).
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/04/28/slow-reform-0

Library Update No. 189
April 15, 2010

1.
Turning a Blind Eye: Impunity for Laws-of-War Violations during the Gaza War.  A report by Human Rights Watch (April 11, 2010; 67 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/04/11/turning-blind-eye-0

2.
All Quiet on the Northern Front?  Uninvestigated Laws of War in Yemen's War with  Huthi Rebels.  A report by Human Rights Watch (April 7, 2010; 54 pages).
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/04/07/all-quiet-northern-front-0

3.
The Perfect Handshake with Iran. Prudent Military Strategy and Pragmatic Engagement Policy.  A report by Patrick Clawson for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/StrategicReport03.pdf

4.
Turkey and the Middle East: Ambitions and Constraints.  A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG) (Europe Report No. 203, 7 April 2010; 38 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6613&l=1

5.
Off the Backs of the Children: Forced Begging and Other Abuses Against Talibes in Senegal.  A report for Human Rights Watch (The report focuses on the lives of about 50,000 children in Quranic schools in Senegal). (April 15, 2010; 106 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/04/15/backs-children-0

Library Update No. 188
March 24, 2010

1.
Israel and the Palestinians: Prospects for a Two-State Solution. By Jim Zanotti for the Congressional Research Service (CRS)  (January 8, 2010; 46 pages)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/137186.pdf

2.
The Myth of Excluding Moderate Islamists in the Arab World. A Working Paper by Khalil al-Anani for The Saban Center for Middle East Policy at The Brookings Institution (March 2010, No. 4; 28 pages).
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2010/03_moderate_islamists_alahani/201003_moderate_islamists_alanani.pdf

3.
Decision making in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM:  Removing Saddam Hussein by Force. By Steven Metz for the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) of the  United States Army War College. (22 March 2010; 88 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=970

4.
Libye/Tchad: au-dela d'une politique d'influence. A briefing by the International Crisis Group. ( 23 March 2010, No. 71; in French and Arabic, 24 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6561&l=2

5.
Tunisia - A Larger Prison: Repression of Former Political Prisoners in Tunisia.  A report for Human Rights Watch (24 March 2010; 47 pages).
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/03/24/larger-prison-0

Library Update No. 187
March 2, 2010

A report for Human Rights Watch (February 2010; 70 pages) 

Library Update No. 186
February 18, 2010

1.
Reforming Pakistan's Civil Service. A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG) (Asia Report No. 185,  February 16, 2010; 39 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/south_asia/185_reforming_pakistans_civil_service.pdf

2.
Do Oil Exports Fuel Defense Spending?  A monograph by Clayton K S Chun for the Strategic Studies Institute at the United States Army War College (SSI). (February 17, 2010; 63 pages).
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=967

3.
Al Qaeda and Affiliates: Historical Perspective, Global Presence, and Implications for U.S. Policy. A report for Congress by John Rollings for the Congressional Research Service (CRS).  (February 5, 2010; 32 pages)
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R41070.pdf

4.
The Iran Nuclear Issue: The View from Iran. A briefing for the International Crisis Group (ICG)  (Asia Briefing No. 100, February 17, 2010; 20 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/north_east_asia/b100_the_iran_nuclear_issue___the_view_from_beijing.pdf

5.
Yemen on the Brink: Implications for U.S. Policy.  A written testimony by Christopher Boucek of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for the
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs (February 3, 2010; 16 pages).
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/0203_testimony_boucek.pdf

6.
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2010. Winter Rapid Assessment. A report by UNODC (February 2010; 43 pages)
http://www.unodc.org/documents/frontpage/Afghanistan_Opium_Survey_2010_Final.pdf

Library Update No. 185
February 10, 2010

1.
WORLD REPORT 2010 by Human Rights Watch.  This 20th annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide.  (January 2010; 617 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/en/world-report-2010

 2.
Terrorist Dropouts - Learning from Those Who Have Left. By Michael Jacobson for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. (Policy Focus No. 101, 46 pages; January 2010)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/PolicyFocus101.pdf

3.
Stateless Again. Palestinian-Origin Jordanians Deprived of their Nationality.  A report for Human Rights Watch (February 2010; 65 pages).
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/jordan0210webwcover.pdf

4.
Torture Redux. The Revival of Physical Coercion During Interrogations in Bahrain.   A report for Human Rights Watch  (February 8, 2010; 95 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/bahrain0210webwcover.pdf

5.
Bastion of Impunity, Mirage of Reform: Human Rights in the Arab Region.  Annual Report 2009.  A report published by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) (January 2010; 250 pages)
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) released its annual report concluding that the state of human rights in the Arab region "has worsened compared to 2008." The report, which features 12 country studies by regional authors, paints a detailed picture of trends and developments over the past year that have threatened personal freedoms and regional progress towards improved human rights standards. These trends include the persistence of "widespread impunity and flagrant lack of accountability" in addition to a variety of repressive legal measures regimes have taken to undermine basic liberties, such as emergency and anti-terrorism laws. The report also takes a closer look at the state of women's rights at a time when Arab governments have actively engaged on that issue.  Finally, it reviews the behavior of Arab governments in regional and international organizations.
http://www.cihrs.org/Images/ArticleFiles/Original/485.pdf

6.
Little Enthusiasm for Many Muslim Leaders: Mixed Views of Hamas and Hezbollah in Largely Muslim Nations.  A report for The Pew Global Attitudes Project (Pew Research Center)  (February 4, 2010; 42 pages)
http://pewglobal.org/reports/pdf/268.pdf

Library Update No. 184
January 21, 2010

1.
Much Traction from Measured Steps: The Iranian Opposition, the Nuclear Issue and the West.  A Policy Focus by Patrick Clawson for The Washington Institute for Near East History. (January 2010, No. 100; 40 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/PolicyFocus100.pdf

2.
Muslims in Europe: A Report on 11 EU Cities.  A report for the Open Society Institute and SOROS Foundation.  The report focuses on 11 cities in seven states (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom)    (December 2009; 341 pages)
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/home/articles_publications/publications/muslims-europe-20091215/a-muslims-eu-20091215.pdf

3.
Faith and the Global Agenda: Values for the Post-Crisis Economy. A report by the World Economic Forum (includes among others, Turkey, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Israel)
(January 2010; 77 pages)
http://www.weforum.org/pdf/faith/valuesreport.pdf

4.
The Impact of U.S. Military Drawdown in iraq on Displaced and Other Vulnerable Populations: Analysis and Recommendations. A report by Olga Oliker, Audra K. Grant and Dalia Dassa Kaye for RAND Corporation. (Occasional Papers, January 2010 ; 40 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/2010/RAND_OP272.pdf

Library Update No. 183
December 24, 2009

1.
Reshuffling the Cards (II): Syria's New Hand.   The second part of a two-part report by the International Crisis Group. (Middle East Report No. 93, 16 December 2009; 40 pages)     [Part I was sent in Update No. 182]
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/middle_east___north_africa/arab_israeli_conflict/syria/93_reshuffling_the_cards__ii__syrias_new_hand.pdf

2.
Jonglei's Tribal Conflicts: Countering Insecurity in South Sudan.  A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (Africa Report N°154, 23 December 2009; 40 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/africa/horn_of_africa/4_jongleis_tribal_conflicts___countering_insecurity_in_south_sudan.pdf

3.  
Status of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Counternarcotics Programs in Afghanistan Performance Audit. Report for the United States Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors Office of Inspector General - Middle East Regional Office (Report No. MERO-A-10-02, December 2009; 67 pages).
http://oig.state.gov/documents/organization/134183.pdf

4.
Hostile Shores: Abuse and Refoulement of Asylum Seekers in Yemen.  A report for Human Rights Watch  (December 2009; 52 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/yemen1209webwcover.pdf

Library Update No. 182
December 15, 2009

1.
An Israeli Strike on Iran.  By Steven Simon for the Council on Foreign Relations (CPA Contingency Planning Memorandum No. 5, November 2009; 10 pages)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/20637/

2.
Truth and Justice Can't Wait. Human Rights Developments in Libya Amid Institutional Obstacles.  A report by Human Rights Watch (December 2009; 84 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/libya1209webwcover.pdf

3.
Like Father, Like Son: Dynastic Republicanism in the Middle East.  By Larbi Sadiki for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Policy Outlook No. 52, November 2009; 14 pages).
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/dynastic_republicanism.pdf

4.
Reshuffling the Cards ? (I) : Syria's Evolving Strategy.  A report for the International Crisis Group (MENA Report No. 92, 14 December 2009; 43 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/middle_east___north_africa/arab_israeli_conflict/syria/92_reshuffling_the_cards__i__syrias_evolving_strategy.pdf

5.
Obama's Approach to Russia and Iran. By Mark N. Katz for Middle East Strategy at Harvard (MESH) (Middle East Papers, December 14, 2009, No. 8; 8 pages).
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/files/2009/12/russia_iran_obama_katz.pdf

6.
In the Name of Unity. The Yemeni Government's Brutal Response to Southern Movement Protests. A report for Human Rights Watch (15 December 2009; 77 pages).
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/southyemen1209webwcover.pdf

Library Update No. 181
November 29, 2009

1.
Migrations Mediterraneennes: Rapport 2008 - 2009 / Mediterranean Migration: 2008-2009 Report.  Edited by Philippe Fargues, for the Robert Schuman Centre, European University & CARIM.  The report includes chapters on migration in Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauretania, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. (October 2009; 565 pages)
http://cadmus.eui.eu/dspace/bitstream/1814/11861/3/CARIM%20Migration_Report%202008-2009%20revised%20Oct09.pdf

2.  
Afghanistan: Elections and the Crisis of Governance . A Policy Paper for the International Crisis Group (Asia Briefing No. 96, 25 November 2009;  20 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/south_asia/b96_afghanistan___elections_and_the_crisis_of_governance.pdf

3.
The Day After ... in Jerusalem. A Strategic Planning Exercise on the Path to Achieving Peace in the Middle East. Participants: Roger C. Molander, David Aaron, Robert E. Hunter, Martin C. Libicki, Douglas Shontz and Peter A. Wilson.  RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy (October 2009; 52 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/2009/RAND_CF271.pdf

4.
Examining U.S. Counterterrorism Priorities and Strategy Across Africa's Sahel Region. [Focusing on the Al-Qaida Threat in the Islamic Maghreb] Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by Lianne Kennedy-Boudali. Published by RAND Corporation (17 November 2009, CT 335; 11 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/2009/RAND_CT335.pdf

5.
Barriers to the Broad Dissemination of Creative Works in the Arab World.  The study focuses on Censorship, Market and Distribution. By Lowell H. Schwartz, Dalia Dassa Kaye and Nadia Oweidat for RAND National Defense Research Institute (2009; 52 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2009/RAND_MG879.pdf

6.
Group Denial: Repression of Kurdish Political and Cultural Rights in Syria.  A  report for Human Rights Watch. (November 26, 2009; 67 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/syria1109web_0.pdf

Library Update No. 180
November 11, 2009

1.
Hizb ut-Tahrir : Ideology and Strategy. By Houriya Ahmed and Hannah Stuart. A report for The Centre for Social Cohesion (November 2009; 166 pages)
http://www.socialcohesion.co.uk/files/1257159197_1.pdf

2.
2009 Report on International Religious Freedom by the U.S. State Department. Includes individual chapters on the countries of the Middle East. (26 October 2009; ~400 pages)
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2009/index.htm

3.
The Opportunity of the Obama Era: Can Civil Society Help Bridge Divides between the United States and a Diverse Muslim World? By Hady Amr. An Analysis Paper for the Saban Center at Brookings and the Brookings Doha Center. (Number 1, November 2009; 104 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2009/11_civil_society_amr/11_civil_society_amr.pdf

4.
On Vulnerable Ground: Violence Against  the Minority Communities in Nineveh Province's Disputed Territories. A report by Human Rights Watch (November 2009; 56 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/iraq1109webwcover.pdf

5.
A Victory for Islamism: The Second Lebanon War and its Repercussions. An analysis by Magnus Norell for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (Policy Focus No. 98, November 2009 ; 74 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/PolicyFocus98.pdf

Library Update No. 179
November 2, 2009

1.
Pakistan: Countering Militancy in FATA. A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG) (Asia Report N°178 , 21 October 2009; 34 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6356&l=1

2.
Political Islam Movements and International Relations. The Concept and the Practice. By Sami Al-Khazendar.  EUI Working Paper for the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and the European University Institute. (Mediterranean Program, No. 47, October 2009;  21 pages)
http://cadmus.eui.eu/dspace/bitstream/1814/12634/1/RSCAS%202009_47.pdf

3.
Comparative Law at the Intersection of Religion and Gender. By Pascale Fournier. EUI Working Paper for the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and the European University Institute. (Mediterranean Program, No. 50, October 2009;  45 pages)
http://cadmus.eui.eu/dspace/bitstream/1814/12680/1/RSCAS_2009_50.pdf

4.
Toothless Parliaments, Powerless Courts and Omnipotent Incumbents? The Case of Bahrain. By Michael Schmidmayr.   EUI Working Paper for the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and the European University Institute. (Mediterranean Program, No. 51, October 2009;  13 pages)
http://cadmus.eui.eu/dspace/bitstream/1814/12681/1/RSCAS_2009_51.pdf

5.
Herding in  a  Shifting Mediterranean : Changing Agro-Pastoral Livelihoods in the Mashrek & Maghreb Region. By Michele Nori, Mohamed El Mourid, Ali Nefzaoui and Pamela Giorgi. Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and the European University Institute. (Mediterranean Program, No. 52, November 2009;  22 pages)
http://cadmus.eui.eu/dspace/bitstream/1814/12714/3/RSCAS_%202009_52.pdf

6.
The United States and India 3.0 - Cave! Hic Dragones. By Ashley J. Tellis. A policy Brief for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (October 2009, No. 81; 12 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/us_india_3.0.pdf  

7.   
Russia's Muslim Strategy. By Walter Laqeur. A paper in the Middle East Papers Series for Middle East Strategy at Harvard (1 November 2009, No. 6; 12 pages)
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/files/2009/10/russia_islam_laqueur.pdf

Library Update No. 178
October 19, 2009

1.
Freedom to Create Associations - A Declarative Regime in Name Only (Morocco).   A report for Human Rights Watch (October 2009; 50 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/morocco1009webwcover.pdf

2.
Losing the Caucasus. By Alexey Malashenko. A briefing for the Carnegie Moscow Center. (Vol. 11, No. 3, August 2009; 8 pages)
http://carnegieendowment.org/files/Malashenko_Losing_the_Caucasus_BriefAug09_Eng.pdf

3.
The Reform of Qatar University.   A research project conducted for RAND by Joy S. Moini, Tora K. Bikson, C. Richard Neu and Laura deSisto, with Mohammed Al Hamadi and Sheikha Jabor Al Thani. (2009; 122 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2009/RAND_MG796.pdf

4.
Hamas in Combat: The Military Performance of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement. By Yoram Cohen and Jeffrey White for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (Policy Focus No. 97, October 2009; 22 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/PolicyFocus97.pdf

Library Update No. 177
September 30, 2009

1.
Russian Elite Image of Iran: From the Late Soviet Era to the Present. A report by Dmitry Shlapentokh for the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) - US Army War College. (September 2009; 90 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/

2.
Escalation and Intrawar Deterrence during Limited Wars in the Middle East. By W. Andrew Terrill for the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) - US Army War College. The report is divided into two main sections: The 1973 Arab-Israeli War and The 1991 Iraq War. (September 2009; 112 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=941

3.
Criminals, Militias and Insurgents: Organized Crime in Iraq.  By Phil Williams for the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) - US Army War College. (September 2009; 269 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=930

4.
Warlords as Bureaucrats: The Afghan Experience.  By Dipali Mukhopadhyay. A report for the Carnegie Endowment. (August 2009; 27 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/warlords_as_bureaucrats.pdf

5.
Iraq's New Battlefront: The Struggle Over Ninewa.  A report for the International Crisis Group (MENA Report N°90 , 28 September 2009 ; 53 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6318&l=1

Following are two papers by the CLINGENDAEL INSTITUTE about the Sudan:
6.
Public Private Cooperation in Fragile States (Country Report: Southern Sudan). A report for the Peace, Security and Development Network and Clingendael Institute. (September 2009; 53 pages)
http://www.clingendael.nl/publications/2009/20090900_report_cru_southern_sudan.pdf

7.
Sudan 2012 - Scenarios for the Future. A paper by Jair van der Lijn for the Clingendael Institute  and IKV Pax Christi (Netherlands). (September 2009; 22 pages
http://www.clingendael.nl/publications/2009/20090914_cscp_lijn.pdf

Library Update No. 176
August 13, 2009

1.
Rockets from Gaza: Harm to Civilians from Palestinian Armed Groups' Rocket Attacks.   A report by Human Rights Watch (August 2009; 31 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/ioptqassam0809webwcover.pdf

2.
Human Rights and Saudi Arabia's Counterterrorism Response: Religious Counseling, Indefinite Detention and Flawed Trials.   A report by Human Rights Watch (10 August 2009; 29 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/saudiarabia0809webwcover.pdf

3.
Somalia: The Trouble with Puntland. A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG)  (Africa Briefing No. 64, 12 August 2009; 16 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/africa/horn_of_africa/b64_somalia___the_trouble_with_puntland.pdf

4.
White Flag Deaths - Killings of Palestinian Civilians During Operation Cast Lead.  A report by Human Rights Watch (August 2009; 66 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/ioptwf0809webwcover_1.pdf

Library Update No. 175
July 29, 2009

1.
ARAB HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2009: Challenges to Human Security in Arab Countries.  (Executive Summary; 19 pages)
http://www.arab-hdr.org/publications/contents/2009/execsummary-e.pdf

ARAB HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2009: Challenges to Human Security in Arab Countries.  (Full Report; 288 pages)
http://www.arab-hdr.org/publications/other/ahdr/ahdr2009e.pdf

2.
Assaulting Human Rights in the Name of Counterterrorism: Saudi Arabia. A report for Amnesty International (July 2009; 65 pages)
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE23/009/2009/en/692d9e42-b009-462a-8a16-7336ea4dfc3c/mde230092009en.pdf

3.
Israel's Religious Right and the Question of Settlements. A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (Middle East Report No. 89, 20 July 2009; 44 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/middle_east___north_africa/arab_israeli_conflict/89_israels_religious_right_and_the_question_of_settlements.pdf

Library Update No. 174
July 25, 2009

1.
One View of the United States and Iraq.  A Briefing Paper by Max Singer for the Hudson Institute (16 July 2009; 34 pages)
http://www.hudson.org/files/publications/One%20View%20of%20the%20United%20States%20and%20Iraq%20071609.pdf

2.
Al-Qaeda in Yemen. Transcript of a round table discussion at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace with Gregory D. Johnsen and Shari Villarosa. (7 July 2009; 21 pages).
http://carnegieendowment.org/events/?fa=eventDetail&id=1372&prog=zgp&proj=zdrl

3.
The Taleban's Winning Strategy in Afghanistan   A report for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace by Gilles Dorronsoro. (June 2009; 32 pages)
http://carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23331

4.
The Afghanistan Campaign: Can We Win?  A report by Anthony Cordesman, based on a month-long journey through Afghanistan. For the Center for Strategic and  International Studies (CSIS). (22 July 2009; 28 pages)
http://csis.org/files/publication/090722_CanWeAchieveMission.pdf

5.
Youth, Women's Rights, and Political Change in Iran.  An analysis by Farzaneh Roudi for the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). (July 2009; 4 pages).
http://www.prb.org/Articles/2009/iranyouth.aspx?p=1

6.
Behind the Scenes: Transparency in Lebanese Media Business Practices.  A report for INTERNEWS NETWORK (July 2009; 62 pages).
http://www.internews.org/pubs/mena/LebaneseMedia%20BusinessPractices2009.pdf

7.
Foreign Fighters and Their Economic Impact: A Case Study of Syria and al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI).  By Andrew Levitt for the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI). (14 July 2009; 19 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/opedsPDFs/4a69e2c244ed4.pdf

Library Update No. 173
July 20, 2009

1.
Iran's Clenched Fist Election: What's Next For U.S. Policy?  Transcript of a Roundtable held at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Moderator|: David Ignatius, with Nicholas Burns, Abbas Milani, Karim Sadjadpour. (23 June, 2009; 24 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/0623_transcript_iran_post_election.pdf

2.
Iraq and the Kurds: Trouble along the Trigger Line.  A Middle East Report for the International Crisis Group (8 July 2009, No. 88; 36 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6207&l=1

3.
The Nabucco Natural Gas Pipeline: From Opera to Reality. By Bulent Aras and Emre Iseri for SETA. (July 2009; 12 pages)
http://www.setav.org/document/SETA_Policy_Brief_No_34_Bulent_Aras_Emre_Iseri_The_Nabucco_Natural_Gas_Pipeline_From_Opera_to_Reality.pdf

4.
Embattled in Arabia: Shi'is and the Politics of Confrontation in Saudi Arabia.  By Toby Jones for the Combating Terrorism Center at Westpoint. (Occasional Paper Series, 3 June, 2009; 28 pages)
http://www.ctc.usma.edu/publications/Embattled%20in%20Arabia%20Shi'is%20and%20the%20Politics%20of%20Confrontation%20in%20Saudi%20Arabia.pdf

5.
Combating  Trafficking in Persons in Accordance with the Principles of Islamic Law. A publication by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Johns Hopkins University and Naif Arab University for Security Sciences. (Riyadh, 23 June 2009; 145 pages)
http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/UNODC_Trafficking_and_Islamic_Law.pdf

Library Update No. 172
July 5, 2009

1.
Afghanistan's Election Challenges. A report for the International Crisis Group. (Asia Report No. 171, 24 June 2009; 32 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/south_asia/171_afghanistan_s_election_challenges.pdf

2.
Islamist Radicalization: The Challenge for Euro-Mediterranean Relations.  Edited by Michael Emerson, Kristina Kausch and Richard Youngs for the Centre for European policy Studies (CEPS) and FRIDE (Madrid).  A collection of analytic papers and case studies (Egypt, Hamas, Salafism, Turkey). (June 2009; 185 pages)
http://shop.ceps.eu/BookDetail.php?item_id=1850

3.
A Gulf of Conflict: A History of U.S.-Iranian Confrontation at Sea.   By David B. Christ. A Policy Focus for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. (June 2009, No. 95; 36 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/PolicyFocus95.pdf

4.
Precisely Wrong: Gaza Civilians Killed by Israeli Drone-Launched Missiles.  A report for Human Rights Watch  (June 2009; 37 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/iopt0609webwcover_0.pdf

5.
Preliminary Analysis of the Voting Figures in Iran's 2009 Presidential Elections   by Daniel Berman and Thomas Rintoul.  For the Chatham House  (21 June 2009; 19 pages).
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/publications/papers/view/-/id/755/

Library Update No. 171
June 23, 2009

1.
The Palestinian Uprising: War with Israel, War at Home.   By Anat Kurz for the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). (Memorandum No. 98, April 2009; 107 pages)
http://www.inss.org.il/upload/(FILE)1239086658.pdf

2.
Mapping the Arabic Blogosphere: Politics, Culture, and Dissent.  By Bruce Etling, John Kelly, Robert Faris and John Palfrey. A research publication for the Berkman Center (June 2009; 30 pages)
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/Mapping_the_Arabic_Blogosphere_0.pdf

3.
Which Path to Persia?  Options for a News American Strategy Toward Iran. By Kenneth M. Pollack, Daniel L. Byman, Martin Indyk, Suzanne Maloney, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Bruce Riedel for The Saban Center for Middle East Policy at The Brookings Institution. (Analysis Paper No. 20, June 2009; 136 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2009/06_iran_strategy/06_iran_strategy.pdf

4.
Iran, Israel and the Effects of a Nuclear Conflict in the Middle East.  By Abdullah Toukan and Anthony Cordesman for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).  (June 1, 2009;  122 pages)
http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/090601_iran_israel_effectsofnuclearwar_06_01_09.pdf

Library Update No. 170
June 10, 2009

1.
State and Non-State Associated Gangs: "Credible Midwives of New Social Orders". By Max G. Manwaring for the Strategic Studies Institute.  A monograph  focusing on gangs as symptoms of asymmetric, irregular wars.  In the first chapter, Venezuela and Colombia are discussed, the second chapter deals with al-Qaida.
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?PubID=876

2.
Arab Reactions to Nuclear Armed Iran.   By Tariq Khaitous.   A Policy Focus for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy   (No. 94, June 2009; 40 pages).
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=314

3.
Supporting Palestinian Capacity Building: Israel's Efforts in Supporting the Palestinian Economy, Security Reforms and Civil Affairs.  A report of the Government of Israel to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee. (Oslo, June 7-8, 2009; 37 pages)
http://www.mfa.gov.il/NR/rdonlyres/1FFAE064-4230-41EA-A6A7-50EF5760556D/0/AdHocLiaisonJune2009.pdf

4.
Following are reports by The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute on the Iraqi Refugees in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean, Syria and Turkey.

