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Middle East Journal, The
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from April 2004
Last Number: October 2010
ISSN 0026-3141
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Between Islamists and Liberals: Saudi Arabia's New 'Islamo-Liberal' Reformists
Lacroix examines a new phenomenon in domestic Saudi Arabian politics, namely the emergence of a constituency made up of former Islamists and liberals, Sunnis and Shi'ites, calling for a democratic change within an Islamic framework through a revision of the official Wahhabi religious doctrine. Among other points, he mentions that what he has argued, however, is that Islamo-liberal reformism, more than opportunistic alliance, is the expression of a significant evolution within the Saudi intell...
Princes and Parliaments in the Arab World
Several Arab monarchies have held reasonably free elections to parliaments, though all remain authoritarian. This article compares the Arab monarchies with parliaments in other parts of the world, including both those that became democracies, and those that did not. From this I derive a set of prerequisites, potential pitfalls, and expected stages in the monarchical path toward democracy. This helps us to understand not only the democratic potential of the parliamentary experiments in the Ara...
Dissent in Iranian Elections: Reasons and Implications
Unelected institutions and individuals in Iran can counteract the initiatives of their elected counterparts, and President Muhammad Khatami's legislative efforts to change this situation failed. The Iranian public's reaction to this can be measured quantitatively by looking at falling voter participation figures and by the number of spoiled ballots. This article analyzes the implications of this reality for the regime's popularity and survival, and for the time in which the system could chang...
Chronology: Central Asia and the Caucasus
A chronology of events in Central Asia and the Caucasus for the Feb 2-Apr 14, 2004 time period is presented.
Following the Suez War of 1956, Israel demanded freedom of navigation through the Suez Canal that by July 1957, a tacit understanding was reached in which Egypt acquiesced to passage of Israeli goods on foreign ships. Barak discusses the power of tacit understandings--Israel, Egypt and Freedom of Passage through the Suez Canal in 1957-60. While Egypt refused to "play the game," Israel refrained from military response, recognizing that such a response could endanger the two countries' only sha...
Chronology: Palestinian Affairs
A chronology of events in the Palestinian Affairs for the Feb 21-Mar 23, 2004 time period is presented.
A chronology of events on the regional affairs in Middle East for Jan 21-Apr 15, 2004 is presented.
'Libya Is Not Iraq': Preemptive Strikes, Wmd and Diplomacy
St John discusses on preemptive strikes, weapons of mass destruction and diplomacy, emphasizing the Bush administration, which quickly claimed full credit for Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi's decision to renounce unconventional weapons, suggesting that this reversal on long-standing Libyan policy was a by-product of the war in Iraq. On the contrary, the role of the current administration was one of successfully implementing policies discussed from more than a decade and finally initiated i...
A chronology of events in Algeria for Jan 23-Apr 15, 2004 is presented.
Opec's Dominance of the Global Oil Market: The Rise of the World's Dependency On Oil
This article examines the rise of the world's dependency on oil and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) dominance of the global oil market during the 1970s, OPEC's fall in the 1980s, and its resurgence in the 1990s. It contends that efforts by the Global North's countries to conserve fuel and to develop alternative energy sources have proved a much more arduous task than at first thought. Although there has been some progress in this area, OPEC continues to dominate the ...
A chronology of events in Egypt for Jan 1-Apr 12, 2004 is presented.
A chronology of events in Iraq for Jan 17-Apr 15, 2004 is presented.
A chronology of events in Jordan for Jan 31-Apr 10, 2004 is presented.
A chronology of events in Lebanon for Feb 22-Mar 24, 2004 is presented.
A chronology of events in Morocco for Jan 23-Apr 12, 2004 is presented.
Chronology: Arab-Israeli Conflict
A chronology of events in the Arab-Israeli conflict for the Jan 22-Apr 15, 2004 time period is presented.
A chronology of events on the regional affairs in Pakistan for the Jan 18-Apr 12, 2004 time period is presented.
Chronology: Information Technology
A chronology of events on the petroleum and regional affairs in Saudi Arabia for the Jan 29-Apr 15, 2004 time period is presented.
A chronology of events on the regional affairs in Syria for the Jan 19-Apr 4, 2004 time period is presented.
A chronology of events on the regional affairs in Turkey for the Feb 25-Apr 1, 2004 time period is presented.
A chronology of events on the regional affairs in Yemen for the Jan 17-Mar 21, 2004 time period is presented.
A chronology of events in the Petroleum Affairs for the Feb 10-Mar 30, 2004 time period is presented.
Algeria: The Battlefield Algeria 1988-2002
Henry reviews The Battlefield Algeria 1988-2002 by Hugh Roberts.
Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace
Quandt reviews The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for the Middle East Peace by Dennis Ross.
A chronology of events in Afghanistan for Jan 18-Apr 14, 2004 is presented.
Egypt: Egyptian Politics: The Dynamics of Authoritarian Rule
Alterman reviews Egyptian Politics: The Dynamics of Authoritarian Rule by Maye Kassem.
Egypt: Christians Versus Muslims in Modern Egypt: The Century-Long Struggle for Coptic Equality
Sedra reviews Christians Versus Muslims in Modern Egypt: The Century-Long Struggle for Coptic Equality by Sana S. Hasan.
Olson reviews The Kurdish Question in US Foreign Policy: A Documentary Source Book by Lokman I. Meho and Historical Dictionary of the Kurds by Michael M. Gunter.