...Keith Neilson Keith Neilson is professor in the Department of History at Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario. Barr James : A Line in the Sand: Britain, France, and the Struggle that Shaped the Middle East . London : Simon and Schuster , 2011 . 352 pages...

...Michael B. Bishku This essay reviews and analyzes Albania’s connections with the Middle East since the era of Enver Hoxha’s rule, when ideology was a strong factor in international relations. Since the end of the Cold War, Albania has been most interested in developing political, economic...

... a significant opportunity to open a new chapter in relations between Tehran and Washington. The authors would like to thank their colleagues at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA) for their stimulating discussions over the years, which provide the background for this essay...

...El Hassan The Middle East has 10 percent of the planet's land and 5 percent of its population, but it contains less than 1 percent of the world's freshwater resources. Thirteen of the twenty-two members of the Arab League rank among the world's most water-scarce nations. The effects of climate...

... of Peking University, Global Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and research associate of the Turin World Affairs Institute (T.wai). Copyright 2015 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2015 Chinese foreign policy New Silk Road xiya beifei Middle East and North Africa...

...Altay Atlı The Middle East is going through a period of profound change in the wake of the Arab Spring, and there are several dynamics and actors shaping the contours of the change. China is one of the relatively new actors on this stage, actively engaging the Middle East both economically...

...Patrick N. Theros The Arab Awakening (also known as the Arab Spring) caught the Western world, and even most experts, by surprise. A fuller understanding of how the peoples of the Middle East perceive their history and their relationship with the Western world—from their own perspective...

...Michail Ploumis; Labros E. Pilalis Five years after the Arab uprisings in 2011, countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) had difficulties finding their pathway to sustainable economic and political change. Arab oil-producing countries suffered from decreasing oil prices while the Arab...

... and to seek support for its territorial integrity. In the long run, it regards its political and economic futures as connected with the West. Meanwhile, the Middle East offers an alternative to mitigate pressure from Russia and to develop mutually beneficial relations with Turkey and Israel, with whom...

...Dora Bakoyannis Dora Bakoyannis is foreign minister of Greece. This essay is adapted from a speech at the international conference “Solving the Security Puzzle in the Mediterranean and the Broader Middle East,” held in Athens on 24 November 2006. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2007...

...Joshua Walker Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2006 Joshua Walker is a doctoral candidate at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School and a former Fulbright Fellow in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey and Israel’s Relationship in the Middle East...

...Massimo D'Alema Massimo D'Alema is deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Italy. This article draws on a speech Minister D'Alema gave at the Aspen Institute Italia, Rome, 1 October 2006. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2007 Italy and the Greater Middle East...

...Nivien Saleh Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2007 Nivien Saleh is a visiting professor in political science at Northern Arizona University. Europe in the Middle East and Northern Africa: The Subtle Quest for Power Nivien Saleh In November...

... such as the worsening conditions in Iraq, and the deepening problems in the Palestinian.Israeli debacle, currently constrain Turkey.s potential to serve the Middle East region in the capacity of soft.security provider by means of creating inspration for democratization and socioeconomic developments. Mediterranean...

... of a right-wing Israeli government suggest that the prospects for peace in the foreseeable future are dim. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2009 Gawdat Bahgat is professor at the Near East – South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, Washington, DC. The Gaza War...

... . Carpenter: Middle East Vortex  23 Middle East Vortex: An Unstable Iraq and Its Implications for the Region Ted Galen Carpenter The United States seems committed to drawing down its forces in Iraq, with the goal of having all combat forces out...

... East peace process soon ran into problems. His two-state solution was not endorsed by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu until June 2009. President Obama's early call for a settlement freeze in the occupied territories was hailed by the Palestinians, but US envoy George Mitchell was able to get...

..., Augusta State University, Georgia. Bishku: The South Caucasus Republics and the Muslim Middle East  27 The South Caucasus Republics and the Muslim Middle East: Political and Economic Imperatives...

... Israel. Iran with a nuclear capability, if it happens, would not pose a security threat to either Cairo or Riyadh. In short, the author argues that an Iran with nuclear capability will further destabilize the Middle East and will be a negative development, but it is not likely to make Egypt and Saudi...

...Stephen B. Isabirye Holger Bernt Hansen and Michael Twaddle, Editors: Religion and Politics in East Africa: The Period since Independence . Athens, Ohio:Ohio University Press, 1995. 278 pages. $44.95; Canon Kodwo E. Ankrah: Development and the Church of Uganda: Mission, Myths...