Iraqi Refugees in Egypt: Legal Aspects by Tarek Badawi

Iraqi Refugees in Egypt: Socio-Political Aspects  by Howeida Roman.

Iraqi Refugees in Jordan: Legal Perspective  by Mohammed Y. Olwan

Iraqi Refugees in Jordan Since 2003: What Socio-Political Stakes? by Francoise de Bel Air 

La migration de transit au Liban by Fadia Kiwan 

Les refugies Irakien au Liban by Hassan Jouni

Iraqi Refugees in Neighboring Countries  by Mohammed Y. Olwan

La migration irreguliere en Syrie  by Salam Kawakibi

Les refugies irakiens en Syrie  by Fawaz Saleh

The Iraqi Refugee Crisis and Turkey  by Ibrahim Kaya
http://www.carim.org/index.php?areaid=8&contentid=210&sortVar=country&pubResCountry=&pubResYear=&pubResType=&pubResTopic=8&pubResAuthor=&pubResKeyword=&pubResTitle=&hideSearch=TRUE

Library Update No. 169
June 2, 2009

1.
Engaging Iran. Lessons From the Past.   A Policy Focus by Patric Clawson (Editor), for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. (May 2009, No. 93; 42 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/PolicyFocus93.pdf

2.
The Gallup Coexist Index 2009: A Global Study of Interfaith Relations. With an In-depth Analysis of Muslim Integration in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. A survey for The Gallup Inc.  (May 2009; 51 pages)
http://www.muslimwestfacts.com/mwf/118249/Gallup-Coexist-Index-2009.aspx

3.
Yemen: Defusing the Sa'ada Time Bomb.  A report for the International Crisis Group (27 May 2009, No. 86; 44 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/middle_east___north_africa/iraq_iran_gulf/86_yemen___defusing_the_saada_time_bomb.pdf

4.
Nowhere to Turn: Failure to Protect, Support and Assure Justice for Darfuri Women.  A report by Physicians for Human Rights in Partnership with Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.  (May 2009, 74 pages)
http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/sudan/news/nowhere-to-turn.pdf

Library Update No. 168
May 21, 2009

1.
Arab Countries Stumble in the Face of Growing Economic Crisis. A Web Commentary by Ibrahim Saif and Farah Choucair for the Carnegie Endowment for Middle East Peace (May 2009; 10 pages)
http://carnegieendowment.org/files/economic_crisis_wc_english.pdf

2.
The Island of Happiness: Exploitation of Migrant Workers on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi.  A report on the Labor conditions of thousands of workers drawn to the island by the promise of work at one of the gigantic construction projects. Human Rights Watch (May 2009; 85 pages).
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/uae0509webwcover_3.pdf

3.
Iran's Nuclear and Missile Potential: A Joint Threat Assessment by U.S. and Russian Technical Experts.   A report for the EastWest Institute (May 2009; 29 pages).
http://docs.ewi.info/JTA.pdf

4.
U.S.-Iranian Engagement: Toward a Grand Agenda?   A Working Paper written by Daniel Brumberg and Eriks Berzins for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and United Nations Association of the USA.  (May 2009; 22 pages)
http://library.usip.org/articles/1012224.1106/1.PDF

5.
Indonesia: Radicalization of the "Palembang Group".    A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (Asia Briefing No. 92, 20 May 2009; 21 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/south_east_asia/b92_indonesia___radicalisation_of_the_palembang_group.pdf

Library Update No. 167
May 12, 2009

1.
The Securitization of Islam in Europe.  A Challenge Paper by Jocelyne Cesari for the Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS).  (9 April 2009; 17 pages).
http://shop.ceps.eu/BookDetail.php?item_id=1826

2.
A Degree of Influence: The Funding of Strategically Important Subjects in UK Universities. By Robin Simcox for The Centre for Social Cohesion (UK).  (March 2009; 174 pages)
An in-depth, detailed report listing the sources of Arabic and Islamic funding available on public record in the UK, arranged by Universities.  A second part deals with East Asia and Eastern Europe.  Includes tables, charts, and backgrounders on the funding organziations.
http://www.socialcohesion.co.uk/files/1238334646_1.pdf

3.
Managing Arab Sovereign Wealth in Turbulent Times - and Beyond.  A Carnegie Paper edited by Sven Behrendt and Bassma Kodmani  for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (April 2009, No. 16;  56 pages).
The  publication contains articles by Rami G. Khouri, Hazem El-Beblawi, Ibrahim A. Warde, Atif Kubursi, Ghazi Hidouci, Samir Aita, in addition to the editors' articles.
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/sovereign_wealth_turbulent.pdf

4.
The Right to Health of the Palestinian Arab Minority in Israel: A Status Report.  Written by Siham Badarneh for the Arab Association for Human Rights. (February 2009;  24 pages).
http://www.arabhra.org/HraAdmin/UserImages/Files/Health%20Discrimination-%20English.pdf

Library Update No. 166
April 27, 2009

1.
Under Cover of War: Hamas Political Violence in Gaza.  A report for Human Rights Watch. (April 2009; 26 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/04/20/under-cover-war-0

2.
Turkey and Armenia: Opening Minds - Opening Borders.   A report for the International Crisis Group (Europe Report N°199, 14 April 2009; 44 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6053&l=1

3.
From AfPak to PakAf: A Response to the New U.S. Strategy for South Asia. By Daniel Markey for the Council on Foreign Relations. (Policy Options Paper,
April 2009; 16 pages).
http://www.cfr.org/publication/19125

4.
Gaza's  Unfinished Business. A report for the International Crisis Group (Middle East Report No.85, 23 April 2009; 62 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6071&l=1

Library Update No. 165
April 7, 2009

1.
Good Practices as International Norms? The Modalities of the Global Fight Against Transnational Organised Crime and Terrorism.  By Amandine Scherrer  for the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). (Special Report, March 2009; 12 pages).
http://shop.ceps.eu/BookDetail.php?item_id=1806

2.
Workshop on "Access and Equity in Financing Higher Education in Six Arab Countries": Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco and Tunisia. A workshop held by the Economic Research Forum (ERF) (February 2009)
http://www.erf.org.eg/cms.php?id=events_details&news_id=40

3.
Spatial Patterns and Geographic Determinants of Welfare and Poverty in Tunisia.  By Mohamed Ayadi and Mohamed Amara for the  Economic Research Forum (ERF) (Working Paper Series No. 478, March 2009; 23 pages).
http://www.erf.org.eg/cms.php?id=NEW_publication_details_working_papers&publication_id=1104

Library Update No. 164
March 30, 2009

1.
Damascus, Jerusalem and Washington: The Syrian-Israeli Relationship as a U.S. Policy Issue. An Analysis paper by Itamar Rabinovich for The Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution.  (No. 19, March 2009; 36 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2009/03_syria_israel_rabinovich.aspx

2.
Rain of Fire: Israel's Unlawful Use of  White Phosphorus in Gaza.  A report for Human Rights Watch (March 2009; 74 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/iopt0309webwcover.pdf

3.
EGYPT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2008: Egypt's Social Contract - The Role of Civil Society .  By the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and The Institute of National Planning, Egypt.  (2008; 350 pages).
http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/nationalreports/arabstates/egypt/name,3450,en.html

4.
From Horror to Hopelessness: Kenya's Forgotten Somali Refugee Crisis.   A report for Human Rights Watch (March 2009; 54 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/kenya0309web.pdf

5.
No Direction Home: Returns From Guantanamo to Yemen.  A report for Human Rights Watch (March 2009; 53 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/ct0309web.pdf

Library Update No. 163
March 25, 2009

1.
Study on a Possible Israeli Strike on Iran's Nuclear Development Facilities. By Abdullah Toukan and Anthony Cordesman for the Center for Strategic and International Studies/Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy. (March 14, 2009; 114 pages)
http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/090316_israelistrikeiran.pdf

2.
The Oil Boom in the GCC Countries, 2002-2008: Old Challenges, Changing Dynamics. By Ibrahim Saif for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (Carnegie Papers, No. 15, March 2009; 36 pages)
http://carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=22869&prog=zgp&proj=zme

3.
Strategies of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement 1928-2007. Written by Israel Elad Altman for the Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World at the Hudson Institute. (Research Monographs No. 2, Paper No. 2, January 2009; 46 pages).
http://www.futureofmuslimworld.com/docLib/200902241_altman.pdf

4.
Two new books at the library from our own researchers:
Litvak, Meir and Webman, Esther. From Empathy to Denial  Arab Reponses to the Holocaust  (London: Hurst & Co.).

Ronen, Yehudith. Qaddafi's Libya in World Politics  (Boulder, CO and London: Lynne Rienner Publishers).

Library Update No. 162
March 5, 2009

1.
Ethno-Religious Conflict in Europe- Typologies of Radicalisation in Europe's Muslim Communities.  Edited by Michael Emerson for The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). This book features an opening chapter by Olivier Roy on Al-Qaeda in the West as a Youth Movement: The Power of a Narrative. Subsequent chapters are case studies on muslim radicalisation in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, Spain and Russia, each chapter written by an authority on the subject.  (March 2009; 200 pages.
The book may be downloaded in its entirety, or by chapters, from the address below:
http://shop.ceps.eu/BookDetail.php?item_id=1800

2.
Rewriting the Narrative. An Integrated Strategy for Counterradicalization.  By the Presidential Task Force on Confronting the Ideology of Radical Extremism, convened by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.  (March 2009; 32 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/PSG2-Counterradicalization.pdf

3.
Sunni and Shi'a Terrorism- Differences that Matter. Written by Thomas F. Lynch III for the Combating Terrorism Center at Westpoint (CTC). (Occasional Paper Series, 29 December 2008; 75 pages)
http://www.ctc.usma.edu/pdf/Sunni_Shia_Differences_That_Matter.pdf

4.
Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism. A report for RAND Corporation Safety and Justice Program and the Global Risk and Security Center. Written by Gregory Treverton, Carl Matthies, Karla J. Cunningham, Jeremiah Goulka, Greg Ridgeway and Anny Wong . (March 2009; 187 pages)

This report presents the findings of research into the involvement of organized crime and terrorist groups in counterfeiting products ranging from watches to automobile parts, from pharmaceuticals to computer software. It presents detailed case studies from around the globe in one area of counterfeiting, film piracy, to illustrate the broader problem of criminal ­ and perhaps terrorist ­ groups finding a new and not-much-discussed way of funding their activities. Piracy is high in payoff and low in risk, often taking place under the radar of law enforcement.
The case studies provide compelling evidence of a broad, geographically dispersed, and continuing connection between film piracy and organized crime, as well as evidence that terrorist groups have used the proceeds of film piracy to finance their activities.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG742/

5.
Gulf Arab SWFs - Managing Wealth in Turbulent Times. By Sven Behrendt. For the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.  (Policy Outlook, February 2009; 11 pages).
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/gulf_arab_swf.pdf

6.
Palestine and Israel: Time for Plan B. By Nathan J. Brown for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.  (Policy Brief No. 78, February 2009; 8 pages)
http://carnegieendowment.org/files/palestine_israel_planB.pdf

Library Update No. 161
March 3, 2009

1.
Far From Justice: Syria's Supreme State Security Court .   A report by Human Rights Watch, based on the trial notes of Western diplomats  of 237 defendants, representing all those known to have been decided by the SSSC between January 2007 and June 2008. (February 2009; 84 pages).
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/02/23/far-justice-0

2.
Discrimination in the Name of Neutrality. Headscarf Bans for Teachers and Civil Servants in Germany.  A report by Human Rights Watch. (February 2009; 68 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/germany0209_web.pdf

3.
The Iraq War: Progress in the Fighting and Security. By Anthony A. Cordesman. A status report for the Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS). (18 February 2009; 147 pages, graphs and maps)
http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/090218_iraq_war_progress.pdf

4.
Afghanistan & Pakistan on the Brink: Framing U.S. Policy Options: Framing U.S. Policy Options. A report for the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), written by Frederick Barton, Karin von Hippel, with Mark Irvine, Thomas Patterson and Mehlaqa Samdani. 
http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,5299/type,1/

Library Update No. 160
February 23, 2009

Library Update No. 159
February 12, 2009

1.
Europe, the United States, and Middle Eastern Democracy: Repairing the Breach.   By Tamara Coffman Wittes and Richard Young for The Saban Center for Middle East Policy at The Brookings Institution. (Analysis Paper No. 18, January 2009; 34 pages).
http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2009/01_middle_eastern_democracy_wittes.aspx?emc=lm&m=221840&l=38&v=22156

2.
Fixing UNRWA: Repairing the UN's Troubled System of Aid To the Palestinian Refugees. By James G. Lindsay for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.  (Policy Focus No. 91, January 2009; 84 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=306

3.
The Serpent in our Garden: Al-Qai'da and the Long War.  By Brian Drinkwine. A report for the Strategic Studies Institute at the Army War College.  (January 2009; 82 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?PubID=877

Library Update No. 158
January 26, 2009

1.
Iranian Support of Hamas. A report by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC).  (12 January 2009; 29 pages)
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e004.htm

2.
The Obama Presidency: A View From Turkey. A Policy Brief for the SETA Foundation (January 2009, No. 29; 16 pages).
http://www.setav.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=8&Itemid=68

3.
Islamic Peacemaking Since 9/11.  A special report by David Smock and Qamar-ul Huda for the United States Institute of Peace. (January 2009, No. 218; 12 pages)
http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr218.html

4.
Against the Gathering Storm: Securing Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement.  A Chatham House report, written by Edward Thomas. (January 2009; 42 pages)
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/research/middle_east/papers/view/-/id/688/

5.
The Iraqi Tribunal: The Post-Saddam Cases.  A Discussion Group Summary based on a meeting held on December 4, 2008 at the Chatham House.  (January 2009; 12 pages)
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/publications/papers/view/-/id/692/

Library Update No. 157
January 19, 2009

1.
Security First. U.S. Priorities in Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking.  A Washington Institute Strategic Report by J.D. Crouch II, Montgomery C. Meigs, Walter B. Slocombe, Ben Fishman, Rapporteur and Michael Eisenstadt, Advisor.  (December 2008; 32 pages).
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=303

2.
Human Rights in Western Sahara and in the Tindouf Refugee Camps. Morocco/Western Sahara/Algeria. A report for Human Rights Watch (December 2008; 245 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2008/12/19/human-rights-western-sahara-and-tindouf-refugee-camps-0

3.
Human Rights Watch World Report 2009. Includes extensive section on the Middle East and North Africa.  (January 14, 2009; Full report: 245 pages;  Summary 18 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/world-report-2009

4.
Engaging Syria: Lessons from the French Experience.  A Policy Briefing for the International Crisis Group  (15 January 2009, No. 27; 16 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=5866

5.
Modest Backing for Israel in Gaza Crisis - No Desire for Greater U.S. Role in Resolving Crisis.  A survey report by The Pew Research Center. (13 January 2009; 11 pages)
http://people-press.org/report/?pageid=1453

Library Update No. 156
January 12, 2009

1.
Ending the War in Gaza. A Policy Briefing for the International Crisis Group. (Middle East Briefing No. 26, 5 January 2009; 28 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5838&l=1

Following are 2 (two) reports and papers by the Chatham House:
2.
Iran: Breaking the Nuclear Deadlock.  A report edited by Richard Dalton (December 2008; 40 pages)
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/publications/papers/view/-/id/687/

3.
Yemen: Fear of Failure. A briefing paper by Ginny Hill (November 2008; 12 pages)
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/publications/papers/view/-/id/677/

4.
Iran: Freedom of Expression and Association in the Kurdish Regions. A report for Human Rights Watch.  (January 2009; 47 pages).
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/01/08/iran-freedom-expression-and-association-kurdish-regions

5.
Understanding Iran. An in-depth report with nine recommendations for U.S negotiators seeking to open dialogue with Iran. By Jerrold D. Green, Frederic Wehry and Charles Wolf, Jr for the RAND Corporation, National Security Research Division. (January 2009; Full text 167 pages; Summary 12 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG771/?ref=homepage&key=t_iranian_statue

6.
The Rise of the Pasdaran. Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps. By Frederic Wehrey, Jerrold D. Green, Brian Nichiporuk, Alireza Nader, Lydia Hansell, Rasool Nafisi and S.R. Bohandy for the RAND Corporation, National Security Research Division. (January 2009; Full text 154 pages; Summary 12 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG821/?ref=homepage&key=t_pasdaran

Library Update No. 155
January 1, 2009

1.
Hamas and Israel: Conflicting Strategies of Group-Based Politics.  Written by Sherifa Zuhur for the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.  (December 2008; 110 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/

2.
Iraq in the Obama Administration.  A USIPEACE Briefing: United States Institute of Peace. (December 2008; 21 pages)
http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2008/1218_iraq_obama.html

3.
Islamists in Politics: The Dynamics of Participation. By Marina Ottaway and Amr Hamzawy. A paper for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Middle East Program, November 2008, No. 98; 28 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=22540&prog=zgp&proj=zme

Library Update No. 154
December 24, 2008

1.
Palestine Divided. A report by the International Crisis Group (ICG)  (Middle East Briefing No. 25, 17 December 2008;  24 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=5823

2.
Evaluating Iraq's Provincial Reconstruction Teams while Drawdown Looms: A USIP Trip Report. By Rusty Barber and Sam Parker. For the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). (USIPeace Briefing, December 2008; 9 pages)
http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2008/1208_iraq_prt.html

3.
Views of Arab Democrats: Advice to America on Promoting Middle East Reform.  A Strategic Report by J. Scott Carpenter for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.  (December 2008; 22 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=304

4.
Turkey and Europe: The Decisive Year Ahead.  A report for the International Crisis Group (Europe Report No. 197, 15 December 2008; 36 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5796&l=1

5.
Policing in Afghanistan: Still Searching for a Strategy.  A report for the International Crisis Group (Asia Report No. 85, 18 December 2008; 18 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5824&l=1

Library Update No. 153
December 10, 2008

1.
Stuck in a Revolving Door: Iraqis and other Asylum Seekers and Migrants at the Greece/Turkey Entrance to the European Union.  A report by Human Rights Watch. (November 2008; 125 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2008/11/26/stuck-revolving-door-0

2.
Voices of America: U.S. Public Diplomacy for the 21st Century. By Kristin M. Lord for The Foreign Policy Program at Brookings Institution.  (November 2008; 65 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2008/11_public_diplomacy_lord.aspx

3.
Closing Ranks Against Accountability: Barriers to Tackling Police Violence in Turkey. A report by Human Rights Watch. (December 2008; 84 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2008/12/05/closing-ranks-against-accountability-0

4.
Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President A report for the  Saban Center at Brookings-Council on Foreign Relations project.  Includes chapters on all problem areas in the Middle East, written by  experts of the above Centers  (December 2008; 7 chapters, some are accessible in full text, all with executive summaries)
http://www.brookings.edu/projects/saban-cfr/middle_east_strategy.aspx

Library Update No. 152
November 16, 2008

1.
Saudi Arabia's "Soft" Counterterrorism Strategy: Prevention, Rehabilitation and Aftercare.  By Christopher Boucek for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (Middle East Program, No. 97, September 2008;  25 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=22155&prog=zgp&proj=zme

2.
Turkey and Iraqi Kurds: Conflict or Cooperation?   A report for the International Crisis Group. (Middle East Report No. 81, 13 November 2008; 28 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5777&l=1

3.
Sinai Perils. Risks to Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers in Egypt and Israel.  A report by Human Rights Watch. (November 2008; 97 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2008/11/12/sinai-perils-0

4.
Disappearances and Arbitrary Arrests in the Armed Conflict with Huthi Rebels in Yemen.  A report by Human Rights Watch.  (October 2008; 47 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2008/10/24/disappearances-and-arbitrary-arrests-armed-conflict-huthi-rebels-yemen-0

Library Update No. 151
November 12, 2008

1.
Beyond Occidentalism: Europe and the Self in Present Day Arabic Narrative Discourse.  By Lorenzo Casini for the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (Working Paper No. 30, 2008; 32 pages)
http://cadmus.eui.eu/dspace/handle/1814/9367

2.
International Elections Experts, Monitors, and Representations in the Arab World.  By Sheila Carapico for the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (Working Paper No. 24;
http://cadmus.eui.eu/dspace/handle/1814/8989

3.
The Money Trail: Finding, Following and Freezing Terrorist Finances.  By Matthew Levitt and Michael Jacobson for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.  (Policy Focus No. 69, November 2008; 68 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=302

4.
In Their Own Words - Voices of Jihad.  Compiled and edited by David Aaron for RAND Corporation. A book that offers unfiltered access to a broad range of the stories, rationales, ideas and arguments of Jihadi terrorist. (October 2008; 326 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG602/

Library Update No. 150
October 29, 2008

6.
Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Emirates.

