... that is free of narrow nationalistic agendas. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2010 Ivo Josipovi\#263; is president of the Republic of Croatia. The Western Balkans: New Politics for a New Age Ivo Josipovic´ History is not always pleasant or easy. It has rarely been...

...Kadir Ustun; Kilic Bugra Kanat US-Turkish relations are in the best shape of recent memory. President Barack Obama’s first official overseas visit (in 2009) was meant to start a new type of relationship with Turkey, dubbed the “model partnership,” but the bilateral relations received particular...

... 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...

... by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2015 China and Greece Chinese foreign policy New Silk Road Mediterranean maritime trade New Horizons in Greek-­Chinese Relations: Prospects for the Eastern Mediterranean Marina Skordeli Greece has enjoyed diplomatic relations with China since 1972. Neverthe...

...Minghao Zhao The New Silk Road Economic Belt, among other newly launched foreign policy initiatives, illustrates that China is broadening its strategic aperture and making more efforts to “look westwards” and “march westwards,” which are crucial as China consolidates its status as the world’s...

... in the eastern Mediterranean. A. Murat Agdemir is an officer in Turkey's Ministry of National Defense, where he focuses on international security and terrorism. Copyright 2015 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2015 Israel Greece foreign policy defense energy A New Partnership in the Eastern...

..., it is imperative for Arab countries to establish substantial economic reforms in parallel with political change to enable their populations to remain in their homelands. The international community should support the MENA countries by introducing a “New Deal” to help lead to sustainable development and political...

... Greeks at the crucial time, when they encountered the fanatic hordes of missionary monks and Christianizing Roman emperors. All tried to convert the remaining Greeks to the new, fanatical, and fashion- able faith at the time, willy-nilly. This book is unlike other books, which present...

... provincial reconstruction teams that operate at the local level to rebuild the societies shattered by war. In conceptual terms, the responsibility increasingly reflects the new emphasis on reconstruction and stabilization operations laid out in the State Department’s 2011 Quadrennial Defense and Development...

...Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo is deputy secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and an architect of its transformation and expansion. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2007 NATO’s Transformation and New Partnerships...

...Karen P. Hughes Karen P. Hughes is US Under Secretary of State for public diplomacy and public affairs. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2007 “Waging Peace”: A New Paradigm for Public Diplomacy Karen P. Hughes The challenging times...

...Sol Schindler Sol Schindler is a retired US Foreign Service officer who writes on international affairs. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2007 Richard Caplan: Europe and the Recognition of New States in Yugoslavia . New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005. 239 pages. ISBN 978-0...

...Ted Galen Carpenter Ted Galen Carpenter is vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute and author of Smart Power: Toward a Prudent Foreign Policy for America . Copyright 2008 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2008 A New Era of Turbulence...

...Robert J. Pranger Tim Weiner: Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA . New York: Double-day, 2007. 702 pages. ISBN 978-0-385-51445-3. $27.95. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2007 Reviews Tim Weiner: Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA. New York: Double...

...Robert Olson Robert Olson is professor of Middle East politics at the University of Kentucky. Copyright 2008 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2008 Turkey’s Relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council from 2003 to 2007: New Paradigms? Robert Olson...

...Justine M. Williams Joseph S. Joseph, ed.: Turkey and the European Union: Internal Dynamics and External Challenges . New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 270 pages. ISBN 0-230-00549-5. $74.95. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2007 Reviews Tim Weiner: Legacy...

... be condoned. Europe and the United States should take the lead in drafting new rules for the global economic order. A renewed NATO is also needed, as is a better relationship with Russia. NATO's eastward expansion to include Georgia and Ukraine makes sense in the long term but should not be pressed now...

... to emerging threats to financial stability, and warns that no economy is too small to have huge implications for broader economic stability. The author offers concrete recommendations for a new, transparent, and global financial architecture. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2010 George A. Papandreou...

...Gregory O. Hall Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2002 Bülent Aras is assistant professor of international relations at Fatih University, Istanbul. Globalization and the New Security Agenda in Eastern Europe Gregory O. Hall...

...Despina Skenderis-Fourniades Charles M. Sennott: The Body and the Blood: The Holy Land's Christians at the Turn of a New Millennium . New York: Public Affairs,2001. 479 pages. ISBN 1-891620-95-9. $30.00. Despina Skenderis-Fourniades, a freelance writer, was formerly a journalist...