... and the Future of US Counterterrorism Magnus Nordenman When historians look back at the early twenty-­first century, it is quite pos- sible that 2012 will be seen as the year that the US “Global War on Terror” ended. While popular belief has it that real policy shifts can...

... expressed in this essay are his own. Copyright 2015 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2015 decentralization in Morocco Arab Spring Mohammed VI sustainable development experiential training Human Development in the Arab Spring: Morocco’s Efforts to Shape Its Global Future Yossef Ben...

...Peter Engelke As tempting as it is to forecast the Mediterranean's future through the bleak lens of its present, it is unwise to do so. Over and again throughout history, writing the future through the linear extrapolation of contemporary trends has proven foolish. This essay identifies the most...

... policies are formulated. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2007 What Is Public Diplomacy? Past Practices, Present Conduct, Possible Future Walter R. Roberts On 15 October 2001, five weeks after the tragic events of 9/11, the Washing- ton Post carried...

...Ivan Eland Ivan Eland is senior fellow at the Independent Institute and author of the books The Empire Has No Clothes: US Foreign Policy Exposed and Putting “Defense” Back into US Defense Policy . Copyright 2008 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2008 Back to the Future...

... of defense for European and NATO policy from 1989 to 1993. Copyright 2012 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2012 The Future of NATO W. Bruce Weinrod Ever since its inception, questions have been raised about the future of the North Atlantic Treaty...

... Conditions, and Future Prospects David E. Long Since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon on 11 September 2001, US-Saudi relations have plummeted from being one of the closest and most durable bilateral relationships between a major oil-producing...

... and the Future P. H. Liotta It is not symbolic geography that creates politics, but rather the reverse. . . . “Europe” ends where politicians want it to end. —Maria Todorova Although Disraeli’s adage...

...Robert Olson Brendan O'Leary, John McGarry, and Khaled Salih, eds., The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq , University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005. 307 pages. ISBN 0-8122-3870-2. $45.00. 2005 Robert Olson is professor of Middle East politics and history at the University of Kentucky...

... Institute: Past, Present, and Future Robert S. Merrillees Until the establishment of the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) in Nicosia in 1979, there had existed no foreign schools of its kind in Cyprus...

.../18/01 2:34 PM Page 33 Challenging the Future: On Building a Culture of Confidence and Partnership in the Euro-Mediterranean P. H. Liotta It may be a cliché...

..., and it is these fundamental inclinations to which this essay addresses itself, an essay divided into four parts: (1) types of foreign policy, (2) some recent examples of presidential choices about direction, (3) future possibilities for a new administration that entered office in January 2009, and (4) limitations...

...George C. Georgiou This essay analyzes Cyprus's financial crisis and its potential threat to the eurozone. The focus is on the economic consequences of the terms of the bailout agreement dictated by the Troika or Eurogroup for the Cyprus economy as well as its significance for any future bailouts...

.... The inclusion of the country and its infrastructure in several gas and oil supply projects in the Balkan Peninsula in recent years, however, has enhanced Albania’s significance. Projected outcomes indicate a fairly poor future for the oil sector but a relatively strong potential for future development...

... for US policy and its ideals of self-determination and human rights? Will the liberals triumph, or will the Egyptian people face a hard-line Islamic future? This article attempts to answer these questions. Richard T. Sale is a former intelligence correspondent for UPI and the Middle East Times...

... ends with some conclusions about the findings and suggests future implications. Konstantinos S. Skandalis is a visiting scholar at the Claremont Graduate University, California. He has published a number of articles dealing with entrepreneurship in Greece and other Balkan countries...

... in which Russia exercises its maritime power. It argues that Russian maritime power is likely to decline significantly. Not only will Russia have significantly fewer maritime platforms in the future, but its ability to use the maritime domain will be compromised by qualitative problems and poor relations...

...Angeliki Andrea Kanavou This essay highlights the role of contingent provisions in the London-Zurich Agreements, which established the Republic of Cyprus, in damaging the future chances for a smoothly functioning state of affairs between the ethnic groups on Cyprus. By allowing contentious elements...

... is that any future analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must give greater weight to issues of faith and to the idea that land is not simply a commodity but something to which there is a strong, historical, almost spiritual connection. The essay makes the case that recent events in the Middle East make...

...' anxieties brought about by economic crisis, illegal immigration issues, high unemployment rates, increases in crime, anti-austerity public sentiments, and the uncertainty over the country's future to become, in just a few years, a formidable political party in Greece. George Bistis is an award-winning...