By above authors. For RAND Corporation. (Full Report, October 2008; 333 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG786/

Library Update No. 149
September 25, 2008

1.
The Last Holdouts: Ending the Juvenile Death Penalty in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan, and Yemen.   A report for Human Rights Watch (September 2008; 25 pages)
http://hrw.org/reports/2008/crd0908/

2.
Stolen Land: Blocking Access of Palestinians to Land around Settlements.  Written by Ofir Feuerstein for B'Tzelem (in Hebrew). (September 2008; 58 pages). Draft.
http://www.btselem.org/Hebrew/Publications/Summaries/200809_Access_Denied.asp

3.
Unfavorable Views of Jews and Muslims on the Increase in Europe.  A report by the Pew Global Attitudes Project. (September 17, 2008; 70 pages)
http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=262

4.
The Ismailis of Najran : Second-Class Saudi Citizens.  A report by Human Rights Watch.  (September 2008; 69 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2008/09/22/saudia19804.htm

Library Update No. 148
September 16, 2008

1.
Round Two in Gaza. A Middle East Briefing paper by the International Crisis Group (ICG). (No. 24, 11 September 2008; 20 pages). 
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5665&l=1

2.
Libya: Background and U.S. Relations - CRS Report for Congress.   By Christopher Blanchard. Congressional Research Service. (August 2008; 45 pages)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/109510.pdf

3.
After the War: Nation-Building from FDR to George W. Bush. Written by James Dobbins, Michele A. Poole, Austin Long and Benjamin Runkle for RAND Corporation and for the Carnegie Corporation. (September 2008)
Summary only (20 pages) http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG716.sum.pdf
Full Text (190 pages) http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG716.pdf
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG716/  

4.
Saudi Arabia's Curriculum of Intolerance: 2008 Update.  With Excerpts from Saudi Ministry of Education Textbooks for Islamic Studies.    A study by the Center for Religious Freedom of the Hudson Institute with the Institute for Gulf Affairs. (2008; 91 pages)
http://www.hudson.org/files/documents/saudi_textbooks_final.pdf

Library Update No. 147
September 9, 2008

1.
The American Military Advisor: Dealing With Senior Foreign Officials in the Islamic World.  By Michael J. Metrinko for the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S Army War College (SSI).  A handbook of preparations for diplomats and military officers about to start serving in the Islamic world.  (August 2008; 95 pages).
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?PubID=869

2.
U.S. Counterterrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Understanding Costs, Cultures and Conflicts. By Conovan C. Chau for the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S Army War College (SSI).  (LeTort Paper, August 2008; 80 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?PubID=821

3.
Iran's Asymmetric Naval Warfare by Fariborz Hagshenass. For The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (Policy Focus No. 87, September 2008; 40 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=298

4.
Islamist Parties and Democracy: Three Kinds of Movements  by Tamara Cofman Wittes for the Middle East Democracy and Development Project at the Brookings Institution and the Saban Center. (9 September  2008; 7 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2008/07_islamist_parties_wittes.aspx

Library Update No. 146
September 4, 2008

1.
Twin Deficits in Lebanon: A Time Series Analysis. By Simon Neaime for the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the Institute of Financial Economics.  (Lecture and Working Paper Series No. 2, 2008; 32 pages)
http://www.gdnet.org/middle.php?oid=237&zone=docs&action=doc&doc=14595

2.
The Costs of Youth Exclusion in the Middle East.  A Middle East Youth Initiative working paper by Jad Chaaban for the Wolfensohn Center for Development and the Dubai School of Government.  (May 2008, No. 7; 40 pages)
http://www.shababinclusion.org/content/document/detail/983/1

3.
Saakashvili Pulled the Trigger: Turkey Between Russia and Georgia.  A SETA Policy Brief by Hasan Ali Karasar (August 2008, No. 20; 9 pages)
http://www.setav.org/document/Policy_Brief_No_20_Hasan_Ali_Karasar.pdf

4.
Al Qaeda in the West as a Youth Movement: The Power of a Narrative. Written by Olivier Roy for the Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS).  (Policy Brief No. 168, August 2008; 8 pages).
http://shop.ceps.eu/BookDetail.php?item_id=1698

Library Update No. 145
August 4, 2008

1.
Internal Fight: Palestinian Abuses in Gaza and the West Bank.  A report by Human Rights Watch (July 2008; 115 pages)
http://hrw.org/reports/2008/iopt0708/

2.
Qadafi's Libya: Infinitely Syable and Reform-Resistant?  By Isabelle Werenfels for Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin.  (SWP Research Paper, No. 5, July 2008; 31 pages)
http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/produkte/swp_studie.php?id=9323&PHPSESSID=75dcd0f9f0707fc0aeb71c5a9fc311ed

3.
Irregular Migration as an International Problem. Risks and Options. By Steffen Angenendt for Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin.  (SWP Research Paper, No. 4; 30 pages)
http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/produkte/swp_studie.php?id=9310&PHPSESSID=75dcd0f9f0707fc0aeb71c5a9fc311ed

4.
Characteristics of Displaced Palestinian Refugees from the Nahr El-Bared Refugee Camp: Results from the August 2007 Survey of 999 Families: A report to UNRWA and ILO.  By Age A. Tiltnes for FAFO.  (FAFO Paper 2008:02, February 2008; 45 pages)
http://www.fafo.no/pub/rapp/10046/index.html

5.
 Bombers, Bank Accounts, and Bleedout: al-Qaidas Road in and Out of Iraq,  published by The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. This study is on the foreign fighters streaming into Iraq. Chapters are written by Brian Fishman and Joseph Felter, Peter Bergen, Jacob Shapiro, and Vahid Brown. (August 2008; 125 pages)
 http://www.ctc.usma.edu/

6.
How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida.  A report by Seth G. Jones and Martin C. Libicki for RAND Corporation. (July 2008; 253 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG741/

Library Update No. 144
July 27, 2008

1.
The Israeli and Syrian Conventional Military Balance - An Overview. By Anthony H. Cordesman. A working draft for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). (June 11, 2008; 34 pages). This draft will be revised regularly; includes graphs and figures.
http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080611_israeli-syrian_conv_mil_bal.pdf

2.
Iran's Political, Demographic, and Economic Vulnerabilities. By Keith Crane, Rollie Lal, and Jeffrey Martini. A monograph for the RAND Corporation / Project Air Force. (July 2008; 156 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG693/

3.
Taliban Propaganda: Winning the War of Words?   A report for the International Crisis Group. (Asia Report No. 158, 24 July 2008; 45 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5589&l=1

4.
Palestinian Presidential Elections: A Fact Sheet.  By Nathan J. Brown for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (Middle East Program, July 2008; 6 pages)
http://carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=20298&prog=zgp&proj=zme

5.
Islam on Campus. A Survey of UK Student Opinions. By John Storne and Hannah Stuart for The Centre for Social Cohesion. Includes topics such as:  Islamic Societies in the UK, Islam on Campus, Interpreting Sharia, Views on Islam and British Society, Views on Respect for Others (Atheist, Homosexuals, Jews), Views on Women and Foreign Affairs.  (28 July 2008; 126 pages).
http://www.socialcohesion.co.uk/pdf/islamonCampus.pdf

Library Update No. 143
July 14, 2008

1.
As if I Am Not Human. Abuses Against Asian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia.  A report for Human Rights Watch.  (July 2008; 109 pages)
http://hrw.org/reports/2008/saudiarabia0708/

2.
A new issue of Strategic Insights (July 2008, Vol.7, No.3) has just been published.
Includes articles on:
A Turkish al-Qaeda: The Islamic Jihad Union and the Inte4rnationalization of Uzbek Jihadism / by Guido Steinberg
India's Persian Problems / by P.R. Kumaraswamy
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/

3.
Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan. A study by Seth G. Jones for the RAND Corporation on the Taliban's Sanctuary Bases in Pakistan . This is the latest (out of 11) in a series by RAND examining insurgency and counterinsurgency, and details how the United States should improve its capabilities for future conflicts. (RAND Counterinsurgency Study, Vol. 4, June 2008; 176 pages)

The capstone report of the series, War by Other Means,was released in February 2008 by RAND. (535 pages)
Refer to the below link for these two and the rest of the studies.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG595/

4.
The Afghanistan-Pakistan War: A Status Report.  A detailed status report by Anthony H. Cordesman for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).  (July 2008; 280 pages)
http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,4551/type,1/

5. 
Following are three papers by the Robert Schuman Centre and the European University Institute:
Economic Liberalization, Devout Bourgeoisie, and Change in Political Islam: Comparing Turkey and Egypt. By Sebnem Gumuscu. A working paper for the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and the European University Institute. (No. 19, 2008; 30 pages)
http://cadmus.iue.it/dspace/handle/1814/8869

Lebanon's Versatile Nationalism. By Tamirace Fakhoury Muehlbacher. A working paper for the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and the European University Institute. (No. 13, 2008; 24 pages)
http://cadmus.iue.it/dspace/handle/1814/8507

The Discourse of Democracy in Shi'i Islamic Jurisprudence: The Two Cases of Montazeri and Sistani.  By Babak Rahimi. A working paper for the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and the European University Institute. (No.9, 2008; 18 pages).
http://cadmus.iue.it/dspace/handle/1814/8223

Library Update No. 142
July 7, 2008

Wars of Ideas and the War of Ideas 

Library Update No. 141
June 25, 2008

1.
Politics and Change Among the Baluch in Iran.  By Carl Philip Saltzman for Middle East Strategy at Harvard (MESH).  (June 20, 2008, No. 2; 7 pages)
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/

2.
A New Millenium of Knowledge? The Arab Human Development Report on Building a Knowledge Society, Five Years On.  An Analysis Paper by Kristin M. Lord for the Saban Center at Brookings / The Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World. (April 2008, No. 12; 76 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2008/04_arab_human_development_lord.aspx

3.
The New Israel and the Old. Why Gentile Americans Back the Jewish State. By Walter Russell Mead for the July/August issue of Foreign Affairs. [Online article] 
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080701faessay87402/walter-russell-mead/the-new-israel-and-the-old.html?mode=print

4.
Mullahs, Money, and Militias - How Iran Exerts its Influence in the Middle East. A special report by Barbara Slavin for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).  (June 2008, No. 206; 24 pages)
http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr206.html

5.
Following are 4 reports from the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA):
Winning Counterinsurgency War: The Israel Experience.  By Yaakov Amidror, et al.  (June 2008; 25 pages)

Iran's Race for Regional Supremacy: Strategies for the Middle East. By Moshe Yaalon, et al.  (June 2008; 84 pages)

What Iranian Leaders Really Say About Doing Away With Israel: A Refutation of the Campaign to Excuse Ahmadinejad's Incitement to Genocide. By Joshua Teitelbaum.  (June 2008; 24 pages)

Defensible Borders for a Lasting Peace. (Revised and Updated  - 2008).  With articles by Dore Gold, Yuval Steinitz, Meir Rosenne and Yaakov Amidror. (June 2008; 76 pages)   http://www.defensibleborders.org/
http://www.jcpa.org/

Library Update No. 140
June 18, 2008

1.
Sunset for the Two-State Solution? By Nathan J. Brown for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (May 2008; 8 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=20112&prog=zgp&proj=zme

2.
The Last Resort - Consequences of Preventive Military Action Against Iran.  By Patrick Clawson and Michael Eisenstadt for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.  (Policy Focus No. 84, June 2008; 45 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=292

3.
Islamists and a Pluralist Society: Hezbollah and Jama'ah al'Islami'yah's Consociational Experience in Lebanon. By Eric Bordenkircher. A paper presented at the 9th annual conference of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) (June 16, 2008; 44 pages)
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/marion.LIB7/Local%20Settings/Temp/eudC.htm#LETTER.BLOCK12

4.
Beyond the Fragile Peace Between Ethiopia and Eritrea: Averting New War.  A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (Africa Report No. 141, 17 June 2008; 33 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5490&l=1

5.
An Argument for Documenting Casualties - Violence Against Iraqi Civilians 2006. By Katherine Hall and Dale Stahl. A study of open-source data on Iraqi civilian fatalities and proposes a framework for future civilian fatality data-collection. RAND Corporation. (2008; 70 pages).
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG740/

Library Update No. 139
June 5, 2008

1.
Energy in Danger: Iran, Oil and the West. By Simon Henderson for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. (June 2008, Policy Focus No. 83; 36 pages).
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=291

2.
Women Under Siege: A Review of Violence Against Women in Palestine. Written by Emma Hansson for Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group (PHRMG). (April 2008; 32 pages)
http://www.phrmg.org/

3.
Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Middle East and North Africa: A Guide for Reporters.  By Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi and Lori Ashford for the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). (May 2008; 46 pages)
http://www.prb.org/Reports/2008/mediaguide.aspx

4.
Engaging Central Asia: The European Union's New Strategy in the Heart of Eurasia.  Edited by Neil J. Melvin for the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), includes chapters on Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and on Central Asia generally. (May2008; 196 pages)
http://shop.ceps.eu/BookDetail.php?item_id=1662

5.
Travels Among Europe's Muslim Neighbors - The Quest for Democracy. By Joost Lagendijk and Jan Marinus Wiersma for the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), which tries to look at democratic political parties in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Turkey by extensively travelling in these countries and interviewing key personalities. (May 2008; 144 pages)
http://shop.ceps.eu/BookDetail.php?item_id=1655

6.
Russia's Dagestan: Conflict Causes.   A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (Europe Report No.192: June 3, 2008; 28 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5466&l=1

Library Update No. 138
June 3, 2008

1.
"We Need a Law For Liberation". Gender, Sexuality, and Human Rights in a Changing Turkey.  A report by Human Rights Watch (May 2008; 129 pages)
http://hrw.org/reports/2008/turkey0508/

2.
Egypt and the Events in Gaza: The 'Official' Solution to the Crisis. By Amr al-Shobaki. A Briefing Paper for the Arab Reform Initiative. (21 May 2008; 8 pages).
http://www.arab-reform.net/spip.php?article1398

3.
Afghanistan: State and Society, Great Power Politics, and the Way Ahead. Findings from an International Conference, Denmark, 2007.  By Cheryl Bernard et al., for RAND Corporation.  (May 2008; 118 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF238/

4.
Islam and the Rule of Law - Between Sharia and Secularization. Edited by Birgit Krawietz and Helmut Reifeld of the Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. Published in book format on their website. Includes chapters on justice  and the law in Islam generally and chapters on the application of these in case countries, such as Indonesia, Sudan, and Malaysia. (In English). (May 2008; 136 pages)
The link to this publication is to be found towards the bottom of the below address:
http://www.zmo.de/index_e.html

Library Update No. 137
May 11, 2008

1.
Moving to the Mainstream: Integrating Gender in Afghanistan's National Policy.  By Anna Wordsworth for the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), Kabul.  (February 2008; 63 pages)
http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/resource-guides/gender&id=36212&type=Document

2.
Baloch Nationalism and the Geopolitics of Energy Resources: The Changing Context of Separatism in Pakistan. By Robert J. Wirsing for the Strategic Studies Institute (April 14, 2008; 62 pages).
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?PubID=853

3.
The Evolution of U.S. Turkish Relations in a Transatlantic Context.  A colloquium report by Frances G. Burwell (Editor). For the Strategic Studies Institute (April 14, 2008; 123 pages).
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?PubID=861

4.
The Philippines: Counter-Insurgency vs. Counter-Terrorism in Mindanao.  A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (Asia Report No. 152, 14 May 2008; 38 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5441&l=1

Library Update No. 136
April 28, 2008

1.
Slippery Polls : Uses and Abuses of Opinion Surveys from Arab States. By David Pollock. A Policy Focus for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (No. 82, April 2008; 74 pages).
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=290

2.
Results of a New Nationwide Public Opinion Survey of Iran.  By Terror Free Tomorrow /The Center for Public Opinion.  (February 2008; 69 pages).
http://www.terrorfreetomorrow.org/articlenav.php?id=5

3.
Circular Migration in South Mediterranean Countries.  Below please find the link to 30 papers on circular migration in the Southern Mediterranean, just published by The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and the European University Institute and CARIM. Included are reports on Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Turkey, Lebanon, Morocco Palestine, Egypt, Mauritania, Algeria, Syria in both English and French.
http://www.carim.org/index.php?areaid=8&contentid=235

4.
Perpetual Minors : Human Rights Abuses Stemming from Male Guardianship and Sex Segregation in Saudi Arabia.  A report by Human Rights Watch. (April 2008, 1-56432-307-2; 50 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/21/saudia18598.htm

Library Update No. 135
April 10, 2008

1.
Iraq 2012: What Can it Look Like, How Do We Get There? Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by Carlos Pascual for the Brookings Institution. (April 8, 2008; 8 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/testimony/2008/0403_iraq_pascual.aspx?p=1

2.
Hamas's Military Buildup in the Gaza Strip. A report for the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC). (April 8, 2008; 52 pages)
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/hamas_080408.pdf

3.
The April 2008 issue of Strategic Insights by the Center for Contemporary Conflict has just been released. Articles include: 

From Chechnya to Israel: Social Movement Analyses of Opposition Groups  /by Anne Marie Baylouny
To Tame a Chechen Wolf: Shedding the Failing Frame of Salafism  /by Keely M. Fahoum
The Arab Minority in Israel: Motivations for Collective Action  /by Eric J. Gust
Gush Emunim and the Israeli Settlers of the Occupied Territories  /by Mark Munson
A Lion in the Path of Oman's Nationalization: Insurgency in Oman from the 1950s through the 1970s Examined through Social Movement Theory  /by Jason Howk

Also featured are two in-depth viewpoint articles:
"Do as I Say, Not as I Do" - Towards a Proactive Exposure of Opposition Failings. / by James Spencer. How popular dissatisfaction with Islamist Organizations might be used to replace more violent security operations against  such targets
Oil Power and Adversity in Iraq's Experience  /by Sabri Zire Al-Saadi
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si

4.
Double Jeopardy : CIA Renditions to Jordan. A report for Human Rights Watch (April 2008; 44 pages).
http://hrw.org/reports/2008/jordan0408/   

Library Update No. 134
April 7, 2008

1.
From Gridlock to Compromise: How Three Laws Could Begin to Transform Iraqi Politics. By Jason Gluck for the United States Institute of Peace (USIPEACE Briefing , March 2008; 11 pages)
http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2008/0319_iraqi_politics.html

2.
Strategic Chaos and Taliban Resurgence in Afghanistan. Testimony by Mark L. Schneider of the International Crisis Group before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (April 2, 2008; 4 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5370&l=1

3.
Making Sense of Sarkozy's  Union for the Mediterranean.  By Michael Emerson for the Center of European Policy Studies (CEPS). (Policy Brief, 7 March 2008; 25 pages)
http://shop.ceps.eu/BookDetail.php?item_id=1624

4.
The Evolution of the Turkish Telecommunications, Energy and Transport Sectors in Light of EU Harmonisation. By Sinan Olgen (Ed.) for the Center of European Policy Studies (CEPS). (Special Report, January 2008; 222 pages)
http://shop.ceps.eu/BookDetail.php?item_id=1585

5.
Stronger Women, Stronger Nations: 2008 Iraq Report: Amplifying the Voices of Women in Iraq.  A report for Women for Women International. (March 2008; 36 pages)
http://womenforwomen.org/documents/IraqReport.03.03.08.pdf

6.
Five Years On: No Justice for Sexual Violence in  Darfur.  A report for Human Rights Watch. (April 2008; 53 pages).
http://hrw.org/reports/2008/darfur0408/

Library Update No. 133
April 4, 2008

1. 
NATO Enlargement and Effectiveness - NATO's Mission in Afghanistan. By Philip H. Gordon - Testimony of March 11, 2008 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Brookings Institution (April 1, 2008; 7 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/testimony/2008/0311_nato_gordon.aspx?p=1

2.
Law of War Training: Resources for Military and Civilian Leaders.  A manual for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) written by Laurie R. Blank and Gregory P. Noone. (27 March 2008; 65 pages)
http://www.usip.org/ruleoflaw/pubs/law_of_war.html

3.
Off the Map: Land and Housing Rights Violations in Israel's Unrecognized Bedouin Villages.  A report for  Human Rights Watch (March 2008, Vol. 20, No.5 (E); 137 pages)
http://hrw.org/reports/2008/iopt0308/

4.
The Political Context Behind Successful Revolutionary Movements, Three Case Studies: Vietnam (1955-63), Algeria (1945-62), and Nicaragua (1967-79). By Raymond Millen for The Strategic Studies Institute (SSI), US Army War College. (March 20, 2008; 84 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=851

5.
Provincial Politics in Iraq. Fragmentation or New Awakening?  By Michael Knights and Eamon McCarthy for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. (Policy Focus No. 81, April 2008; 53 pages).
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=289

6.
Iraqi Refugees: Seeking Stability in Syria and Jordan. By Patricia Weiss Fagen for the Institute for the Study of International Migration (Georgetown University) and the Center for International and Regional Studies (Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar).  (2007; 45 pages)
http://www1.georgetown.edu/sfs/qatar/about/CIRS/research/37889.html

Library Update No. 132
March 26, 2008

1.
Ruling Palestine I: Gaza Under Hamas.  A Middle East Report for the International Crisis Group (March 19, 2008, No. 73; 45 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5341&l=1

2.
The Egypt-Gaza Border and its Effect on Israeli-Egyptian Relations.  A report by Jeremy F. Sharp for the Congressional Research Service (CRS) (February 1, 2008; 15 pages)) 
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/101806.pdf

3.
Iran's Global Ambition.  By Michael Rubin for the American Enterprise Institute. (Middle Eastern Outlook, March 17, 2008; 7 pages)
http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.27658/pub_detail.asp

4.
Islam and the West: Annual Report on the State of Dialogue.  This report was submitted to the World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. (January 2008; 156 pages)
http://www.weforum.org/en/Communities/c100/index.htm

5.
Precarious Justice: Arbitrary Detention and Unfair Trials in the Deficient Criminal Justice System of Saudi Arabia. A report for  Human Rights Watch (March 25, 2008, Vol.20, No.3(E); 147 pages).
http://hrw.org/reports/2008/saudijustice0308/

Library Update No. 131
March 13, 2008

1.
Reading Khamenei: The World View of Iran's Most Powerful Leader. By Karim Sadjadpour for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (March 2008; 42 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19975&prog=zgp&proj=zme
 
2.
Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement: Beyond the Crisis. A report for the International Crisis Group. (Africa Briefing No. 50, 13 March 2008; 16 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5329&l=1

