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The Crisis with North Korea:
Implications for the Middle East
With the opening of new negotiations between the United States and North Korea, it is important to underscore one of the major concerns driving the current crisis: fear that a nuclear North Korea would export nuclear arms and technology to rogue states in the Middle East in order to earn
Jul 7, 1994
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Michael Eisenstadt
In-Depth Reports
Proliferation for Profit:
North Korea in the Middle East
Since the 1955 Bandung conference of non-aligned countries, North Korea has based its foreign policy on the concept of chu'che (self-reliance) and has sought to establish an independent position in the developing world so as to acquire international legitimacy. Its motivations for involvement in the Middle East have gradually shifted
Jul 1, 1994
Brief Analysis
A U.S. Visa for an Islamic Extremist?
For nearly a year, Sheikh Rashid Ghanoushi has been seeking an American visa. Ghanoushi, the most prominent Islamist in the West, is the leader of Al-Nahda (The Revival), Tunisia's major Islamist grouping. Al-Nahda is now banned in Tunisia, and Ghanoushi resides in Britain. He would like to visit the United
Jun 30, 1994
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Martin Kramer
Brief Analysis
Jordan and the Peace Process
On June 24, 1994, Dr. Abdul Salam Al-Majali, prime minister of Jordan and head of Jordan's delegation to the Madrid peace conference and the bilateral talks, addressed an off-the-record session of The Washington Institute's Policy Forum. The following is a rapporteur's summary of his remarks. Jordan's Peace Policy Comprehensive peace
Jun 24, 1994
In-Depth Reports
Economic Support for Peace:
The Role of the Donor Community
We have all heard the statement that foreign policy is economic policy, and vice versa. This may seem like a cliche when one talks about the need for a global trade regime in the post-Cold War world, or U.S. bilateral relations with Mexico. But even in a region where politics
May 18, 1994
In-Depth Reports
Gaza-Jericho:
Assessment and Prospects
Keynote addresses by Anthony Lake and Lawrence Summers. With Ephraim Sneh, Sari Nusseibeh, Dan Meridor, Bashir Bargouti, Harvey Sicherman, William Quandt, and Peter Rodman.
May 17, 1994
In-Depth Reports
Conceptualizing U.S. Strategy in the Middle East
In many ways the Middle East is a paradigm for our nation's approach to the post-Cold War era, and it is both our challenge and responsibility to build a regional environment in the Middle East in which the promise of future peace and hope can be realized. In essence, the
May 17, 1994
In-Depth Reports
Tourism Cooperation in the Levant
Tourism offers an opportunity to promote the economic development of the Levant, demonstrate the material rewards of peace, and forge cooperation between Israel and its neighbors. To be economically sound, however, regional cooperation must generate additional tourism, rather than redistributing existing visitors. Foreign governments and international aid agencies can encourage
May 1, 1994
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Patrick Clawson
In-Depth Reports
Toward a Syrian-Israeli Peace Agreement:
Perspective of a Former Negotiator
Hafez al-Assad's rise to power in 1970 ended Syria's chronic instability and placed it at the forefront of the pan-Arab struggle against Israel. For many years, Syria was the most militant of the front-line Arab states and rejected any notion of peaceful co-existence with Israel. Yet, despite its radical posture
Apr 30, 1994
Brief Analysis
Implications of Economic Decline in Saudi Arabia
On April 14, 1994, Dr. Eliyahu Kanovsky, a professor of economics at Bar Illan University and a leading authority on Middle East economics, addressed a session of The Washington Institute's Policy Forum. Dr. Kanovsky discussed Saudi Arabia's severe economic crisis, and its implications for domestic politics and stability. The following
Apr 19, 1994
Brief Analysis
The Helicopter Tragedy in Northern Iraq:
The Political Context
Last week's "friendly fire" incident over northern Iraq occurred in an environ-ment of steadily increasing tensions, created by Saddam Hussein, that may have contributed to the accident. How far Saddam intends to take this round is unclear. Recent incidents testify to his extreme frustration at his inability to get sanctions
Apr 18, 1994
Articles & Testimony
Alternative Foreign Policy Views among the Iranian Policy Elite
Western policy towards the Islamic Republic of Iran has long been based on the assumption that Iran could be persuaded to change major aspects of its foreign policy, such as its support for death threats against Salman Rushdie, its murder of Iranian oppositionists in the West, its cooperation with terrorists
Apr 1, 1994
Articles & Testimony
Deja Vu All Over Again? An Assessment of Iran's Military Buildup
In 1989, following a costly eight-year war with Iraq, Iran initiated a major military buildup intended to transform it into a regional power and rebuild its ravaged armed forces. Iran's buildup, coupled with indications of increased activism in its foreign policy -- including efforts to undermine the Arab-Israeli peace process
Apr 1, 1994
Brief Analysis
A Review of Saddam's Iraq:
Three Years after the Gulf War, Part II: Social and Economic Problems
Despite Iraq's surface stability, Saddam Hussein is struggling under the weight of the international sanctions regime, as evidenced by recent threats by Iraqi leaders of possible retaliatory attacks against the West unless the UN approves a clear procedure for lifting the sanctions. In addition to challenges from the northern Kurds
Mar 18, 1994
Brief Analysis
A Review of Saddam's Iraq:
Three Years after the Gulf War
Tariq Aziz's efforts this week to persuade the UN to quicken the pace of weapons-monitoring procedures come amid a reassessment of Iraqi strategy in response to the international sanctions regime. In the three years since the end of the Gulf War, Iraq has managed to rebuild most of its damaged
Mar 17, 1994
Brief Analysis
Understanding Arafat's Strategy
The Cairo agreement initialed yesterday by Chairman Arafat and Foreign Minister Peres is an important step toward the implementation of the Oslo accords, though hard negotiations remain ahead before any Israeli troop withdrawal can begin. This agreement, however, will not put to rest the wonderment, impatience, anger, and especially exasperation
Feb 10, 1994
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Ehud Yaari
Brief Analysis
Long Term Prospects for Arab-Israeli Peace
On February 3, 1994, Asher Susser, director of Tel Aviv University's Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, and Martin Kramer, associate director of the Dayan Center, addressed The Washington Institute's Policy Forum on the long-term potential for peace in the Middle East. The following is a rapporteur's summary
Feb 3, 1994
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Martin Kramer
PeaceWatch Anthology 1994
Feb 1, 1994
Brief Analysis
Prospects for the Clinton-Assad Meeting:
Lessons from the Past
On January 13, 1994, Dr. Joseph Sisco, undersecretary of state for political affairs in the Nixon and Ford administrations; Dr. William Quandt, member of the National Security Council staff during the Nixon and Carter administrations; and Dr. Richard Haass, senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs at the
Jan 26, 1994
Brief Analysis
Gulf Security:
The Qatari View
On January 25, 1994, His Excellency Sheikh bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani, foreign minister of Qatar, addressed an off the record session of The Washington Institute's Policy Forum on regional security in the Persian Gulf. The following is a rapporteur's summary of his remarks. Security Arrangements in the Gulf and
Jan 25, 1994
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