...Jeffrey S. Morton; Nicole Shortt The popular uprising that started in Tunisia in December 2010 quickly spread across the Arab world, culminating in a historic regional realignment with far-reaching implications. This essay details the implications of the Arab Spring for Israeli security. After...

...Scott Woodward The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is highlighted by numerous obstacles to peace. Each side must be willing to compromise and seek common ground in order to finally conclude this long-running dispute over territory. The window for resolution will not stay open forever, and, to meet...

...Alon Ben-Meir There are many who doubt that the current Israeli-Palestinian negotiations will lead to a solution, in spite of US secretary of state John Kerry’s efforts and the presumed commitment to peace of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. What...

.... Copyright 2015 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2015 China and Israel Chinese foreign policy China and the Middle East Chinese-­Israeli Relations in a Middle Eastern Context: Retrospect and Prospects Yitzhak Shichor Most studies on China’s relations with the Middle East separate...

...Nikolaos Zahariadis Nikolaos Zahariadis is professor of political science, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Tziampiris Aristotle : The Emergence of Israeli-Greek Cooperation . Cham, Switzerland : Springer , 2015 . 186 pages . ISBN 978-3-319-12604-3 . $129 (hardcover...

...Eid H. Mustafa; El-fatih A. Abdelsalam Successive US administrations, including that of George W. Bush, have not recognized Palestinian interests and demands. The Bush administration initially showed a lack of serious intent to intervene in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and had a negative...

...Christopher Hemmer The increasing resources, albeit largely financial, that the European Union has committed to the Israeli-Palestinian relationship has led to increasing calls for the EU to take a greater political role in the peace process. In this essay the potential role of the EU...

...Anthony N. Celso Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2003 Anthony N. Celso is assistant professor of government and history at Valley Forge Military College. The Death of the Oslo Accords: Israeli Security Options in the Post-Arafat Era Anthony N. Celso...

...Joseph J. Sisco John Boykin: Cursed is the Peacemaker: The American Diplomat Versus the Israeli General, Beirut, 1982 . Foreword by former Secretary of State,George Shultz. Belmont, California: Appelgate Press, 2002. ISBN 0-9719432-0-6.$29.95. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2003...

... agencies and between the government and nongovernmental organizations in the area of prevention campaigns and protection of victims of trafficking. Traffi cking in Persons for the Purpose of Prostitution: The Israeli Experience Rochelle Gershuni The 1990s...

...R. Reuben Miller Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2000 R. Reuben Miller is professor of political science, University of Colorado,Denver. MQ 11.4-07 Miller 10/16/00 5:28 PM Page 117 The Israeli-Syrian Negotiations R. Reuben...

...Gawdat Bahgat On 27 December 2008, Israeli forces attacked Gaza to stop missile attacks by Hamas. The military operation lasted twenty-two days and ended with a fragile cease-fire. This study seeks to provide an assessment of all involved parties' stances. The author argues that some parties gained...

...Anthony M. Eames The year 1982 emerged as pivotal in the Atlantic Alliance and the relationship between President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. On 6 June 1982, Israeli Defense Forces breached the Lebanese border in a maneuvre to eradicate the Palestinian Liberation...

... toward Ankara or Cairo? Israel’s New Geostrategic Debate Leon T. Hadar For several years, some Israeli and American officials and journalists have been celebrating the emergence of a “strategic alliance...

... stand today, and what are its perspectives on the peace process? The Arab-Israeli conflict, a fixture of international politics since World War II, has its origins in the nineteenth century and the competition and conflict between Zionism and Arab nationalism for dominance in Palestine. However...

... Joshua Walker The emergence of a Turkish-Israeli alignment within the Middle East is arguably one of the most significant regional developments since the end of the Cold War. As a result of the publicly acknowledged, yet still classified, Strategic Agreements of 1996, the Turkish-Israeli...

... Jacob Abadi Greek-Israeli relations have been cordial over the years, for the most part. However, it was not until 1990 that Greece decided to establish full diplo- matic relations with Israel, making it the last country in the European Com...

... of the most complicated and discussed in the Middle East. While Turkey was one of the first countries to recognize the state of Israel, it took a long time for diplomatic relations to be upgraded to full ambassadorial level during the Cold War. Because of the Arab- Israeli conflict and the Palestinian...

...A. Murat Agdemir There have been important changes in the politics of the eastern Mediterranean since the discovery of energy resources and the disintegration of Turkish-Israeli relations. Israel upgraded its relationship with Greece and Cyprus after its ties with Turkey deteriorated. Since shortly...

... Information Agency for more than thirty years and has a keen interest in modes of thought that shape political thinking. Mediterranean Quarterly 26:2 Copyright 2015 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. Review  129 The 1948 Arab-­Israeli War, from...