3.
International Poll Finds Large Majorities in All Countries Favor Equal Rights for Women.   Countries in the Middle EAst polled: Turkey, Egypt, Azerbaijan and Iran.
(March 6, 2008 ; 13 pages)
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/home_page/453.php?lb=hmpg2&pnt=453&nid=&id=

4.
Declining Support for Tough Measures against Iran's Nuclear Program: Global Poll by BBC. For World Public Opinion.
(March 11, 2008 ; 14 pages)
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/home_page/455.php?lb=hmpg1&pnt=455&nid=&id

Library Update No. 130
March 10, 2008

1.
The NEW Middle East. By Marina S. Ottaway, Nathan Brown, Amr Hamzawy, Karim Sadjpour and Paul Salem. Written for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (February 2008; 42 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19928&prog=zgp&proj=zme

2.
A new Mideast Monitor (January-March 2008) is available.   Contains articles, among others, on: Christian Politics in Lebanon /by Ghassa Rubeiz and Salafi Jihadism in Lebanon /by Gary C. Gambill.
http://www.mideastmonitor.org/

3.
Following are three publications by the American Enterprise Institute:

Iranian Influence in the Levant, Iran and Afghanistan.  Written by Frederick W. Kagan, Kimberly Kagan and Danielle Pletka. (February 2008; 74 pages)
http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.27526/pub_detail.asp

Dissent and Reform in the Arab World . A report edited by Jeffrey Azarva, Danielle Pletka and Michael Rubin. Includes essays covering Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Tunisia and a collection of editorials from the Arab press calling for reform. (13 February 2008; 124 pages)
http://www.aei.org/books/bookID.923,filter.all/book_detail.asp

Iran's Parliamentary Elections and the Revolutionary Guards' Creeping Coup d'Etat. By Ali Alfoneh. Middle Eastern Outlook No.2, February 21, 2008 (8 pages)
http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.27549/pub_detail.asp

4.
Women and Nation-Building: Afghanistan.  A report by Cheryl Bernard, Seth G. Jones, et al., for the RAND Corporation, Center for Middle East Public Policy. (February 26, 2008; 223 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG579/

Library Update No. 129
March 5, 2008

1.
Bridge the Gap or Mind the Gap? Culture in Western-Arab Relations. A report for the Clingendael Netherlands Institute of International Relations. Written by Maurits Berger, Els van der Plas, Charlotte Huygens, et al.  (January 2008; 52 pages)
http://www.clingendael.nl/cdsp/publications/?id=6872&&type=summary

2.
To Paint the Nile Blue: Factors for Success and Failure of UNMIS and UNAMID (Sudan).  A report by Jair van der Lijn for the Clingendael Netherlands Institute of International Relations and Radboud University Nijmegen. (January 2008; 58 pages)
http://www.clingendael.nl/cscp/publications/papers/

3.
Indonesia: Jemaah Islamiyah's Publishing Industry.  A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (Asia Report No.147, 28 February 2008; 25 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5324&l=1

4.
Turkey and Northern Iraq: An Overview. By Gareth Jenkins for The Jamestown Foundation. (Occasional Paper, February 2008; 24 pages).
http://www.jamestown.org/docs/Jamestown-JenkinsTurkeyNIraq.pdf

Library Update No. 128
February 20, 2008

1.
The Jihadi Terrain in Pakistan: An Introduction to the Sunni Jihadi Groups in Pakistan and Kashmir.  A research report by Nicholas Howenstein for the Pakistan Security Research Unit (PSRU).  (No. 1,  February 5, 2008; 41 pages).
http://spaces.brad.ac.uk:8080/display/ssispsru/Publications

2.
Flooding South Lebanon : Israel's Use of Cluster Ammunition in Lebanon in July and Agust 2006. A report by Human Rights Watch. (February 2008, Vol. 20, No. 2(E); 134 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2008/lebanon0208/

3.
The Road Out of Gaza. By Nathan J. Brown for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (Policy Outlook No. 39, February 2008; 18 pages).
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19911&prog=zgp&proj=zme

4.
Testing the "Israel Lobby" Thesis. By Itamar Rabinovich for The Brookings Institution. (February 20, 2008; 7 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2008/03_israel_rabinovich.aspx?p=1

5.
Six Years Later: Innovative Approaches to Defeating Al Qaeda. By Daniel L. Byman; Testimony before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (February 20, 2008; 8 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/testimony/2008/0214_al_qaeda_byman.aspx?p=1

Library Update No. 127
February 10, 2008

1.
Im Zweifel fuer die Monarchie - Autokratische Modernisierung in Saudi-Arabien. (In Doubt for the Monarchy - Autocratic Modernization in Saudi Arabia). In German. A Report by Iris Wurm for the Hessische Stiftung Frieden- und Konfliktforschung (HSFK). (No. 13, 2007).
http://www.hsfk.de/index.php?id=9&no_cache=0&detail=3779&cHash=9a932d64ab&L=1

2.
Lebanon's Sunni Islamists - A Growing Force. By Omar Abdel-Latif for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (Carnegie Middle East Center, No. 6, Jan. 2008; 22 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19882&prog=zgp&proj=zme

3
A new issue of the Strategic Insights Vol. 7, No.1, February 2008, has been published. Focus on Energy and Security
For the entire issue, go to
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/

Following are two selected articles from this issue:
The Middle East: Petroleum Supply Security or Political Stability? by Naji Abi-Aad (4 pages)
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2008/Feb/aadFeb08.asp

Energy Security or a New Globalization of Conflicts? Oil and Evolving New Power Structures by Uwe Nerlich.
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2008/Feb/nerlichFeb08.asp

One Student Thesis: 
How Terrorism Works: Terrorism as a Disequalizing Input to Social Systems by James P. Damato.
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/

4.
Development and Reform of the Iraqi Police Forces.  By Tony Pfaff for the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College. (January 2008; 56 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?PubID=840

5.
Afghanistan - The Need for International Resolve. A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (Asia Report No. 145, 6 February 2008; 26 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5285&l=1

6.
Mediterranean Migration Report 2006-2007. Edited by Philippe Fargues for the Robert Schuman Centre and the European University Institute.
The report includes in-depth articles on migration in 10 countries surrounding the Mediterranean sea and 100 pages of statistical appendices: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. (January 2008; 360 pages)
http://www.carim.org/index.php?areaid=8&contentid=9

7.
Following are some analyses for CARIM and Robert Schuman Centre
--1.
L'immigration des chretiens de Syrie.  An analysis for CARIM and Robert Schuman Centre by Salam Kawabiki.  (25 January 2008, No.2; 15 pages)
http://www.carim.org/index.php?areaid=25#207

--2.
La protection juridique de la migration en Algerie. By Azzouz Kerdoun. (25 January 2008, No. 4; 9 pages)
http://www.carim.org/index.php?areaid=25#207

--3.
Les travailleurs Syriens au Liban: Entre recuperation politique et exploitation. By Salm Kawakibi. (25 January 2008, No. 3; 8 pages)
http://www.carim.org/index.php?areaid=25#207

--4.
Les migrations sub-sahariennes en Algerie. By Ali Ben Saad. (January 2008, No. 1; 9 pages)
http://www.carim.org/index.php?areaid=25#207

--5.
Enhancing Workers' Remittances for Development in the Mediterranean Partner Countries. By Andrea Gallina. (Analytic and Synthetic Notes, 25 January, No.1; 26 pages)
http://www.carim.org/index.php?areaid=25#207

8.
Iraq's Civil War, the Sadrists and the Surge.  A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (7 February 2008, No. 72; 26 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5286&l=1

9.  
Afghanistan: The Need for International Resolve.  A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (6 February 2008, No. 145; 30 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5285&l=1

Library Update No. 126
February 4, 2008

1.
Insurrection in Pakistan's Tribal Areas. By Brian Cloughley for the Pakistan Security Research Unit (PSRU) at the University of Bradford, UK. (No. 29, 24 January 2008; 9 pages)
http://spaces.brad.ac.uk:8080/display/ssispsru/Publications

2.
Iran's Nuclear Program. IISS Strategic Comments (December 2007, Vol.13, No.10; 2 pages)
http://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-comments/past-issues/volume-13---2007/volume-13-issue-10/irans-nuclear-programme

3.
The Outsiders: Afghanistan's Hazaras. Written by Phil Zabriskie for the National Geographic. (February 2008; 8 pages)
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2008-02/afghanistan-hazara/phil-zabriskie-text.html

4.
The Kurdish Policy Imperative. A Briefing Paper by Gareth Stansfield, Robert Lowe and Hashem Ahmazadeh for Chatham House (MEP BP 07/04, December 2007; 8 pages).
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/research/middle_east/papers/view/-/id/584/

5.
Arab Media and U.S. Policy: A Public Diplomacy .  A Policy Brief for the Stanley Foundation by Marwan M. Kraidy.
(January 2008; 14 pages)
http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/resources.cfm?id=282

6.
Oil and Security.  A Policy Brief for the Stanley Foundation by Clifford Singer.  (January 2008; 12 pages)
http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/resources.cfm?id=281

Library Update No. 124
January 9, 2008

1.
The Palestinians - Between State Failure and Civil War. By Michael Eisenstadt. For the Washington Institute. (Policy Focus #78, December 2007; 54 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=285

2.
Iran: "You Can Detain Anyone for Anything" Iran's Broadening Clampdown on Independent Activism. A report by Human Rights Watch. (January 2008, Vol.20, No. 1(E); 52 pages)
http://hrw.org/reports/2008/iran0108/

3.
Pakistani Public Opinion on Democracy, Islamist Militancy, and Relations with the US. A report for WorldPublicOpinion.org and United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Written by C. Christine Fair, Clay Ramsay and Steven Kull.  ( 7 January 2008; 28 pages).
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/home_page/440.php?lb=hmpg1&pnt=440&nid=&id=

4.
Negotiating with the Islamic Republic of Iran. By John W. Limbert. A special report for the United States Institute for Peace (USIP). (January 2008, No. 199; 16 pages)
http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr199.html

5.
The Shi'i Crescent: Myth and Reality.  By Moshe Ma'oz. An analysis paper for the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution. (November 2007, No. 15; 33 pages).
http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2007/11_middle_east_maoz.aspx

6.
The Interagency and Counterinsurgency Warfare: Aligning and Integrating Military and Civilian Roles in Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction (SSTR) Operations. By Jay W. Boggs and Joseph R. Cerami for the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI). ( 8 January 2008; 614 pages).
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=828
Includes chapters on Lessons from Afghanistan and Iraq (pp.97-121)

Library Update No. 123
December 25, 2007

1.
Inside Gaza: The Challenge of Clans and Families. A Middle East Report for the International Crisis Group (20 December 2007, No. 41; 32 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5234&l=1

2.
Incumbent Regimes and the "King's Dilemma" in the Arab World: Promise and Threat of Managed Reform. By Marina Ottaway and Michele Dunne for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.  (Middle East program, No. 88, December 2007; 21 pages).
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19759&prog=zgp&proj=zme

3.
Pakistan - Conflicted Ally in the War on Terror. By Ashley J. Tellis for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (Policy Brief No. 56, December 2007; 8 pages) .
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19737&prog=zgp&proj=zsa

4.
A new issue of the Arab Reform Bulletin (December 2007) is available below.
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19776&prog=zgp&proj=zdrl,zme

5.
The Portrait from Iraq: How the Press Has Covered Events on the Ground. A report by the Pew Research Center in their "Project for Excellence in Journalism" series. (December 19, 2007; 24 pages)
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/665/iraq-portrait-how-the-press-has-covered-events-on-the-ground

Library Update No. 122
December 20, 2007

1.
Anatomy of a State Security Case. The 'Victorious Sect' Arrests. A report by Human Rights Watch. (December 2007, Vol.19, No.9(E); 84 pages)
http://hrw.org/reports/2007/egypt1207/

2.
Security Reform in the Arab Region: Challenges to Developing an Indigenous Agenda. A Thematic Paper by Yezid Sayigh for Arab Reform Initiative. (No.2, December 2007; 37 pages ).
http://www.arab-reform.net/spip.php?article1120

3.
The State of the Afghan Insurgency. A testimony by Seth Jones before the Canadian Senate National Security and Defense Committee on December 10, 2007.  Published by RAND. (CT-296, December 2007; 14 pages).
http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT296/

4.
Georgia: Sliding Towards Authoritarianism?  A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (Europe Report N°189 ,19 December 2007; 36 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5233&l=1

Library Update No. 121
December 10, 2007

Library Update No. 120
Novomber 28, 2007

1.
Shiite Politics in Iraq: The Role of the Supreme Council.  Middle East Report for the
International Crisis Group (ICG) (No. 70, 15 November 2007; 34 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=5158

2.
Countering Violent Extremism: Lessons from the Abrahamic Faiths. A Policy Research Report
for the East-West Institute, October 2007 (92 pages)
The report is based on research and analysis of Christian extremism in the United States,
Jewish extremism in Israel and Muslim extremism in the United Kingdom,  deepens the
understanding of the risk factors of violent extremism, and offers specific policy
recommendations to combat this phenomenon.
The role of governments in preventing violent religious extremism is limited.  Religious
leaders, faith communities and civil society must do the heavy lifting to counter this
threat.  This is a key conclusion of this new publication from the EastWest Institute
(EWI) .
http://www.ewi.info/announcements/publications/index.cfm?title=Publications&view=detail&pubid=558&aid=6789&activityID=0
There is a summary at
http://www.ewi.info/announcements/news/index.cfm?title=News&view=detail&nid=626&aid=5287>http://www.ewi.info/announcements/news/index.cfm?title=News&view=detail&nid=626&aid=5287
3.
Darfur's New Security Reality.  An Africa Report for the International Crisis Group (ICG)
(No. 134, 26 November 2007; 32 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5180&l=1

4.
Migrants de retour au Maghreb : Reintegration et enjeux de developpement. A report for
the Robert Schuman Centre, MIREM, RSCAS/EUI. (Novembre 2007; 184 pages). English edition
will be available in mid-December.
The report includes separate and detailed articles on migrants returning to Algeria,
Tunisia and Morocco.
http://www.mirem.eu/recherche/rapports/global/rapport-global?set_language=fr

5.
The Kingdom of Bahrain and the World: Scenarios to 2025 - Executive Summary.  A report
for the World Economic Forum (WEF). (November 2007; 15 pages).
http://www.weforum.org/en/media/Latest%20Press%20Releases/scenarios_bahrain_20072

Library Update No. 119
Novomber 20, 2007

1.
European Islam - Challenges for Public Policy and Society.  By Samir Amghar, Amel Boubekeur, Michael Emerson (Ed.)
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS).  Published 16 November 2007; 225 pages.
http://shop.ceps.eu/BookDetail.php?item_id=1556

2.
On the Uses of Cultural Knowledge- Cultural Understanding as a Tool Against Counterinsurgency. By Sheila Miyoshi Jager. (November 2007; 30 pages).
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=817

3.
Radical Islam in the Caribbean Basin: A Local Problem or a Global Threat? An Occasional Paper by Moshe Terdman for PRISM. (November 2007, Vol.5, No.4; 13 pages)
PRISM no 4 vol 5 - The Caribbeans - Nov07.pdf

Library Update No. 118
Novomber 14, 2007

1.
Prohibited Identities: State Interference With Religious Freedom in Egypt. A report for
Human Rights Watch, with EIPR (Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights). (November 2007,
Vol.19, No.7(E); 100 pages)
http://hrw.org/reports/2007/egypt1107/

2.
The 2007 Afghanistan Human Development Report: Bridging Modernity and Tradition - the
Rule of Law and the Search for Justice. A report by UNDP.  (2007; 198 pages)
http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/nationalreports/asiathepacific/afghanistan/name,3408,en.html

3.
[Also Available in full text on the UNDP website:]
The Egypt Human Development Report 2005.  (2005; 245 pages)
http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/nationalreports/arabstates/egypt/name,3335,en.html

4.
Stealing the Sword: Limiting Terrorist Use of Advanced Conventional Weapons.  By James
Bonomo, Giacomo Bergamo, et al. for RAND Corporation under the sponsorship of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security. (14 November 2007; 156 pages).
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG510/

Library Update No. 117
Novomber 8, 2007

1.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the World: Scenarios to 2025 - Executive Summary. From
the World Scenario  Series by the World Economic Forum. (2007; 16 pages)
http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/Scenarios/GCCScenarios/KingdomofSaudiArabia/index.htm

2.
Ethiopia and Eritrea: Stopping the Slide to War. A Policy Briefing for the International
Crisis Group 9Afric Briefing No. 48, 5 November 2007; 12 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5136&l=1

3.
Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008. Published by World Economic Forum.
http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Global%20Competitiveness%20Report/index.htm 
On the same web site you may also access the full text for
The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2007.
http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Arab%20World%20Competitiveness%20Report/index.htm

4.
The Eastern Dimension of America's New European Allies.  A monograph written by Janusz
Bugajski for the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.  Analyzes the
necessity of a realistic prospect for NATO and EU accession for Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova
and Georgia as a counterweight against Russia's imperialist ambitions and their own
domestic instability.
(November 5, 2007; 196 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=813

Library Update No. 116
Novomber 2, 2007

Asia Report N°140 (23 October 2007; 37 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5132&l=1

2.
Occupied Palestinian Territories Torn Apart by Factional Strife.  A report by Amnesty International. (24 October 2007; 22 pages)
http://web.amnesty.org/library/print/ENGMDE210202007

3.
Lebanon - Exiled and Suffering: Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon.  A report by Amnesty International. (18 October 2007)
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE180102007

4.
Youth as Actors of Political Reform. The Case of Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. A research project done jointly by EUROMESCO and Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS). (September 2007; 42 pages)
http://www.euromesco.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=645&Itemid=48&lang=en

Library Update No. 115
October 24, 2007

1.
No Room to Breathe : State Repression of Human Rights Activism in Syria.
A report by Human Rights Watch. (Vol.19, No. 6(E), October 2007; 44 pages)
http://hrw.org/reports/2007/syria1007/

2.
The Gertrude Bell Project . By the University of Newcastle.

The Gertrude Bell papers consist of about 1,600 detailed and lively letters to her parents, of her 16 diaries, which she kept while she was travelling, and of c.40 packets of miscellaneous items. There are also about 7000 photographs, taken by her c.1900-1918. Those of Middle Eastern archaeological sites are of great value because they record structures which have since been eroded or, in some cases, have disappeared altogether, while those of the desert tribes are of considerable anthropological and ethnographical interest.

The letters and diaries, but not the miscellaneous material, were transcribed in automated form between 1982 and 1988, and a catalogue of the photographs was published in 1982, with a second edition in 1985. 

The University of Newcastle upon Tyne Library has undertaken a 4 year project to check and complete the transcription of the manuscripts, to recatalogue and digitise the photographs, and to build a WWW for the finished archive.
www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
3.
A new issue of POLICY REVIEW (October/November 2007; No. 145) by the Hoover Institution has appeared.  For entire journal, click below:
http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/

Ariel Cohen, "Knowing the Enemy : How to Cope With Jihad" 
http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/10185726.html

Dana Dillon, "The Civilian Side of the war on Terror"
http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/10185936.html

4.
Globalization With Arab Characteristics. By Marcus Noland and Howard Pack for the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
[Reprinted from YaleGlobal Online] (October 22, 2007; 2 pages)

5.
Upgrading Authoritarianism in the Arab World.  An Analysis Paper by Steven Heydemann for The Saban Center for Middle East Policy.  (No. 13, October 2007; 44 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2007/10arabworld.aspx

Library Update No. 114
October 23, 2007

1.
America's Last Chance in Iraq: Changing U.S. Strategy to Meet Iraq's Real Needs.  A position paper by Anthony A. Cordesman for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
(September 4, 2007 ; 13 pages)
http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,4022/type,1/

2.
Iraq's Forgotten Refugees.  A background paper for the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), prepared by Greg Bruno.
(October 16, 2007; 2 pages) 
 
Inside are links to important reports and documents on this issue.  For example, a link to an Amnesty International report from September 2007 entitled Millions in Flight: The Iraqi Refugee Crisis. (55 pages)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/14529/iraqs_forgotten_refugees.html?breadcrumb=%2Findex

3.
American and Iranian Public Opinion - The Quest for Common Grounds. An analysis prepared by RAND Corporation, also published in the Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Spring 2007.  (24 pages;  Reprint Series 2007).
http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/2007/RAND_RP1261.pdf

4.
Six Years Later: Assessing Long-Term Threats, Risks and the U.S. Strategy for Security in a Post-9/11 World
 
By Jessica Tuchman Mathews
Testimony before the House Oversight Committee's National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, October 10, 2007

Written Testimony (5 pages)
Transcript (32 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19637&prog=zgp&proj=zusr

5.
Countries at the Crossroads.  By Freedom House. An annual survey of government performance in 60 strategically important countries worldwide.  Including press release, charts and graphs, findings summaries and country reports. 
(25 September 2007)
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=139&edition=8

Library Update No. 113
October 14, 2007

1.
Negotiation in the New Strategic Environment: Lessons from Iraq.  Written by Mark Tressler for the Strategic Studies Institute (U.S. Army War College). (21 August 2007; 125 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?PubID=792

2.
A new, double  issue of the Muslim World Journal of Human Rights has appeared. Focus on The Transnational Muslim World, Human Rights, and the Rights of Women and Sexual Minorities.  (Vol.4, Nos.1&2, 2007 ; Contains 14 articles).
http://www.bepress.com/mwjhr/

3.
Pushback or Progress? Arab Regimes Respond to Democracy's Challlenge.  By Barry Rubin for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. (Policy Focus No. 75, September 2007;  16 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=282

4.
The Threat of Maritime Terrorism to Israel. By Akiva J. Lorenz. For the Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya. (September 2007; 50 pages).
http://www.ict.org.il/apage/16357.php

Library Update No. 112
September 20, 2007

Library Update No. 111
September 11, 2007

1.
Iraq: Time for a Change.  A Briefing by Daniel Serwer for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). (September 2007; 6 pages)
http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2007/0909_iraq_change.html

2.
Why They Died - Civilian Casualties in Lebanon During the 2006 War.  A report by Human Rights Watch on military operations by Hezbollah and Israel and their results on civilian population in Lebanon . (September 6, 2007, Vol. 19, No. 5(E); 245 pages).
http://hrw.org/reports/2007/lebanon0907/

Executive Summary at
http://hrw.org/reports/2007/lebanon0907/lebanon0907sumandrecs.pdf

3.
Money in the Bank - Lessons Learned from Past Counterinsurgency (COIN) Operations.  An occasional paper for RAND National Defense Research Institute. Cases profiled in the paper are the Philippines (1899-1902), Algeria (1954-1962), Jammu and Kashmir (1947-present), and Colombia.   (No. 4, September 2007; 105 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP185/

Library Update No. 110
September 3, 2007

1.
Civilians Under Assault: Hezbollah's Rocket Attacks on Israel in the 2006
War. A report by Human Rights Watch. (August 2007, Vol.19 No.3(E); 117 pages).
http://hrw.org/reports/2007/iopt0807/

2.
Reforming  Afghanistan's Police. A report by the International Crisis Group
(ICG). (Asia Report No. 138, August 30, 2007; 35 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5052&l=1

3.
La gestion des frontieres au Maroc. By Khadija Elmadmad. A Research Report
for the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. (CARIM-RR 2007/04; 55
pages)
http://www.carim.org/index.php?areaid=8&contentid=63

Library Update No. 109
August 30, 2007

1.
Ungoverned Territories - Understanding and Reducing Terrorism Risks.  A report by the RAND Corporation - Project Air Force.  (August 2007; 360 pages)

The Report deals in the first five chapters with ungovernable regions in general and does a comparative analysis of  the examined case studies.  In chapters 6-13 , the report presents the case studies, chapter by chapter: the Pakistani-Afghan Border (Chap. 6), The Arabian Peninsula (chapter 7), the East Africa Corridor, i.e. Sudan and Somalia (chapter 9),  West Africa (chapter 10), the North Caucasus (chapter 11).  Other chapters are on South America and South Asia.

