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...Marijan Gubic Monique O'Connell: Men of Empire: Power and Negotiation in Venice's Maritime State . Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 2009. 264 pages. ISBN 978-0-8018-9145-8. $55.00 (hardcover). Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2010 Marijan Gubic is the minister and deputy...

..., these provisions set up the young republic for turmoil. A powerful lesson emerges for constitutive arrangements as ethnic groups are driven to the negotiating table. The reluctance of drafters of agreements to address contentious issues sets up the conditions for reignition of conflict. To the extent issues...

...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...

...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...

...Pavlos I. Koktsidis; Menelaos Apostolou Negotiations for the settlement of the Cyprus question have resumed amid a pressing geopolitical and economic reality. Greek and Turkish Cypriots adopt distinct interpretations of the United Nations–designated recipe for a bicommunal and bizonal federation...

.... The researchers conducted 6 face-to-face interviews and 112 structured interviews with senior Palestinians, including negotiators, security officials, political leaders, parliamentarians, academicians, and experts in the field. Eid H. Mustafa works in the Palestinian Interior Ministry. He holds a master's...

.... Inferences of the national narratives of Bulgaria's international involvement are contextualized to suggest that domestically the Europeanization of Bulgarian foreign policy has been preoccupied with negotiating the conflict between state and nation. A report on Central Asia indicates that the logic...

... on Greece's implementation of these measures. Given that the European lenders had their reasons for setting things up this way, it was not long before Greece's strong anti-austerity drive set the country on a collision course with the eurozone. The negotiations between the two sides are examined in this essay...

... Organization and the United States, Greece, and Israel could contribute to security arrangements on the island. Furthermore, the politics of natural gas is noted as a factor that could ensure security in the Mediterranean region overall as well as serve as a factor in the negotiations for a solution...

...Philip Giraldi Iran poses two fundamental challenges to the United States. First is its alleged program to develop a nuclear weapon, which is currently being negotiated and which might be managed and contained through concerted international action. Second, and more threatening in the long term...

... must address this issue by reconciling global objectives with regional tensions in the Middle East. If a negotiated solution is found, US policy must consider the reasons behind Iran's program, the dangers of proliferation of nuclear capabilities throughout the Middle East, and the strategic objectives...

...Evanthis Hatzivassilou The negotiating position of an international player is strengthened when it can persuade third parties that it has reached the limits of its concessions. However, from 1945 to 2004 the Greek side (both Athens and Nicosia) managed convincingly to convey this message...

...Anthony N. Celso Elected on a platform of withdrawal from Iraq after the 3/11 train bombings, Spanish socialists sought early on to embark on an antiterrorist policy of negotiation and dialogue with disgruntled Arab and Basque communities. The socialists' early efforts at achieving a historic...

...George C. Georgiou This essay analyzes the economic consequences of the proposed reunification of Cyprus and concludes that, based on the framework presently being negotiated, the much-publicized economic peace dividend will not materialize for the majority of Cypriots. The economic costs...

... as a possible solution is not helpful in that an attack on Iran would not resolve any problems in the bilateral relationship and could well make the situation much worse. Negotiations offer the best option, but their success depends on a mutual willingness to compromise on fundamental issues, which has...

... change and convergence . . . with the norms and practices of the European Union.”5 Another interesting observation about this conditionality is that it is particularly effective at the initial stages of accession negotiations and that its effectiveness decreases sharply when the accession date...

... of Israeli diplomacy from that point forward, because it was vital for the long-term survival and development of the Jewish state. At the same time, the refusal of the Arab states to enter into negotiations for peace fos- tered Israel’s emphasis on security. Israel in Perspective...

... complete.” Chambers devotes some attention to the question of why it is necessary, more than a century after the declining Ottoman Empire was known as the “Sick Man of Europe,” to negotiate for the modern Turkish republic to re-enter Europe. When, why, and how did Turkey cease to be part of Europe...

... Man of Europe,” to negotiate for the modern Turkish republic to re-enter Europe. When, why, and how did Turkey cease to be part of Europe? The answer, acknowledges Chambers, cannot easily be found in reasoned or historical evaluation and probably relates more to a Western European fear...

... and unstable archive, a composite formation in the making, neither conclusive nor complete.” Chambers devotes some attention to the question of why it is necessary, more than a century after the declining Ottoman Empire was known as the “Sick Man of Europe,” to negotiate for the modern Turkish...