The entire report may be downloaded from the below link. The relevant chapters have been printed for the library, stored in the files and are accessible through the Aleph catalog and data base.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG561/

2.
No One Is Safe: Insurgent Attacks on Civilians in Thailand's Southern Border Provinces.  A report by Human Rights Watch. (August 2007, Vol.19, No.13(C); 104 pages)
http://hrw.org/reports/2007/thailand0807/

3.
The Changing Challenges of U.S. Defense Spending. Anthony H. Cordesman and Ionut C. Propescu. A Report for  the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). (August 23, 2007; 43 pages)
http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,4013/type,1/

Library Update No. 108
August 21, 2007

1.
After Gaza.  A report by the International Crisis Group (2 August 2007, No. 68; 46 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4975&l=1

2.
Rethinking Economic Reform in Jordan: Confronting Socioeconomic Realities. Written by Sufyan Alissa. A Carnegie Paper for the Carnegie Endowment. (Carnegie Middle East Center, July 2007, No.4; 24 pages).
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19465&prog=zgp&proj=zme

3.
Turkey and Europe; The Way Ahead.   A report by the International Crisis Group. (Europe Report No. 184, 17 August 2007; 54 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4992&l=1

4.
Syrian Public Opinion: Pioneering New Survey of Syria.  A report by Terror Free Tomorrow (July 2007; 36 pages).
http://www.terrorfreetomorrow.org/articlenav.php?id=5#top

5.
A new issue of Strategic Insights , a special edition on WMD Proliferation  --  Terrorism, Transnational Networks, and WMD Proliferation in an Era of Globalization by the Center for Contemporary Conflict (U.S. Naval Postgraduate School) has been published. (August 2007, Vol.6, No.5)

Link to Andrea Plebani, "Attractiveness of WMD for Radical Islamist Movements: Ideological Constraints, Black-Spots, and Failed Weak States"    http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2007/Aug/plebaniAug07.asp

Link to Ryan Carr, "Understanding Iran's Motivations in Iraq: The Cost Calculus of External Support"
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2007/Aug/carrAug07.asp

Link to the entire Issue:
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/

6.
Iraq Trip Report by Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack of the Brookings Institution. (August 2007; 13 pages).
http://www.brookings.edu/fp/research/2007august_iraqreport.htm

Library Update No. 107
July 19, 2007

1.
Why the Iraqi Resistance to the Coalition Invasion Was So Weak.  By Stephen T. Hosmer for the RAND Corporation, Project Air Force.  (Monograph, 2007; 175 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG544/

2.
Moderate Islamists as Reform Actors : Conditions and Programmatic Change. By Muriel Asseburg (Ed.)  Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) Research Paper (2007/RP 04, April 2007, 98 pages)

The contributions in this volume look at the cases of Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt and Palestine analyzing the questions: What are the priorities of Islamist actors? What do their reform agendas look like? To what extent have the agendas of Islamists changed over the course of participation in parliament or through taking on (shared) responsibility of government? Does the integration of Islamists lead to a stabilization of authoritarian rule or does it promote political opening?
http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/produkte/swp_studie.php?id=7199&PHPSESSID=d30b396065e66a0f88e5c6086234f0de

3.
Slick Connections: U.S. Influence on Iraqi Oil. By Erik Leaver and Greg Muttitt for the Foreign Policy in Focus. (July 17, 2007; 6 pages)
http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/4399

Library Update No. 106
July 15, 2007

1.
Rethinking Western Strategies Toward Pakistan - An Action Agenda for the United States and Europe. By Frederic Grare for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.  (July 2007; 60 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19422&prog=zgp&proj=zsa

2.  
Women in Islamist Movements: Toward an Islamist Model of Women's Activism. By Omayma Abdellatif and Marina Ottaway. For the Carnegie Middle East Center, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (June 2007, No. 2; 20 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19423&prog=zgp&proj=zme

3.
Bangladesh 2007: The New Order and Islamism.  By Maneeza Hossain for the Hudson Institute. (White Paper, Spring 2007; 10 pages)
http://www.hudson.org/

Library Update No. 105
July 5, 2007

1.
Laws Without Justice - An Assessment of Sudanese Laws Affecting Survivors of Rape.  Written by Adrienne L. Fricke and Amira Khair for Refugees International. (June 2007; 21 pages)
http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/publication/detail/10070

2.
Caught in the Whirlwind - Torture and Denial of Due Process by the Kurdish Security .  A report by Human Rights Watch on the Security Forces that operate in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.  (July 2007, No. 19/2 (E);
http://hrw.org/reports/2007/kurdistan0707/

3.
Indiscriminate Fire - Palestinian Rocket Attacks on Israel and Israeli Artillery Shelling in the Gaza Strip.  A  report by Human Rights Watch. (July 2007, No.19/1 (E); 147 pages).
http://hrw.org/reports/2007/iopt0707/

Library Update No. 104
July 2, 2007

1.
Where Is Iraq Heading? Lessons From Basra.  A Report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (25 June 2007, No. 67; 26 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4914&l=1

2.
Challenges and Opportunities - The Population of the Middle East and North Africa. A report for the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) by Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi and Mary Mederios Kent. (June 2007; 26 pages).
http://www.prb.org/Publications/PopulationBulletins/2007/ChallengesOpportunitiesinMENA.aspx

3.
Museum of Islamic Art -- Museum With No Frontiers (MWNF) A virtual Museum of Islamic Art through the Ages,  with breathtaking paintings, art, handicrafts and more, in color.
http://www.discoverislamicart.org/home.php

4.
Studying the American Way - An Assessment of American-Style Higher Education in Arab Countries. By Shafeq Ghabra with Margreet Arnold.  For The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. (Policy Focus No. 71, June 2007; 34 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=276

5.
Arab Scholarship on Israel: A Critical Assessment. By Hassan Barari for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).  An Assessment of the status of Israeli Studies in the Arab World since the Establishment of Israel in 1948. Barari asserts that Arab Scholars' writing on Israel is  a means of struggle against Israel rather than a tool for understanding.
The link below leads to a Project Report Summary. 
http://www.usip.org/fellows/reports/2007/0502_barari.html
The full text is available only in audio form,  linked from the summary.

Library Update No. 103
June 25, 2007

1.
Iraq's Displacement Crisis: The Search for Solutions. A Special Issue of Forced Migration Review by the Refugees Studies Center at Oxford. Focusing on the different angles of the worsening humanitarian crisis in Iraq.
(June 2007; 53 pages)
http://www.fmreview.org/iraq.htm

The Arabic version will soon be available at www.hijra.org.uk/iraq.htm

2.
Public Opinion in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. From Geneva to Disengagement to Kadima to Hamas. By Jacob Shamir. U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), (Peaceworks, No. 60, June 2007; 72 pages) 
http://www.usip.org/pubs/peaceworks/pwks60.pdf

3.
The Failed States Index 2007.  By the Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3865

4.
The Arc - A Formal Structure For A Palestinian State . By Doug Suisman, Steven N. Simon Glenn E. Robinson, C. Ross Anthony and Michael Schoenbaum for RAND Corporation. (April 2007; 103 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG327-1/

Library Update No. 102
June 12, 2007

1.
In the Name of Prevention: Insufficient Safeguards in National Security Removals -  France .  A report by Human Rights Watch on the French Policy of forcible removal of terrorism suspects from France. (June 2007, Vol.19, No.3(D); 68 pages)
http://hrw.org/reports/2007/france0607/

Following are two reports by the International Crisis Group (ICG) on the Conflict in the Western Sahara:
2.
Western Sahara: Out of the Impasse. A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (11 June 2007, No. 66; 32 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4893&l=1

3.
Western Sahara: The Cost of the Conflict.  A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (11 June 2007, No. 65; 28 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4892&l=1

4.
Iraqi  Refugees in the Syrian Arab Republic: A Field-Based Snapshot. An Occasional Paper for the Brookings Institution and the University of Bern. Written by Ashraf al-Khalidi, Sophia Hoffman and Victor Tanner. (June 2007;  54 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/fp/projects/idp/200706iraq.htm

5.
Arab Insight  a new quarterly journal produced by the Cairo office of the World Security Institute, contains articles originally written in Arabic and translated into English from Arab scholars and experts across the Middle East. Not funded by U.S. government interests, nor by any of the associated governments of the Arab world.  Each journal will be thematic, with a handful of articles addressing the theme from a different perspective. 
Arab Insight, Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 2007:
Islam, Political Islam and America
http://www.worldsecurityinstitute.org/temp/ArabInsightVol1No1.pdf.

For More Information:
 www.taqrir.org
www.worldsecurityinstitute.org

Library Update No. 101
June 5, 2007

1.
Sri Lanka's Muslims: Caught in the Crossfire. A report by the International Crisis Group (ICG) (Asia Report No. 134, 29 May 2007; 34 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4868&l=1

2.
Afghanistan: All Those Who Are Not Friends, Are Enemies: Taleban Abuses Against Civilians.  A Report by Amnesty International.  (ASA 11/001/2007, 19 April 2007; 49 pages)
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA110012007

3.
The Best of Bitterlemons: Five Years of Writing from Israel and Palestine. Edited by Yossi Alpher, Ghassan Khatib and Charmaine Seitz for bitterlemons.org.  A Collection of some 100 articles published online during the last 5 years: (Jerusalem 2007; 139 pages)
http://www.bitterlemons.org/newbook/newbook.php

4.
Turkei: Islam und Laizismus zwischen Staats-, Politik- und Gesellschaftsinteressen  (Turkey: Islam and Secularism Between State, Political and Social Interests).   A report by Cemal Karakas for the Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (HSFK). (HSFK-Report 1/2007; 49 pages)
http://www.hsfk.de/fileadmin/downloads/report0107.pdf

5.
The Doctrine of Mahdism: In the Ideological and Political Philosophy of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Mesbah-e Yazdi. A paper by Ayelet Savyon and Y. Mansharof for MEMRI. (Inquiry & Analysis, No. 357, May 2007; 10 pages).
http://www.memri.org/publicdocs/doctrine_of_mahdism.pdf

6.
"People Make the City "  Executive Summary - Joint Urban Operations, Observations and Insights from Afghanistan and Iraq.  A study conducted by RAND Corporation  and for the United States Joint Forces Command  and written by Russell W. Glenn, Christopher Paul, Todd C. Helmus and Paul Steinberg.  This executive summary provides public access to material from a document not available to the general public (2007; 62 pages).
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG428.2/

7.
Rethinking Insurgency. A monograph by Steven Metz for the Strategic Studies Institute. On new perspectives to be adopted by the U.S. military and national security community to affect American stategy and military doctrine.
(June 5, 2007; 62 pages).
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=790

Library Update No. 100
May 28, 2007

1.
The Uncertain "Metrics" of Afghanistan (and Iraq) . A report by Anthony
Cordesman for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
(May 18, 2007; 9 pages)
http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,3890/type,1/

2.
Pakistan - The Threat From Within. Written by Pervez Hoodbhoy for the
Pakistan Security Research Unit (PSRU)  (23 May 2007; 16 pages).
http://spaces.brad.ac.uk:8080/display/ssispsru/Publications

3.
Fighting on Two Fronts: Secular Parties in the Arab World.  By Marina
Ottaway and Amr Hamzawy for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,
Carnegie Papers. (Middle East Program, No. 85, May 2007; 34 pages)
(includes Morocco, Egypt, Yemen and Kuwait)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19172&prog=zgp&proj=zme

4.
Countering the Terrorist Mentality.  E-Journal USA. Published by the U.S.
Department of State. (May 2007; 56 pages) .
(Includes a chapter on : The Mythology of Martyrdom in Iraq)
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itps/0507/ijpe/ijpe0507.htm>http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itps/0507/ijpe/ijpe0507.htm

5.
The Effects of Youth Bulge on Civil Conflicts .  By Lionel Beehner for the
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). (27 April 2007; 4 pages)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/13093/effects_of_youth_bulge_on_civil_conflicts.html

Library Update No. 99
May 15, 2007

Library Update No. 98
May 13, 2007

1.
Indonesia: Jemaah Islamiyah's Current Status. An Asia Briefing by the International Crisis Group. (No. 63, 3 May 2007; 16 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4792&l=1

2. 
Reneging on Reform: Egypt and Tunisia. A report by Jeffrey Azarva for the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research - Middle Eastern Outlook. (No. 2, April 2007; 8 pages)
http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.25873,filter.all/pub_detail.asp

3.
Battling the Lion of Damascus. By Seth Wikas for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. (Policy Focus No. 69,  May 2007; 43 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=272

4.
The Challenge of Economic Reform in the Arab World: Toward More Productive Economies. By Sufyan Alissa. For the Carnegie Endowment, Carnegie Middle East Center. (Carnegie Papers, No. 1, May 2007; 14 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/cmes_1_econ_reform_final.pdf

Library Update No. 97
May 1, 2007

1.
Through the Veil. The Role of Broadcasting in U.S. Public Diplomacy toward Iranians. By Mehdi Khalaji for the Washington Institute. (Policy Focus No. 68, April 2007; 21 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=271

2. 
The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2007
http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Arab%20World%20Competitiveness%20Report/index.htm

3.
Darfur: Revitalizing the Peace Process. By the International Crisis Group. (Africa Report No. 125, 30 April 2007; 31 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4769&l=1

4.
Country Reports on Terrorism 2006 - U.S. Department of State. 

U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism.
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2006/

5.
Winograd Commission Interim Report - 30 April 2007 (in English - from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2007/Winograd+Inquiry+Commission+submits+Interim+Report+30-Apr-2007.htm?DisplayMode=print

Library Update No. 96
April 14, 2007

1.
Restarting Israeli-Syrian Negotiations.  Middle East Report No. 63, for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (April 10, 2007; 45 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4758&l=1

2.
Secularism and Foreign Policy in Turkey. By Soner Cagaptay. For the Washington Institute. (Policy Focus No. 67, April 2007; 42 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=268

3.
Engaging the Muslim World - A Communication Strategy to Win the War of Ideas. By Hady Amr and P.W. Singer. For Opportunity 08, The Brookings Institution. (April 2007; 18 pages)
http://www.opportunity08.org/Issues/OurWorld/43/r1/Default.aspx

 4.
UNITED NATIONS Interim Report on Sudan/Darfur
Interim report of the Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan, submitted pursuant to resolution 1713 (2006) (April 18, 2007; 44 pages; contains photographs and case studies).
 
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/world/20070417SUDAN.doc

5.
The Human Cost. The Consequences of Insurgent Attacks in Afghanistan. A report by Human Rights Watch. (April 2007; 129 pages)
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2007/afghanistan0407/

6.
Following are 2 Briefing Papers for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Syria's Relations with Iraq. By Mona Yacoubian. (20 April 2007; 4 pages)
http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2007/0403_syria_iraq.html

Who Rules Ahmadinejad's Iran? By Hesham Sallam, Andrew Mandelbaum and Robert Grace. (April 2007; 3 pages)
http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2007/0412_ahmadinejad_iran.html

Library Update No. 95
April 14, 2007

1.
USAID Funding of Palestinian University with Terror Branches in Violation of US Law. A special report for the Palestinian Media Watch by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook. (March 5, 2007; 10 pages)
http://www.pmw.org.il/USAID.html

2.
Advancing Freedom in Iran. A background paper by Steven Groves for The Heritage Foundation. (29 March 2007; No. 2019; 10 pages)
http://www.heritage.org/Research/WorldwideFreedom/bg2019.cfm

3.
Building an Army of Believers: Jihadist Radicalization and Recruitment. Testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee, presented on April 5, 2007 by Brian Michael Jenkins, Senior Advisor to the president of RAND Corporation. (13 pages)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT278/

4.
A New System for K-12 Education in Qatar. A Research Brief by RAND-Qatar Policy Institute. Written by Dominic J. Brewer, et al. (April 5, 2007; 5 pages).
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9248/

5.
Following are 3 Briefing Papers for the Oxford Research Group:

Would Air Strikes Work? Understanding Iran's Nuclear Programme and the Possible Consequences of a Military Strike. A Briefing Paper by Frank Barnaby, with a foreword by Hans Blix, for Oxford Research Group.
(March 2007; 43 pages)
http://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/briefing_papers/airstrikes.php

A Semi-Permanent Conference Table. A Process for Sustainable Peace in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. By Gabrielle Rifkind for Oxford Research Group. (March 2007; 10 pages) 
http://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/briefing_papers/semipermanentconferencetable.php

Voices of Aggression: Exploring Israeli-Iranian Rhetoric. By Farhan Jahanpour for Oxford Research Group. (March 2007; 8 pages).
http://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/briefing_papers/voicesofaggression.php

6.
Iraqi Refugees in Jordan: Cause for Concern in a Pivotal State. By Nathan Hodson for the Washington Institute. (Research Notes, No. 13, April 2007; 8 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=269

7.
Iraq's Sectarian and Ethnic Violence and its Evolving Insurgency - Developments Through Spring 2007. A report by Anthony H. Cordesman for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). (April 2, 2007; 125 pages)

http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,3806/type,1/   

Library Update No. 94
April 1, 2007

1.
Pakistan: Karachi's Madrasas and Violent Extremism . A report by the
International Crisis Group (Asia Report No. 130, March 29, 2007; 27 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4742&l=1

2.
Is the United States Losing Turkey? A report by Rajan Menon and S. Enders
Wimbush for the Hudson Institute. (25 March 2007; 43 pages)
http://www.hudson.org/

Library Update No. 93
March 28, 2007

1.
From Nationalist Battle to Religious Conflict: New 12th Grade Palestinian Schoolbooks Present a World WIthout Israel by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook. A report for the Palestinian Media Watch. (February 2007; 35 pages)
http://www.pmw.org.il/

2.
"It Was Like Suddenly My Son No Longer Existed" - Enforced Disappearances in Thailand's Southern Border Provinces. A report by Human RIghts Watch (March 2007, Vol.19, No.5(C); 72 pages)
http://hrw.org/reports/2007/thailand0307/

3.
After the Surge: The Case for U.S. Military Disengagement from Iraq". Written by Steven S. Simon for the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) (February 2007; 64 pages)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/12172/after_the_surge.html

4.
U.S. Interests in Central Asia and the Challenges to Them. A monograph by Stephen Blank for the Strategic Studies Institute. (March 2007; 53 pages).
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=758

5.
Inside the Ivory Tower. A survey of opinions of international relations scholars at 1,199 colleges and universities in the U.S. on foreign policy issues.  By Foreign Policy (March/April 2007; 7 pages)
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3718&fpsrc=ealert070326

Library Update No. 92
March 15, 2007

1.
 Iran: Ahmadi-Nejad's Tumultuous Presidency. A report by the International Crisis Group, Tehran/Brussels, (February 6, 2007 ; 28 pages)
 http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4647&l=1

2.
From the website of the Strategic Studies Institute, the following papers may be freely downloaded: 

The New Totalitarians: Social Identities and Radical Islamist Political Grand Strategies. Written by Douglas J. MacDonald. (January 2007; 92 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?PubID=753

Understanding Indian Insurgencies: Implications for Counterinsurgency Operations in the Third World.  Written by Durga Madhab (John) Mitta.  (February 2007; 84 pages)

The Iraq War: Learning from the Past, Adapting to the Present, and Planning for the Future. Written by Thomas R. Mockaitis. (February 2007; 72 pages)

3.
Insecurity, Migration and Return: The Case of Lebanon following the Summer 2006 War. Written by Gita Hourani and Eugene Sensenig-Dabbous for the Robert Schuman Institute and CARIM. (March 2007; 40 pages).
http://www.carim.org/index.php?areaid=8&contentid=63

4.
The Center for Contemporary Conflict publishes its new Strategic Insights issue, Vol. 6, No.2, March 2007, a special edition dedicated to the Iraq Study Group Report: The Way Forward or Backward?  The articles may be downloaded from below address:
 http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/

Following is a Table of Contents:
Introduction to the Special Edition of Strategic Insights on the Iraq Study Group
by Robert Looney

Diplomacy and the Iraq War
by John Tirman

Saudi Arabia: Iraq, Iran, the Regional Power Balance, and the Sectarian Question
by F. Gregory Gause, III

Israel and the Iraq Study Group Report
by Jonathan Spyer

Iraqs Future 101: The Failings of the Baker-Hamilton Report
by Brendan OLeary

Shi`i Perceptions of The Iraq Study Group Report
by Abbas Kadhim

Strategic Insecurity After Saddam: Whither Regional Security in a World Turned Upside Down?
by James Russell 

Beyond the Iraq Study Group: The Elusive Goal of Sustained Growth
by Robert Looney

It's Now 2007: So Where are We in the Long War?
by John Mills

Cultural Understanding within Context as a Tool for Countering Irregular Threats and as a Force for Peace
by Kathleen M. Meilahn

The Evolution of Arab Conceptions of the Crusades
by John "Garick" Chamberlin

Also included in the issue are :
Conference Report: The Militarization of Energy Security
by James A. Russell and Trisha Bury

A Student Thesis entitled The Resiliency of Terrorist Havens: A Social Mobilization Theory Approach by Robert W. Johnston (December 2006; 89 pages)

5.
Stuck in Change: Faith-Based Peace Building in Sudan's Transition. A report by Ulrich Mans and Osman Mohamed Osman Ali for the Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael'. (October 2006; 74 pages).
http://www.clingendael.nl/publications/2006/20061000_cru_occ_sudan.pdf

6.
Islam and Identity in Germany. A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG). (Europe Report No. 181; 14 March 2007; 43 pages). 
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4693&l=1

Library Update No. 91
March 6, 2007

Intelligence Officials Target Terrorist Safe Havens :

Library Update No. 90
February 28, 2007

1.
The Calm Before The Storm - The British Experience in Southern Iraq . Written by Michael Knights and Ed Williams for the Washington Institute. (Policy Focus No. 66, February 2007; 41 pages.)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=267

2.
Al Qaeda: Statements and Evolving Ideology. By  Christopher Blanchard for the Congressional Research Service (CRS). (24 January 2007; 18 pages)
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/RL32759.pdf
 
3.
Pushing Toward Party Politics? Kuwait's Islamic Constitutional Movement. A Carnegie Paper by Nathan J. Brown, written as part of the Middle East Series for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (January 2007, No.79; 22 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19016&prog=zgp&proj=zdrl,zme

4.
Requiem for Palestinian Reform - Clear Lessons From a Troubled Record. A Carnegie Paper by Nathan  J. Brown, written as part of the Middle East Series for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (February 2007, No.81; 18pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19031&prog=zgp&proj=zme

Library Update No. 89
February 19, 2007

1.
Islamist Terrorism in Northwestern Africa - A 'Thorn in the Neck' of the United States? by Emily Hunt. For the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. (Policy Focus #65, February 2007; 20 pages).
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=266

2.
The Israel Security Agency's 2006 Report  (Shabak)
The Israel Security Agency's 2006 report asserts that Hamas has taken over the Gaza Strip with the support of Hezbollah and Iran  (February 10, 2007 ;

http://www.ict.org.il/apage/9927.php

3.
An Assessment of Growth, Distribution and Poverty in Egypt: 1990/91-2004/5 - Is Poverty Declining in Egypt? By Hanaa Kheir El-Din and Heba El-Laithy. A research paper for the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES) and Global Development Network (GDN).  (December 2006; 36 pages)
http://www.gdnet.org/middle.php?oid=237&zone=docs&action=doc&doc=11170

Library Update No. 88
February 1, 2007

1.
Egypt's Sinai Question. A report by the International Crisis Group (ICG) (Middle East/North Africa Report , No.61; 37 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4635&l=1

2.
Iran: Profile and Statements of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. By Hussein D. Hassan, for the Congressional Research Service (CRS), The Library of Congress. (January 16, 2007; 4 pages)
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RS22569.pdf

3.
Public Opinion in Iran and America on Key International Issues. A Poll conducted by Steven Kull for World Public Opinion and Search for Common Ground on topics such as Islam and the West, US-Iran Relations, the nuclear issue and global integration and democracy. (January 24, 2007; 37 pages) The entire survey and its results at:
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/home_page/313.php?nid=&id=&pnt=313&lb=hmpg1

A summary to be found below, at same address; click on "Iranians Overwhelmingly Reject Bin Laden"
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/home_page/313.php?nid=&id=&pnt=313&lb=hmpg1

4.
From Rejection to Acceptance - Israeli National Security Thinking and Palestinian Statehood. A special report by Shlomo Brom for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). (February 2007, No. 177; 20 pages).
http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr177.html

5.
Iraq's  New Political Map. A special Report by Phebe Marr for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). (January 2007, No. 179; 24 pages)
http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr179.html

Library Update No. 87
January 30, 2007

1.
A Balancing Act: Anti-Terror Financing Guidelines and Their Effects on Islamic Charities . A Thesis written by Patricia Rodriguez-Rey for the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, CA. (December 2006; 99 pages)
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/research/theses/rodriguez-rey06.pdf

2.
In Their Own Words: Hizbollah's Strategy in the Current Confrontation. Written by Amal Saad-Ghorayeb with an  editor's note by Marina Ottaway.  For the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Democracy & Rule of Law Program. (January 2007, No.32; 14 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=18962&prog=zgp&proj=zme

3.
Hizbollah and Its Changing Identities. by Amal Saad-Ghorayeb and Marina Ottaway. A Policy Paper for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Democracy & Rule of Law program. (January 2007, No.34; 4 pages).

4.
Roots of Radical Islam in Central Asia. Written by Martha Brill Olcott for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.  A Carnegie Paper , in the Russian and Eurasian Program (January 2007, No. 77; 40 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=18967&prog=zru

5.
Things Fall Apart : Containing the Spillover From an Iraqi Civil War. An Analysis Paper, written by Daniel L. Byman and Kenneth M. Pollack for the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at The Brookings Institution. (January 2007, No. 11; 141 pages)
http://www.brookings.edu/printme.wbs?page=/fp/saban/analysis/jan2007iraq_civilwar.htm

Library Update No. 86
January 10, 2007

1.
Monopolizing Power. Egypt's Political Parties Law. A Briefing Paper by Human Rights Watch, released on January 4, 2007. (No.1; 17 pages)
http://hrw.org/backgrounder/mena/egypt0107/

2.
They Came Here to Kill Us. Militia Attacks and Ethnic Targeting of Civilians in Eastern Chad. A report by Human Rights Watch ( January 2007,  Volume 19, No. 1(A); 73 pages)
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/01/08/chad14982.htm

3.
Unjust, Restrictive, and Inconsistent.

The Impact of Turkey's Compensation Law with Respect to Internally Displaced People. A Briefing Paper by Human Rights Watch (December 2006, No.1; 42 pages)

 http://hrw.org/backgrounder/eca/turkey1206/

4.
The Politicization of Islam in Azerbaijan. Written by Svante E. Cornell for the Central Asia - Caucasus Institute / Silk Road Studies Program . (Silk Road Paper, October 2006; 75 pages)
http://www.cacianalyst.org/  Click on 2nd item.

5.
Establishment Ulama and Radicalism in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan

Library Update No. 85
December 31, 2006

1.
Lebanon at a Tripwire.  A report by the International Crisis Group (ICG). (Middle East Briefing No.20, 21 December 2006; 19 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4586&l=1

2.
After Baker-Hamilton: What To Do in Iraq? A report by the International Crisis Group (ICG). (Middle East Report No.60, 19 December 2006; 44 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4580

3.
Suspected Citizens: Racial Profiling Against Arab Passengers by Israeli Airports and Airlines.  
A report for ADALAH , written by Tarek Ibrahim. (December 2006; 81 pages; in Hebrew, English or Arabic ).
http://www.adalah.org/newsletter/eng/dec06/dec06.html   (Click on New HRA/CAR Report)

Library Update No. 84
December 21, 2006

1.
Avoiding Conflict in the Horn of Africa - U.S. Policy Toward Ethiopia and Eritrea. A special report by Terrence Lyons for the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)  (No.21; December 2006; 53 pages)

http://www.cfr.org/publication/12192/

2.
Turkey: Troubled Terrain for Pope Benedict.  An analysis for the Pew Research Center at the occasion of the Pontiff's visit to Turkey, where negative Views on Christians and the West are on the Rise. (November 27, 2006; 2 pages)
http://pewresearch.org/obdeck/?ObDeckID=102

3.
Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq

Pentagon Report Sees Progress in Iraq Despite Spike in Violence

Library Update No. 83
December 14, 2006

1.
Press Kit of the Arab Human Development Report 2005 - Towards the Rise of Women in the Arab World . Selected chapters from the just published report, for free download.
http://rbas.undp.org/presskit2005e.shtml

2.
Pakistan's Tribal Areas: Appeasing the Militants.  A report by the International Crisis Group  (ICG), published December 11, 2006 (Asia Report No. 125, 38 pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4568&l=1

3.
Russia, Iran and the Nuclear Question: The Putin Record.   A monograph written by Robert O. Freedman for the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI, US Army War College). (November 2006; 64 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=737

4.
Russian Defense Reforms - Current Trends. A monograph by Irina Isakova, for the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI). (November 2006; 74 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=740

5.
Jordan and Iraq : Between Cooperation and Crisis. A report by Scott Lasensky for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). (December 2006; No. 178; 20 pages)
http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr178.html

Library Update No. 82
December 10, 2006

1.
The Silent Treatment - Fleeing Iraq, Surviving in Jordan. A report by Human Rights Watch, November 2006 (Vol. 18, No. 10 (E) , 110 pages)

http://www.hrw.org/reports/2006/jordan1106/

2.
The Hudson Institute has just released a new issue of Current Trends in Islamist Ideology.  Featuring the following articles: Israel Elad Altman, "The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood";  Lorenzo Vidino, "Aims and Methds of Europe's Muslim Brotherhood";  Reuven Paz, "Salafi-Jihadi Responses to Hamas' Electoral Victory";  Nibras Kazimi, "Zarqawi's Anti-Shi'a Legacy: Original or Borrowed";   Husain Haqqani, "Weeding Out the Heretics: Sectarianism in Pakistan";  Zachary Abuza, "The Islamist Insurgency in Thailand".   (December 2006; Vol.4; 100 pages)
http://www.hudson.org/ Click on Current Trends in Islamist Ideology

3.
The Iraq Study Group Report. The full text, published by the United States Institute for Peace (USIP). (6 December 2006; 84 pages)

http://www.usip.org/isg/iraq_study_group_report/report/1206/index.html

Library Update No. 81
November 29, 2006

1.
Islamist Movements in the Arab World and the 2006 Lebanon War by Amr Hamzawy and Dina Bishara. Written for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Carnegie Papers, Middle East Series, No. 75 (November 2006; 22 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=18854&prog=zgp&proj=zme

2.
Judging Dujail - The First Trial Before the Iraqi High Tribunal. A report by Human Rights Watch, November 2006 (Vol.18, No.9 (E); 96 pages).

http://hrw.org/reports/2006/iraq1106/

3.
What Makes a Muslim Radical? by John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed. A summary of the findings of a new Gallup Poll conducted in nine Muslim Countries. Published by Foreign Policy (November 2006; 5 pages)

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3637&print=1  
 

4.
Afghanistan's Drug Industry. Structure, Functioning, Dynamics and Implications for Counter-Narcotics Policy. Edited by Doris Buddenberg and William A. Byrd. A report for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODOC) and The World Bank. (28 November 2006; 225 pages).

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21133060~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:223547,00.html?cid=1221

Library Update No. 80
November 21, 2006

1.
The August 2006 issue of Forced Migration Review is dedicated to Palestinian Displacement: A Case Apart? The issue features articles not only on Israel, but also on the situation of Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.  Forced Migration Review is a joint publication of the University of Oxford and the Refugees Studies Centre / Norwegian Refugee Council. (No. 26, 72 pages)
http://www.fmreview.org/mags1.htm

2.
From the Center for Combating Terrorism at Westpoint, an analysis of the U.S. Intelligence Community by Ayman al-Zawahiri, entitled Al-Qaida's Spymaster Analyses U.S. Intelligence Community  Prepared by Brian Fishman,
November 6, 2006 (6 pages).
MythofDelusion[1]3.pdf

3.
Forcing Hard Choices on Tehran - Raising the Costs of Iran's Nuclear Program. A Policy Focus written by Patrick Clawson and Michael Eisenstadt for the Washington Institute . (Policy Focus No. 62, November 2006; 53 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=257

4.  

Library Update No. 79
November 14, 2006

1.
Upsurge Amidst Political Uncertainty Nationalism in Post-2004 Turkey. Written by Ioannis N. Grigoriadis for the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP).  (October 2006; 20 pages)
http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/produkte/swp_studie.php?id=6445&PHPSESSID=5145f287b12242644b959abcec9d7981

2.
Jordan and Its Islamic Movement: The Limits of Inclusion? A Carnegie Paper in the Democracy and Rule of Law Project, written for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace by Nathan J. Brown. (November 2006, No. 74; 23 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=18847&prog=zgp&proj=zme

3.
Building Towers, Cheating Workers. Exploitation of Migrant Construction Workers in the United Arab Emirates. A report by Human Rights Watch (November 2006, Vol.18, No.8 (E); 75 pages)
http://hrw.org/reports/2006/uae1106/

1.
A Question of Security - Violence Against Palestinian Women and Girls.  A report by Human Rights Watch, November 7, 2006 (103 pages) .
http://hrw.org/reports/2006/opt1106/

2. 
Countering Islamists at the Ballot Box - Alternative Strategies. Edited by David Schenker for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (Policy Focus No. 61, November 2006; 16 pages).
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=256

3.
The Road to a Sharia State? Cultural Radicalization in Bangladesh. By Maneeza Hossain for the Hudson Institute (November 2006, 12 pages).
http://www.hudson.org/

4.
Sectarian Violence: Radical Groups Drive Internal Displacement in Iraq.  An Occasional Paper by Ashraf al-Khalidi and Victor Tanner written for the Brookings Institution - Universitat Bern / Project on Internal Displacement. (October 2006, 35 pages).
http://www.brookings.edu/printme.wbs?page=/fp/projects/idp/200610_displacementiniraq.htm

Library Update No. 77
November 6, 2006

1.
Countering Afghanistan's Insurgency: No Quick Fixes    A report by the International Crisis Group (Asia Report No. 123, 2 November 2006; 34 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4485&l=1

2.
Following is the complete Table of Contents of the Electronic Journal of The Center for Contemporary Conflict of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, Strategic Insights November 2006 issue
 (http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si).
 
OVERVIEW
The topic of this month¹s special edition  is "Analyses
of the Groupe Salafiste pour la Predication et le Combat (GSPC)," and it
focuses on the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, a terrorist
organization active in West and North Africa.

 
In his introductory article  http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2006/Nov/introNov06.asp
, NPS Professor Thomas H. Johnson explains how during the Spring Quarter
of 2006, the Department of National Security Affairs introduced a new
graduate seminar titled Modeling Terrorism:

 Following are four feature articles:
 Cliff Gyves and Chris Wyckoff, "Algerian Groupe Salafiste de la Predication et le Combat (Salafi Group for Call and Combat, GSPC): An Operational Analysis "
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2006/Nov/gyves06.asp
  
 Alex Grynkewich and Chris Reifel, "Modeling Jihad: A System Dynamics Model of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat Financial Subsystem"
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2006/Nov/grynkewichNov06.asp

Keely M. Fahoum and Jon Width, "Marketing Terror: Effects of Anti-Messaging on GSPC Recruitment "

Library Update No. 76
November 2, 2006

1.
David Makovsky and Jeffrey White, Lessons and Implications of the Israel-Hizballah War . A Preliminary Assessment.    >From the Washington Institute.  (Policy Focus No. 60, October 2006; 61 pages)
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=251

2.
Fiqh al-Aqalliyat: A Legal Theory for Muslim Minorities. Written by Shammai Fishman for the Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World / Hudson Institute. (Series No. 1, Paper No. 2, October 2006; 24 pages).
http://www.futureofmuslimworld.com/docLib/20061018_MonographFishman2.pdf

3.
Alliances and American National Security. Written by Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall for the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College. (Letort Papers, November 1, 2006; 49 pages)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=730

4.
Le traitement institutionnel  de la relation entre les Marocains residants a l'etranger et le Maroc. Written by Abdelkrim Belguendouz for CARIM / Robert Schuman Centre (RSCAS) / European University Institute.
 (2006. No.60; 55 pages)
http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/e-texts/CARIM-RR2006_06_Belguendouz.pdf

5.
Legislating for Migration: The Anomalous Case of the Palestinian Authority. Written By Asem Khalil for CARIM / Robert Schuman Centre  (RSCAS)  / European University Institute. (Analytical and Synthetic Notes, 2006, No.11; 30 pages)
http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/e-texts/CARIM-AS06_11-Khalil.pdf

6.
Israel/Hizbollah/Lebanon: Avoiding Renewed Conflict. Report for the International Crisis Group (No.59, 1 November 2006; 28pages).
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4480&l=1

Library Update No. 75
October 18, 2006

1.
Morocco: From Top-Down Reform to Democratic Transition? A report by Marina Ottaway and Meredith Riley for the Carnegie Endowment / Carnegie Papers, Middle East Series (No. 71; September 2006; 24 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=18747&prog=zgp&proj=zdrl

2.
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations in the Post-9/11 Era. A paper by Frederic Grare for the Carnegie Endowment / Carnegie Papers , South Asia Project (No. 72; October 2006; 19 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=18740&prog=zgp&proj=zsa

3.
The Management of Savagery
Combatting Terrorism Center, West Point; Olin Institute for Strategic Studies, Harvard University
October 8, 2006 (268 pages)

The Olin Institute, in collaboration with West Point's Combating Terrorism Center, is making this translation available online for free. Writing as a high-level insider, (Abu Bakr) Naji explains how al-Qaeda plans to defeat the U.S. and its allies in the Middle East, establish sanctuaries for Jihadis, correct organizational problems, and create better propaganda. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the strategic thinking of al-Qaedas leadership and the future of the jihadi movement.
http://www.ctc.usma.edu/Management_of_Savagery.pdf

4.
In-Depth Study on all Forms of Violence Against Women. A report by the UN-Secretary General Office released on October 9, 2006 (140 pages)
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/

5.
Iraq Looms Large in Nationalized Election  A Survey by the Pew Research Center, conducted between September 21 and October 4, 2006. Released on October 5, 2006.
http://people-press.org/reports/print.php3?PageID=1090

Library Update No. 74
October 4, 2006

Following are Working Papers by the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies  (RSCAS) /  European University Institute  /  European Commission - MEDA Programme,  2006.

1.
Jean-Pierre Cassarino, "Approaching Borders and Frontiers: Notions and Implications"  (18 pages; Research Report 2006/13).
http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/WP-Texts/06_31.pdf

2.
Thibaut Jaulin, "Lebanese Politics of Nationality and Emigration"  (22 pages; RSCAS No. 2006/29)
http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/WP-Texts/06_29.pdf

3.
Katja Niethammer, "Voices in Parliament, Debates in Majalis, and Banners on Streets: Avenues of Political Participation in Bahrain" (35 pages;  RSCAS No.2006/27)
http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/WP-Texts/06_27.pdf

4.
John Chalcraft, "Syrian Migrant Workers in Lebanon: The Limits of  Transnational Integration, Communitarian Solidarity, and Popular Agency"  (28 pages; RSCAS No. 2006/26)
http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/WP-Texts/06_26.pdf

5.
A. Didem Danis, "Waiting on the Purgatory: Religious Networks of Iraqi Christian Transit Migrants in Istanbul" (16 Pages; RSCAS No. 2006/25)
http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/WP-Texts/06_25.pdf

6.
Bedriye Poyraz, "EU Minority Perspective and the Case of the Alevilik Minority in Turkey" (25 pages; RSCAS No. 2006/24)
http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/WP-Texts/06_24.pdf

Library Update No. 73
September 28, 2006

1.
Lebanon Crisis 2006 - Revision A report by the UNDP / CAP (Consolidated Appeals Process). (September 2006; 44 pages)
  http://www.undp.org/lebanon/LB%20Flash%20Appeal-revised-aug30.pdf

2.
The Last Marja: Sistani and the End of Traditional Religious Authority in Shiism by Mehdi Khalaji. Policy Focus #59, The Washington Institute. (September 2006; 51 pages)

http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=250

3.
Judging the Iranian Threat - 20 Questions we Need to Answer  A list of issues prepared by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) . (September 19, 2006; 12 pages)
http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060919_20questions.pdf

1.
Suspicious Sweeps - The General Intelligence Department and Jordan's Rule of Law Problem. 
A Report by Human Rights Watch, September 2006 (Vol.18, No.6(E)).
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2006/jordan0906/

2.
India's Population Reality: Reconciling Change and Tradition. A report by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), September 2006, 24 pages.

http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?Section=PRB&template=/Content/ContentGroups/Population_Bulletin/Indias_Population__Reconciling_Change_and_Tradition.htm

3.The United States at 300 Million:

How we have changed since the United States was a nation of 200 million.

by Sandra Yin
(September 2006) , Includes graphs and tables. By the PRB, (September 2006, 5 pages).

http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?Section=PRB&template=/Content/ContentGroups/06_Articles/The_United_States_at_300_Million.htm

Library Update No. 71
September 14, 2006

Library Update No. 70
August 16, 2006

1.
Hizbollah's Outlook in the Current Conflict     By Amal Saad-Ghorayeb of the  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Policy Outlook No. 27, August 2006 . A paper in two parts (10 pages).
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=18611&prog=zgp&proj=zme

2.
Muslims in Europe: Economic Worries Top Concerns About Religious and Cultural Identity
Few Signs of Backlash From Western Europeans.  A report by the Pew Global Attitudes Project. (July 6, 2006; 34 pages) Includes Tables and Statistics.
http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=254

3.
Can the Somali Crisis Be Contained?
Africa Report N
10 August 2006
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm

Library Update No. 69
August 9, 2006

1. 
Movement to and from the Palestinian Occupied Territories under Israeli Occupation after Oslo (1993-2006) by Leena Abu-Mukh. A Research Report for the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies / European University Institute, Florence / CARIM  (No.2, 2006)
http://www.carim.org/index.php?areaid=8&contentid=63

2.
The Berkeley Electronic Press  announces a special issue of its peer-reviewed electronic journal, the Muslim World Journal of Human Rights (MWJHR), (Vol.3, No.1, 2006) located at http://www.bepress.com/mwjhr . This issue examines Post-September 11th Developments in Human Rights in the Muslim World. A table of contents follows:
Shadi Mokhtari "Human Rights in the Post-September 11th Era: Between Hegemony and Emancipation".
http://www.bepress.com/mwjhr/vol3/iss1/art1
Cyra A. Choudhury "Comprehending 'Our' Violence: Reflections on the Liberal Universalist Tradition, National Identity and the War on Iraq".
http://www.bepress.com/mwjhr/vol3/iss1/art2
Chrystie Flournoy Swiney "Racial Profiling of Arabs and Muslims in the US: Historical, Empirical, and Legal Analysis Applied to the War on Terrorism".
http://www.bepress.com/mwjhr/vol3/iss1/art3
Charles Schmitz "Yemeni Reflections on Guantanamo and American Efforts for Political Reform in the Arab World".
http://www.bepress.com/mwjhr/vol3/iss1/art4
Jasmin Zine "Between Orientalism and Fundamentalism: The Politics of Muslim Women's Feminist Engagement".
http://www.bepress.com/mwjhr/vol3/iss1/art5
FROM THE FIELD
Clive A. Stafford Smith "Getting Your Friends in Trouble".
http://www.bepress.com/mwjhr/vol3/iss1/art6

3.
Jihad Ideology in Light of Contemporary Fatwas by Shmuel Bar. For the Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World / Hudson Institute (Research Monographs on the Muslim World, (1/1) (August 2006 ; 20 pages).
http://www.hudson.org/

4.
Zarqawi's Anti-Shia Legacy: Original or Borrowed? by Nibras Kazimi. For the Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World / Hudson Institute (August 2, 2006)
http://www.futureofmuslimworld.com/research/pubID.50/pub_detail.asp

Library Update No. 68
August 6, 2006

1.
Israel/Palestine/Lebanon - Climbing Out of the Abyss. A report  for the International Crisis Group (ICG) (Middle East Report No.57; 25 July 2006; 38 pages)

http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4282

2.
Islamic Law and Criminal Justice in Aceh. A report for the International Crisis Group (ICG) (Asia Report No. 117; 31 July 2006; 20pages)

http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4295&l=1

Library Update No. 67
July 25, 2006

1.
U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians. A CRS Report for Congress by Jeremy Sharp and Christopher M. Blanchard. (June 27, 2006; 6 pages)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/68794.pdf

2.
Reform in Syria: Steering Between the Chinese Model and Regime Change  A  research paper by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace .  (July 2006; No.69; 19 pages)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=18505&prog=zgp&proj=zdrl,zme

3.
"No Blood No Foul - Soldier's Accounts of Detainee Abuse in Iraq" A Human Rights Watch Report
(July 2006   Volume Number 18, No. 3(G); 57 pages)
http://hrw.org/reports/2006/us0706/

4.
Islamic Radicalism in Central Asia and the Caucasus: Implications for the EU  by Zeyno Baran, S. Frederick Starr and Svante E. Cornell. A paper for the Silk Road Studies Program at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute. (July 2006; 55 pages)
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/Silkroadpapers/0607Islam.pdf

Library Update No. 66
July 12, 2006

1. 
Lessons in Terror - Attacks on Education in Afghanistan
A Human Rights Watch Report (July 2006; Vol.18, No.6 C)
For complete version, with cover and appendices (146 pages) go to:
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2006/afghanistan0706/afghanistan0706webfullwcover.pdf
For summary and key recommendations (10 pages), go to:
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2006/afghanistan0706/afghanistan0706summary.pdf

2.
Iraq's Muqtada al-Sadr: Spoiler or Stabiliser? A report by the International Crisis Group (ICG)  (11 July 2006; No.55; 30 pages)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/middle_east___north_africa/iraq_iran_gulf/55_iraq_s_muqtada_al_sadr_spoiler_or_stabiliser.pdf

Library Update No. 65
July 4, 2006

1.
Beyond Victimhood: Women's Peacebuilding in Sudan, Congo and Uganda
A report by the International Crisis Group (ICG), 28 June 2006 (No.112; 31pp)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/africa/112_beyond_victimhood_women_peacebuilding_in_sudan_drc_and_uganda.pdf

2.
Iranian Public Opinion on the Nuclear Program: A Potential Asset for the International Community by Michael Herzog for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. (Policy Focus #56 ;  25 pp, June 2006
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=243

3.
U.S. Democracy Promotion Policy in the Middle East: The Islamist Dilemma
A CRS Report for Congress, written by Jeremy M. Sharp (June 15, 2006; 31 pp.)
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33486.pdf

Library Update No. 64
June 25, 2006

1.
Generating Momentum for a New Era in U.S.-Turkey Relations Written by Steven A. Cook and Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall  for the Council on Foreign Relation (CFR). (June 2006, No. 15, 53pp)
http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/TurkeyCSR.pdf

2.
The Great Divide: How Westerners and Muslims View Each Other. A 13-Nation Pew Center Global Attitudes Survey. June 22, 2006 (63pp)
http://pewglobal.org/reports/pdf/253.pdf
 

3.
 Saudi Arabian Oil Facilities: The Achilles Heel of the Western Economy. Written by Michael Scheuer, Stephen Ulph and John C.K. Daly for The Jamestown Foundation. (May 2006, 47pp).
http://www.jamestown.org/docs/Jamestown-SaudiOil.pdf

Library Update No. 63
June 21, 2006

Library Update No. 62
June 12, 2006

1.
A highly interesting journal, not new, but free and full text on the internet. Published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
is the WHO's official  forum for the promotion of new policies in health services and for the dissemination of  articles, data and research findings on medicine and health related issues in the entire Middle East and North Africa, including Iran and Pakistan.
Below are  the links to the latest issue, March 2006 (in which you may find, among many others,  an article on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Children Witnessing a Public Hanging in the Islamic Republic of Iran )
http://www.emro.who.int/Publications/EMHJ/1201_2/index.htm
and an earlier issue, September 2005:
http://www.emro.who.int/Publications/EMHJ/1105_6/index.htm

2.
Les Characteristiques de la population active des immigres originaires d'Afrique du Nord et du Moyen Orient a travers le monde. A report by Abdelkader Latreche of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. (2006; 23pp)
http://www.carim.org/Publications/CARIM-AS06_02-Latreche.pdf

3. 
Two public opinion polls by the PEW Research Center :
The Iraq-Vietnam Difference (May 16, 2006, 3pp.)
http://pewresearch.org/obdeck/?ObDeckID=25
Public Worried About Iran But Wary of Military Action
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=277

4.
Lack of Conviction: The Special Criminal Court on the Events in Darfur. A report by Human Rights Watch (June 2006, No.1, 32pp)
http://hrw.org/backgrounder/ij/sudan0606/sudan0606.pdf

5.
A new journal from Cambridge Journals: Journal of Global History. Attached find the Table of Contents of Vol. 1, No.1, March 2006:
This journal is available only through the electronic database links of the university.
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=JGH&volumeId=1&issueId=01

Library Update No. 61
May 24, 2006

1.
The Israel Lobby - How Powerful is it Really? A Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF) Special Report written by Stephen Zunes. (May 16, 06; 16pp).   He argues that the Israeli Lobby is most powerful when its interests parallel the interests of those who really hold power in Washington and that this is primarily an issue of the Israel lobby working at the behest of U.S. foreign policymakers, not U.S. foreign policymakers working at the behest of the Israel lobby.

http://www.fpif.org/pdf/papers/0605lobby.pdf

2.
Saudi Arabia's Curriculum of Intolerance. A report by Nina Shea on Islamic Studies textbooks used in Saudi public schools . Written for the Center for Religious Freedom of Freedom House and in cooperation with the Institute for Gulf Affairs
(23 May, 2006).
The entire report (110pp.) including excerpts in Arabic from the Saudi Ministry of Education Textbooks for Islamic Studies, with English translations, may be downloaded
here:
http://www.freedomhouse.org/religion/pdfdocs/KSAtextbooks.pdf
The abbreviated version (39pp.) may be downloaded here:
http://www.freedomhouse.org/religion/pdfdocs/ArabicExcerpts.pdf

A reaction to this report by Kamal Nawash, president of the Free Muslims Coalition Against Terrorism may be read here:

Understanding Saudi Arabia, is it a Friend or Foe?

BY Kamal Nawash

Since it was discovered that 15 out of the 19 September 11 hijackers were Saudis, every aspect of Saudi Arabia has come under scrutiny by members of the U.S. government,
advocacy organizations and members of the media.  Ironically, the increased scrutiny of Saudi Arabia has not brought America any closer to understanding Saudi Arabia.

The confusion about Saudi Arabia is in part due to the credibility of the parties who
have made irreconcilable conclusions about whether Saudi Arabia is an ally in the war on terror.  On one hand, President Bush, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and former Deputy Secretary Paul Wolfowitz have argued that Saudi Arabia is a strong ally in the war on terror and a great friend to the United States.  On the other hand, certain
members of congress, various think tanks and other non-profit organizations have argued passionately that Saudi Arabia is no friend of the United States and a major supporter of extremist ideologies and groups. 

Most recently a Washington Post article written by Nina Shea of the Center for Religious Freedom at Freedom House revealed language from Saudi text books that encourage an ideology of hatred towards Christians, Jews and Muslims who dont follow the Saudi version of Islam (Wahabism).   Nina Shea argued that the disturbing material found in Select Saudi text books are shaping the views of the next generation of Saudis and Muslims world wide.  Unchanged, they will only harden and deepen hatred, intolerance and violence toward other faiths ad cultures.

So is the Saudi Arabian government a friend of the United States or does Saudi Arabia
propagate hate and intolerance among American Muslims and Muslims world wide?  The answer to both of these questions is yes.  The Saudi Arabian government is a great
friend to the United States and at the same time many in Saudi Arabia, including some
who receive government funding propagate hate and intolerance against anyone who does not share their Wahabi inspired ideology.  The answers to both these questions may seem inconsistent and counter intuitive but these seemingly inconsistent answers reflect the complexity of modern day Saudi Arabia.

By now everyone has heard of the historic compact between the Saudi Royal Family and the fanatical Wahabi religious establishment.  According to this agreement, the Saudi Royal family deals exclusively with matters of state while the Wahabi religious establishment
deals with issues of morality which includes substantial control over the education
system and the substantive interpretation of Islam.  It is this division of power that
produces the two faces of Saudi Arabia.

As mentioned earlier, the Saudi government is a great friend to the United States.
Their assistance in the first and second Gulf war was indispensable to the United States
military.  For the last 30 years they have implemented policies that supplied cheep
energy to the United States and the rest of the world.   They support the U.S. dollar by
accepting only dollars for their oil and they have underwritten American debt by
investing in U.S. government bonds.  They also strengthen the U.S. economy by investing billions in the U.S. private sector.

For many, it may come as a surprise to hear that the Saudi Royal family is for the most
part progressive and if they had their way Saudi Arabia would be a much more tolerant
country today.   However, to become more tolerant and progressive, Saudi Arabia requires strong leadership that has not existed in that country for the last 30 years.

For most of the 20th century, the Saudi royal family was substantially stronger than the
Wahabi religious establishment.  However, due to shortsighted policies and a lack of
leadership from the Saudi government, the Wahabi religious establishment has gained
substantial influence in Saudi Arabia.  Over the last 30 years, radical Wahabis have
become restless and unsatisfied with Saudi Arabias historical division of power.  In
response to the Wahabi's increasingly assertive demands, the Saudi government adopted a policy of appeasement.  The decision to appease the Wahabis has resulted in the legislation of internal social policy that is based on the most extreme common
denominator.   As is clear, Saudi Arabia's policy of appeasement has backfired and has resulted in the propagation of a wicked, backward, violent and intolerant interpretation of Islam the likes of which the Muslim world has not experienced in 1400 years of history.

In recent years, Saudi Arabia has become a victim of terrorism with several bombings
that killed hundreds of people.   In response to terrorism on its own soil, the Saudi
government has finally declared war on terrorism.  It now appears that the Saudi
government realizes that the status quo cannot continue and are taking baby steps to
reform their policies by organizing tough police actions and ideologically challenging
the terroriststheological justification for violence.  The Free Muslims Coalition
regularly monitors Saudi TV and while we have witnessed intolerant rhetoric by radical
Wahabi religious figures, we have also witnessed a sharp increase in the number of
religious and government figures who aggressively advocate tolerance, respect for other religions and attempt to discredit the ideology that leads to extremism and terrorism.

Nevertheless, while we recognize that the Saudi Arabian government has taken steps to
fight extremism and terrorism, it is not yet doing enough.  Last year, the Free Muslim
Coalition Against Terrorism criticized the Saudi Islamic Academy, a Saudi funded
elementary school in Virginia, for using textbooks that taught first grade students that
Christianity and Judaism are false religions.   We were particularly outraged by that
text book because it was published after Saudi Arabia vetted its curriculum for
intolerant material.  Despite our harsh criticism of Saudi practices, we recognize that
they are sincerely trying to reform.  However, for the sake of long term stability,
Saudi Arabia feels that change must be gradual.  Truth be told, we recognize the
enormous  challenges the Saudi government has in correcting more than 30 years of
unconditional appeasement.

In the mean time, neither the United States nor any other country has to wait on Saudi
Arabia to figure out how to reform 30 years of shortsighted policies.  The Free Muslim
Coalition Against Terrorism makes the following recommendations to protect the United
States and American Muslims from the propagation of intolerant material from radical
elements in Saudi Arabia:

1. THAT U.S government officials reach an unofficial secret agreement with the Saudi
government so that neither the Saudi government nor individual Saudis may build Islamic
schools or mosques in the United States.

2. THAT the Saudi government immediately stop the distributing of religious books to
American Muslims and American Muslim institutions.

3. THAT The Saudi government terminate the payment of salaries for Imams and other
religious figures in the United States.

4. THAT the Saudi government prevent Saudi charities and religious organizations from
sending books, building mosques, schools or paying the salaries of Imams in the United
States or otherwise operate in the United States.

5. THAT the United States impress upon other nations to implement the steps mentioned above.

In conclusion, the Free Muslim Coalition Against Terrorism believes that the building of
mosques, Islamic schools and production of religious books must be financed exclusively by American Muslims.  By funding their own religious institutions, American Muslims can better protect themselves from the influences of radical groups from abroad.

Moreover, the Free Muslims Coalition believes that placing unofficial pressure on Saudi
Arabia is in the best interest of the Saudi government.  The last few years has shown
that the Saudi government takes tough action only if their security is in jeopardy or
they can justify tough action by referring to the pressure they are receiving from the
rest of the world.

Kamal Nawash is the president of the Free Muslims Coalition Against Terrorism.

Library Update No. 60
May 21, 2006

1.
Living With Palestinian Democracy A Policy Brief for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, written by Nathan J. Brown. (June 2006, No.46)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/pb46_Brown_final.pdf

2.
The BBC has compiled a dossier on Muslims in Europe with a wealth of information. (May 2006) Click below for more:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/europe/2005/muslims_in_europe/default.stm

3.
The April/May 2006 issue of Mideast Monitor is available online at
http://www.mideastmonitor.org. All of the articles below are freely
accessible.
Contents:
The Counterrevolution of the Cedars
Gary C. Gambill
http://www.mideastmonitor.org/issues/0604/0604_1.htm

Interview: Ghazi Aad
Bassam Endrawos
http://www.mideastmonitor.org/issues/0604/0604_i.htm
The director of a Beirut-based human rights group discusses the hundreds of
Lebanese citizens still held illegally in Syrian prisons.   

Iranian Public Opinion and the Nuclear Stand-Off
Mahan Abedin
http://www.mideastmonitor.org/issues/0604/0604_3.htm

Syria and Iran: An Enduring Axis
 Abbas Willian Samii
http://www.mideastmonitor.org/issues/0604/0604_4.htm

Dossier: The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood
Gary C. Gambill
http://www.mideastmonitor.org/issues/0604/0604_2.htm

4.
A report by Amnesty International on Political Violence in Thailand (January 2006; 31pp.)
http://web.amnesty.org/library/pdf/ASA390012006ENGLISH/$File/ASA3900106.pdf

5.
Watch sessions live from the World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2006 at:
http://gaia.world-television.com/wef/worldeconomicforum_middleeast2006/

For more information about the meeting, visit:
General information href="http://www.weforum.org/middleeast"> http://www.weforum.org/middleeast
Programme href="http://www.weforum.org/middleeast/programme"> www.weforum.org/middleeast/programme
Interviews with key participants href="http://www.weforum.org/middleeast/indepth">www.weforum.org/middleeast/indepth
Downloadable photos href="http://www.pbase.com/forumweb/middleeast2006"> http://www.pbase.com/forumweb/middleeast2006   

6.
A Special Report on Transatlantic Homeland Defense by the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) and the National Defense University , proposing to revitalize Alliance (NATO) territory protection. Turkey and Mediterranean Regions are discussed (May 2006; 6pp).
http://www.ndu.edu/inss/press/CTNSP-INSS/spl-rpt.pdf

Library Update No. 59
May 16, 2006

1.
State of the World's Mothers 2006 - Saving the Lives of Mothers and Newborns. Report by Save the Children Organization (May 2006, 53pp.) Includes detailed charts on mother and infant mortality and mother and infant survival  and health rates, arranged by countries.
http://www.savethechildren.org/publications/SOWM_2006_final.pdf

2.
Arab League Boycott of Israel. A report for the Congressional Research Service (CRS), written by Martin A. Weiss. (April 19, 06; 6pp)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/65777.pdf

3.
Report to Congress Submitted Pursuant to u.S. Policy in Iraq Act, Section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006  April 6, 2006; 27pp.
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/64353.pdf

4.
Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Techonology Relating to the Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions, 1 January - 31 December 2004 (published May 2006; 11pp)
http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/wmd-acq.pdf

5.
The Use of the Internet by Islamic Extremists by Bruce Hoffman. A report for the RAND Corporation (May 4, 2006; 20pp)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/2006/RAND_CT262-1.pdf

6.
The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11 by Amy Belasco. A CRS Report for Congress - Congressional Research Service (April 24, 2006; 33pp.)
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33110.pdf

7.
Afghanistan's New Legislature: Making Democracy Work. Asia Report No. 116 by the International Crisis Group (ICG) (May 15, 2006;
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/south_asia/116_afghanistan_new_legislature_making_democracy_work.pdf

Library Update No. 58
May 11, 2006

1.
A First Glimpse at the 2004 Palestinian Demographic and Health Survey by Ayesha Al-Rifai and Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi (May 2006; 3pp) for the Population Reference Bureau (PRB).
http://www.prb.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PRB/DataFinder/New_Country_Data/A_First_Glimpse_at_the_2004_Palestinian_Demographic_and_Health_Survey.htm

2.
Fertility Decline and Reproductive Health in Morocco: New DHS Figures by Mohamed Ayad and Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi (May 2006; 4pp) for the Population Reference Bureau (PRB).
http://www.prb.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PRB/DataFinder/New_Country_Data/Fertility_Decline_and_Reproductive_Health_in_Morocco__New_DHS_Figures.htm

3.
Gender and Equity in Access to Health Care Services in the Middle East and North Africa by Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi (May 2006; 4pp) for the Population Reference Bureau (PRB).
http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?Section=PRB&template=/Content/ContentGroups/06_Articles/Gender_and_Equity_in_Access_to_Health_Care_Services_in_the_Middle_East_and_North_Africa.htm

4.
Preventive Wars and its Alternatives : The Lessons of History by Dan Reiter. Written for the Strategic Studies Institute at the American War College (2006, 44p.)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?PubID=651

5.
Counterterrorism in African Failed States: Challenges and Potential Solutions by Thomas Dempsey . Written for the Strategic Studies Institute at the American War College (April 2006; 44pp)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB649.pdf

Library Update No. 57
May 1, 2006
1.
State Department Country Reports on Terrorism 2006 (April 28, 2006) For full text, go to:
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/c17689.htm

Library Update No. 56
April 10, 2006
The Saudi Labyrinth: Evaluating the Current Political Opening . A Carnegie Paper written by Amr Hamzawry, (April 2006, No.68, 24pp)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/CP68.hamzawy.FINAL.pdf

2. 
Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement: The Long Road Ahead A report by the International Crisis Group (ICG);  (March 31, 2006, No.106, 41pp.)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/africa/horn_of_africa/106_sudan_comprehensive_peace_agreement_long_road_ahead.pdf

3.
Israel's Lessons for Fighting Terrorists and their Implications for the United States An Analysis Paper by Avi Dicter and Daniel L. Byman for the Saban Center (March 2006, 26pp.)
http://www.brookings.edu/fp/saban/analysis/byman20060324.pdf

Library Update No. 55
March 15, 2006

1.
France and its Muslims: Riots, Jihadism and Depoliticisation
Europe Report N  by The International Crisis Group. 9 March 2006 
It is the interesting conclusion of this report that not the radicalisation of political Islamism, but rather its exhaustion and the depoliticisation of young Muslims explain the roots of the current wave of unrest among French Muslims.
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4014
Executive Summary (in English)

La France face a ses Musulmans: Emeutes, Jihadisme et Depolitisation
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/europe/172_la_france_face_a_ses_musulmans_emeutes__jihadisme....pdf
Full PDF Report (in French only; 30pp)

2.
The Hidden Toll of Dying and Disabled Children  A Global Report by March of Dimes (March 2006, 98pp.)
The report shows that birth defect prevalence is highest in the Arab and Muslim world.
http://mod.hoffmanpr.com/MOD-Report.pdf

Executive Summary (18pp.) at:
http://mod.hoffmanpr.com/MOD-ExecutiveSummary.pdf

3.
The Center for Contemporary Conflict publishes the March 2006 issue of Strategic Insights http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si

SPECIAL REPORT: INSIDE THE NEW IRAQ - HOPES AND CHALLENGES
Feature story on the new Iraq is Abbas Kadhim's Painful Archeology: Excavating Saddam's Mass Graves,that examines the very human struggle to confront the evil of Iraq's recent past.
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2006/Mar/kadhimMar06.asp

In Iraq's National Vision, Economic Strategy, and Policies,Sabri Zire Al-Saadi takes a close look at Iraq's economic potential,
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2006/Mar/saadiMar06.asp

In The Mirage of Terrorist Financing: The Case of Islamic Charities, Robert Looney examines the exploitation of Islamic charities by terrorist organizations
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2006/Mar/looneyMar06.asp

Library Update No. 54
February 28, 2006

1.
Palestinian Elections.
A CRS Report for Congress, written by Aaron D. Pina. (Feb. 2006, 25pp.)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/61358.pdf

2.
A Switch in Time: A New Strategy for America in Iraq.  A report written by Kenneth M. Pollack for the Saban Center (February 15, 2006; 125pp)

http://www.brookings.edu/fp/saban/analysis/20060215_iraqreport.htm

3.
Iran: Is There a Way Out of the Nuclear Impasse? A Report for the International Crisis Group (ICG), February 23, 2006 (23pp)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/middle_east___north_africa/iraq_iran_gulf/51_iran_is_there_a_way_out_of_the_nuclear_impasse.pdf

4.
Libya: A Threat to Society? The Arbitrary Detention of Women and Girls for "Social Rehabilitation"  A Human Rights Watch Report (February 2006, 43pp.)
http://hrw.org/reports/2006/libya0206/libya0206webwcover.pdf

Library Update No. 53
February 12, 2006

1.
Revisions in Need of Revising: What Went Wrong in the Iraq War? A report by David C. Hendrickson and Robert W. Tucker, for the Strategic Studies Institute. (December 2005, 44pp.)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB637.pdf

2. 
Assessing the Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism Threat A report by Milton Leitenberg for the Strategic Studies Institute (December 2005, 144pp)
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB639.pdf

3.
Building a Successful Palestinian State A report written by Robert E. Hunter and Seth G. Jones for the RAND Corporation. (January 2006, 86pp.)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2006/RAND_MG146.2.pdf

4.
Quadrennial Defense Review Report by the U.S. Department of Defense , published on February 6, 2006 (113pp.)
http://www.defenselink.mil/qdr/report/Report.pdf

5.
National Military Strategic Plan for the War on Terrorism  A report by the
U.S. Department of Defense. (February 2006, 40pp.)
http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/pdfs/2006-01-25-Strategic-Plan.pdf

Library Update No. 52
February 8, 2006

Library Update No. 51
January 23, 2006

1.
Enter Hamas - The Challenges of Political Integration a report by the International Crisis Group (ICG)  Released January 18, 2006; 51pp.
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=3886

2. 
Faith-Based Peace Building: Mapping and Analysis of Christian, Muslim and Multi-Faith Actors A report for the Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael' in cooperation with Salam Institute for Peace and Justice, Washington, DC; (November 2005; 153pp.)
This study focuses on the possible positive role of religion - i.e. faith-based organisations - in building peace by analysing 27 Christian, muslim and multi-faith organisations that are working on peace building in conflict situations.
http://www.clingendael.nl/publications/2005/20051100_cru_paper_faith-based%20peace-building.pdf

Copyright November 2005; No part of this report may be published, reproduced or transmitted in any form without prior written permission of copyright holders: Clingendael Institute, The Hague and Salam Institute for Peace and Justice, Washington, DC

3. 
Human Rights Watch has just published their World Report 2006.  Over 60 countries are included.  The Middle East section covers: Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Occupied Territories, Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE;
Turkey (European Section) and Sudan (Africa).
 
http://www.hrw.org/wr2k6/index.htm

Library Update No. 50
January 18, 2006

by Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi and Lori Ashford written for the Population Reference Bureau (January 2006)

http://www.prb.org/pdf06/MENA_Investing_in_Reproductive_Health_Eng.pdf

2.
Global Demographic Divide by Mary M. Kent and Carl Haub of the Population Reference Bureau. A report analyzing the factors fueling the differential growth and of  the countries . (Population Bulletin, Vol.60, No.4, December 05; 25pp.)
http://www.prb.org/pdf06/60.4GlobalDemographicDivide.pdf

3.
Lebanon: Finding a Path from Deadlock to Democracy. A paper written by Julia Choucair for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (January 2006, 20pp.)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/CP64.Choucair.FINAL1.pdf

Library Update No. 49
January 8, 2006

1.
Inside the Home, Outside the Law: Abuse of Child Domestic Workers in Morocco, a report by Human Rights Watch (21 December 2005, 63pp.)
http://hrw.org/reports/2005/morocco1205/morocco1205.pdf

2.
Ministers of Murder: Iran's New Security Cabinet   A Briefing Paper by Human Rights Watch (15 December 2005, 13pp.)
http://hrw.org/backgrounder/mena/iran1205/iran1205.pdf

3.
Negotiating Peace with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the Southern Philippines
by Ariel R. Caculitan. A student thesis from the Center for Contemporary Conflict
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/research/theses/caculitan05.pdf
 
4.
The January 2006 issue of Strategic Insights is dedicated to  Interim Governments: Institutional Bridges to Peace and Democracy?  No articles dealing specifically with the Middle East; some are on Kosovo, Liberia, East-Timor, Cambodia and some are not geographically focused. The entire journal or parts of it may be viewed/downloaded at:
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/

5.
A Working Paper published by the Institute for International Economics (IIE) on
The East Asian Industrial Policy Experience: Implications for the Middle East
Written by Marcus Noland and Howard Pack
http://www.iie.com/publications/wp/wp05-14.pdf

6.
Crisis Watch  (No.29, 2 January 2006) a monthly bulletin by the International Crisis Group (ICG) has just been published .
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/crisiswatch/cw_2006/cw29.pdf

Library Update No. 48
December 2005

1.
Marriage in the Arab World  A Policy Brief, written by Hoda Rashad,  Magued Osman,  and Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi, for the Population Reference Bureau.
Families in the Arab world are undergoing major changes as new patterns of marriage and family formation emerge across the Middle East and North Africa. This policy brief highlights current trends in marriage patterns of women in the Arab world, emerging policy issues, and links between marriage patterns and other social and demographic trends.
(December 2005, 8 pp.)
http://www.prb.org/pdf05/MarriageInArabWorld_Eng.pdf

2.
The European Commission and the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies  as part of their MEDA Programme, published the Mediterranean Migration 2005 Report , edited by Philippe Fargues. This 405 pp. report on the social integration of emigrants and the migration and circulation of persons between the Middle East and Europe, is arranged by countries. It includes: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and extensive statistical appendices. 

The entire report available at:
http://www.carim.org/Publications/AR2005CARIM_lite01.pdf

For those with slow internet connection, go to the below address, to print by section.
http://www.carim.org/Publications/Annual.asp

Library Update No. 47
November 22, 2005
1.
REDUCING VULNERABILITY TO MIDDLE EAST ENERGY SHOCKS: A Key Element in Strengthening U.S. Energy Security
By Patrick Clawson and Simon Henderson
Policy Focus no. 49 / November 2005
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/pdf/PolicyFocus49.pdf

2.
Iran's Nuclear Program: The Diplomatic Challenge
U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna
Presentation by Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte;
U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna and the International Atomic Energy Agency at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, November 17, 2005
http://www.usun-vienna.rpo.at/

3. 
False Freedom Online Censorship in the Middle East and North Africa A report by Human Rights Watch, focusing on Egypt, Tunisia, Syria and Iran. Includes general overview of the Middle East. Published in November 2005,  Vol.17, No.10(E), 148pp.
http://hrw.org/reports/2005/mena1105/

4.
The Anatomy of Anti-Americanism in Turkey by Omer Taspinar of the Brookings Institution. Published Nov. 16, 2005 (15pp.)
http://www.brookings.edu/views/articles/fellows/taspinar20051116.htm

Library Update No. 46
November 15, 2005
I.
The International Religious Freedom Report 2005 may be downloaded at:
http://usinfo.state.gov/dhr/Archive/2005/Nov/08-58832.html

II.
Following are three articles and one thesis from Strategic Insights, the electronic monthly journal of the Center for Contemporary Conflict (CCC)   [about] The Center for Contemporary Conflict (CCC) conducts research on current and emerging security issues and conveys its findings to U.S. and Allied policy-makers and military forces. Launched by the Naval Postgraduate School's Department of National Security Affairs in 2001.

1.
Preparing for a Nuclear Iran - The Role of the CIA/ by Joshua Rovner. From the Center for Contemporary Conflict, Strategic Insights November 2005 (11pp.)
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2005/Nov/rovnerNov05.pdf

2.
Alhurra, the Free One: Assessing U.S. Satellite Television in the Middle East/ by Anne Marie Baylouny. From the Center for Contemporary Conflict, Strategic Insights, November 2005 (7pp.)
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2005/Nov/baylounyNov05.pdf

3.
Economic Questions Raised in Iraq's New Constitution/ by Robert Looney. From the Center for Contemporary Conflict, Strategic Insights, November 2005 (
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2005/Nov/looneyNov05.pdf

4.
Third Generation Gangs Revisited: The Iraq Insurgency/ by Nicholas I. Haussler. Thesis, submitted to the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA (September 2005, 127pp; released fully to the public)
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/research/theses/haussler05.pdf

Library Update No. 45
October 30, 2005
1. 
Volcker (Independent Inquiry Committee) Report on the Manipulation of the UN Oil-for-Food Program (published Oct. 27, 05; pp.625)
http://www.iic-offp.org/story27oct05.htm

2.
Why Did the Poorest Countries Fail to Catch Up? A Carnegie Endowment Paper in the Trade, Equity and Development Project Series by Branko Milanovic (November 2005, 38 pp)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/CP62.Milanovic.FINAL.pdf

3.
The Dangers of Political Exclusion: Egyp's Islamist Problem  A Carnegie Endowment Paper in the Middle East Series/Rule and Deomocracy of Law Project by Bassma Kodmani (October 2005, No.63, 25pp.)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/CP63.Kodmani.FINAL.pdf

4.
Reassessing the Implications of a Nuclear-Armed Iran
McNair Paper 69
By Judith S. Yaphe and Charles D. Lutes, NDU Press, October 2005
http://www.ndu.edu/inss/mcnair/mcnair69/McNairPDF.pdf

5.
Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups: Theory, Research, and Prevention, Final Report    by Mark S. Hamm, Criminology Department, Indiana State University (June 2005, 259 pp. )
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/211203.pdf

6.
The Importance of Treating Culture as a System: Lessons on Counter-Insurgency Strategy from the British Iraqi Mandate by  William D. Casebeer.
Strategic Insights, Volume IV, Issue 10 (October 2005)
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2005/Oct/casebeerOct05.pdf

Library Update No. 44
October 6, 2005
1. The Shiite Question in Saudi Arabia A Report by the International Crisis Group (ICG). Published on September 19, 2005, (17 pp.)
Go to:
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/middle_east___north_africa/iraq_iran_gulf/45_the_shiite_question_in_saudi_arabia.pdf

2.
Legalism Sans Frontieres? U.S. Rule-of-Law Aid in the Arab World.  A Carnegie Paper in the Rule of Law series, written by David Mednicoff (September 2005, No. 61, 22pp.) for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/CP61.Mednicoff.FINAL.pdf

3.
A Face and a Name: Civilian Victims of Insurgent Groups in Iraq. 
A report by Human Rights Watch stating that insurgent groups in Iraq are responsible for War Crimes. (October 3, 2005; 144pp.)
Summary and recommendations:
http://hrw.org/reports/2005/iraq1005/2.htm

Entire report:
http://hrw.org/reports/2005/iraq1005/

4.
The Palestinian Mystique A paper by Anne Levesque for the Palestinian Human Rights Monitor (PHRMG) (September 15, 2005; 39pp.) collecting interviews and personal experiences of Palestinian women during armed conflict.
http://www.phrmg.org/The%20Palestinian%20Mystique.htm

Library Update No. 43
September 13, 2005
1.
Madalena Resende and Hendrik Kraetzschmar, Parties of Power as Roadblocks to Democracy: The Cases of the Ukraine and Egypt.  
A Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Policy Brief, No. 81, August 2005, 7pp.
http://shop.ceps.be/BookDetail.php?item_id=1258

2.
Pakistan's Afghanistan Policy   M.A. Thesis by Khawar Hussein (June 2005, 101pp.) from the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, CA, which also backs the Center for Contemporary Conflict (CCC) who publish STRATEGIC INSIGHTS.
(no restrictions for distribution)
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/research/theses/Hussain05.pdf
The entire August 2005 issue of STRATEGIC INSIGHTS may be downloaded at :
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si

3.
Security, Terrorism and the UK  a Briefing Paper by Frank Gregory and Paul Wilkinson for Chatham House (August 05, 8pp.)
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/pdf/research/niis/BPsecurity.pdf 

4.
Counter-Terrorism in Somalia: Losing Hearts and Minds?  Africa Report No. 95, July 05 for the International Crisis Group (ICG) (24pp.)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/africa/horn_of_africa/095_counter_terrorism_in_somalia.pdf

5.
Tunisia: Freedom of Expression Under Siege  Report for the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) Tunisia Monitoring Group (February 05; 56pp.)
http://www.ifex.org/download/en/FreedomofExpressionunderSiege.doc

6.
Report to Congress: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq  (July 21, 05; 23pp.)
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/RS22211.pdf

Library Update No. 42
August 5, 2005

1.
The EU's Fight Against International Terrorism/ by Thierry Balzaq and Sergio Carrera. A Policy Brief by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), July 2005 (No.80, 6pp.)
http://shop.ceps.be/BookDetail.php?item_id=1247

2.
The Reluctant Debutante - The European Union as Promoter of Democracy in its Neigbourhood  A CEPS Working Document (No.223, July 2005, 38pp.), examining the EU's pursuite of this goal in the Balkans, Turkey, Russia, Maghreb and Israel-Palestine.
http://shop.ceps.be/BookDetail.php?item_id=1242

3.
Following is the web address of the Heinrich Boell Foundation- Middle East Office Beirut. This website is quadri-lingual, (German, English, French  and Arabic).  Features articles, and research by European and Arab writers with focus on the Levant, but also larger Middle East.  Topics included: Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation, Lebanese Elections 2005 Monitor, Sustainable Development in the Levant, and Globalization.
http://www.boell-meo.org/

4.
The Tharwa Project is an independent initiative that seeks to provide a forum for identifying the aspirations and addressing the concerns of the various ethnic and religious minorities inhabiting the Arab World. Up-to-date Articles from the Arabic Press and news agencies on Women, Kurds, Berbers and many more topics related to minorities in the ME. Affiliated with Bitterlemons and Search for Common Ground.
http://www.tharwaproject.com/

5.
Rules Over Real Estate: Trade, Territorial Conflict, and International Borders As Institution  A report by Beth A. Simmons, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, May 24, 2005 (48pp.)
http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/rsrchpapsum.asp?ID=988

6.
Interactive Problem Solving in the Israeli-Palestinian Case: Past Contributions and Present Challenges by Herbert C. Kelman July/11/2005. A paper written for the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University. (27pp.)
http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/papers/1048__hck_InteractiveProblemSolving.pdf

Library Update No. 41
July 31, 2005

1.
Iraq's Constitutional Process Plunges Ahead
By Nathan Brown of the  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Policy Outlook, July 2005, 15 pp.

http://carnegieendowment.org/files/PO19Brown.pdf

2.
Human Rights and Democracy: Conceptualization and Application in Palestine. A report by the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group (PHRMG), July 2005, 23pp.

http://www.phrmg.org/human_rights_and_democracy.htm

3.
The United States Institute for Peace (USIP) published two reports in July .

SPECIAL REPORT 143 (July 2005) by David Smock, Teaching about the Religious Other

SPECIAL REPORT 144 (July 2005) by Judy Barsalou entitled Islamists at the Ballot Box Findings from Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, and Turkey

http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr144.pdf

Also from USIP:
Congressional Testimony by Phebe Marr on Advancing Iraqi Political Development

On Tuesday, July 19, 2005, U.S. Institute of Peace Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow Phebe Marr testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on "Advancing Iraqi Political Development."

The following is a summary of her statement made before the committee.
http://www.usip.org/aboutus/congress/testimony/2005/0719_marr.html

4.
MIDEASTWIRE: A Daily News Bulletin, covering the entire Middle East; translations from the Arabic press;  everyone may subscribe; at:
www.mideastwire.com

Library Update No. 39
July 4, 2005

1.
The WORLD MIGRATION REPORT 2005  - Costs and Benefits of International Migration has been released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) http://www.iom.int in collaboration with the European Commission Directorate, the Norwegian Refugee Council, OECD, UNDP , UN High Commissioner for Refugees, United States Department of State, the World Bank and a host of other international and government organizations. 

This is a detailed (479 pp.)  report on world migration, arranged by geographic regions - the section on Africa and the Middle East is 50 pp. long , and the section on Europe includes a special chapter on Turkey - and by topics , such as Labour Migration, Migration and Development , Migrant Integration and Health. Data and statistics chapter at the end. 

The report costs $80, but as of now is free in PDF format at the below addresses:
For the entire report, go to:
http://www.iom.int/iomwebsite/Publication/ServletSearchPublication?event=detail&id=4171

For the geographic regions, including Africa and the Middle East (pp.27-83); Turkey (pp.157-162) go to:
http://www.iom.int//DOCUMENTS/PUBLICATION/wmr_sec01.pdf

For the Data and Statistics , go to:
http://www.iom.int//DOCUMENTS/PUBLICATION/wmr_sec03.pdf

The entire report will be stored electronically at the library and relevant sections printed out and bound.

2.
Petroleum, Poverty and Security A Briefing Paper by Keith Myers from the Chatham House analyzes the benefits and caveats for the oil-producing countries: oil-rich countries with small populations benefit enormously; countries with less oil and huge populations, such as Nigeria, much less. (10pp, June 2005).
http://www.riia.org/pdf/research/africa/BPpetroleum.pdf

3.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace together with FRIDE - Fundacion para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Dialogo Exterior (Madrid) have set up a data base entitled Arab Political Systems: Baseline Information and Reforms.  It provides easily accessible information about the political systems of Arab countries, with links to official documents and websites.
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=print&id=16918

Library Update No. 38
June 28, 2005

1.
Trafficking in Persons Report.  (235 p., June 2005) This is the fifth annual report by the US Department of State on Victims of trafficking. The report is alphabetically arranged by name of country. Covers the entire world.
http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2005/ 

2.
Copyright-Based Industries in Arab Countries. A paper describing the economic performance of four key copyright-based industries - book publishing, music sound recording, film production and software industries -  in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon. Written by Najib Harabi, Professor of Economics and Dean of the School of Business Administration at Al Akhawayn University, Morocco.  (23 p., June 2005) .
For full text, go to:
http://www.gdnet.org/cf/search/display.cfm?search=GDNDOCS&act=DOC&docnum=DOC18718
or visit the Dayan Center Library

3.
Promoting Impunity: The Israeli Military's Failure to Investigate Wrongdoing. (Human Rights Watch, June 2005, 128p.) 
http://hrw.org/reports/2005/iopt0605/iopt0605.pdf

4.
Witness to Abuse Human Rights Abuses under Material Witness Law Since September 11. (Human Rights Watch, June 2005, 103p.)
A report on Human Rights abuses against Muslims in America.
http://hrw.org/reports/2005/us0605/us0605.pdf 

5.
Explaining Middle Eastern Authoritarianism. (June 2005, 30 p.)   A Working Paper by Marcus Noland, written for the Institute for International Economics (IIE) , using a variety of statistical models to parse existing explanations.
Full text at
http://www.iie.com/publications/wp/wp05-5.pdf

Library Update No. 37
June 15, 2005

The International Crisis Group (ICG) released a 22p. report on June 8, 2005, entitled Iraq: Don't Rush the Constitution.
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=3506

2.
Falling Behind - A Brief on the Living Conditions of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon. A FAFO-Report  written by Age A. Tiltes in March 2005 (52p.) with detailed statistics on population, education, health, employment and economic standing.
http://www.fafo.no/pub/rapp/464/464.pdf

3.
Human Rights Watch paper on : Access Denied: Iran's Exclusionary Elections
(17p.), published June 12, 2005.
http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/mena/iran0605/ 

4.
In Support of Arab Democracy: Why and How.   A Report of an Independent Task Force, sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), co-chaired by Madeleine Albright and Vin Weber. Task Force Members include:  Larry Diamond, F. Gregory Gause III, Abdeslam Maghraoui, et al.  Released in June 2005, 88p.
http://www.cfr.org/pdf/Arab_Democracy_TF.pdf

Library Update No. 36
June 2, 2005

1.
A new Survey from Freedom House entitled Womens' Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Citizenship and Justice  examines Womens'  Rights in  17 countries. Includes recommendations.  Countries surveyed are: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen. Published May 24, 05.
The country reports may be downloaded separately, by country.

A complete set in print  (353pp.) will be available at the library.
For digital access, go to
http://www.freedomhouse.org/research/menasurvey/

2.
The State of Sectarianism in Pakistan   A 46p. report by the International Crisis Group (ICG) on the rise of Islamism in Pakistan and the marginalization, by successive Pakistani governments, of secular and  democratic forces.  
For full text, refer to:
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/south_asia/095_the_state_of_sectarianism_in_pakistan.pdf
or come to the library to view paper copy of this report.

3.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has published Egypt's Judges Step Forward, a policy outlook by Nathan J. Brown and Hesham Nasr for the Democracy and Rule of Law project. (May 2005, 7pp.)
Available at:
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/PO17.borwn.FINAL.pdf
or at the Dayan Center Library.

Library Update No. 35
May 24, 2005

1.
A Special report on Global Good Neighbor Ethic for International Relations, written by Tom Barry, Salih Booker et al., for the International Relations Center (IRC) and the Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF) , was released on May 15, 2005 (32p.) 
For full text, please visit the Dayan Center Center Library or go to:
http://www.irc-online.org/content/ggn/0505ggn.php

2.
A Human Rights Watch paper entitled: NO EXIT Human Rights Abuses Inside the MKO (Mojahedin Khalq Organisation) Camps has been published in May 2005. (29 pp)
http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/mena/iran0505/iran0505.pdf

3.
The Saban Center  at the Brookings Institute commissioned its experts to write a series of policy planning papers entitled THE ROAD AHEAD Middle East Policy in the Bush Administration's Second Term
that critique the Bush Administration's first term performance and delineate alternative approaches for its second term. The papers cover the full spectrum of challenges confronting President Bush: from fighting Binladenism to promoting Arab reform, from achieving Middle East peace to saving Iraq, and from tackling Iran to engaging Syria and Saudi Arabia. (116 pp.)
For full text of these articles, please come to the Dayan Center Library or go online to:
http://www.brookings.edu/fp/saban/analysis/20050325roadahead.htm

4.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace published a policy paper, written by George Perkovich, entitled Changing Iran's Nuclear Interests. This paper is part of Carnegie's Non-Proliferation Series (May 2005, 12p.)
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/PO16.perkovich.FINAL2.pdf 

5.
Also from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Carnegie Paper in their Democracy and Rule of Law Project, entitled Evaluating Palestinian Reform. The Paper is written by Nathan J. Brown, June 2005 (No.59, 28 p.). 
Contents of the paper:
The Foundation and Current Condition of the PA
The Reform Wave of 2002-2003
Realistic Priorities of Reform
The Way Forward: To What Extent Can the Outside Help? 

For full text of this paper, please visit the Center library, or download from:
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/CP59.brown.FINAL.pdf
[Full text of all materials published in the Dayan Center Library Updates, is available in print at the library]

Library Update No. 34
May 10, 2005

1.
Suppressing Dissent -- Human Rights Abuses and Political Repression in Ethiopia's Oromia Region.  A HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REPORT, May 2005, Vol. 17 No. 7A (43 pp.)

Library Update No. 33
May 4, 2005

1.
COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM 2004 by the US Department of State, released April 27, 2005 (136p.) Formerly called Patterns of Global Terrorism, this is the annual report on global terrorism patterns by the State Department assessing the terrorist threat to the world.
Full text at:
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/45313.pdf
or
http://usinfo.state.gov/is/img/assets/4475/Country_Report_Terrorism_31727.pdf

2.
From the CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN POLICY STUDIES (CEPS), two new studies:
         - A Spreading Danger - Time for a New Policy Towards Chechnya / by Thomas de Waal, Fiona Hill and Anatol Lieven. (8pp.)
         - Economic Aspects of Turkey's Quest for EU membership by Daniel Gros, (10pp.)
www.ceps.be

3.
Power Sharing in Iraq  A report written by David L. Phillips for the Council on Foreign Relations, CSR Paper No. 6, April 2005 (53pp.)
http://www.cfr.org/pdf/Iraq_CSR.pdf

4. 
A Working Paper by Reto Weyermann, A Silk Road to Democracy?  FAST Country Risk Profile Kyrgyzstan, published for SWISSPEACE Foundation in January 2005, (52pp.)
http://www.swisspeace.org/publications/working.htm

5.
Michael A. Levi and Michael B. D'Arcy published an Analysis Paper for the Saban Center for Middle East Policy entitled Untapped Potential: US Science and Technology Cooperation with the Islamic World  The paper is part of the Brookings Project on U.S. Policy Towards the Islamic World.  (No.8, March 2005; 98 pp.)
http://www.brookings.edu/fp/saban/analysis/darcy20050419.pdf

Library Update No. 32
April 3, 2005