..., and international political economy. Copyright 2016 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2016 Palestine Israel conflict peace negotiation The Palestinian-­Israeli Conflict: Palestinian Officials’ Perspective on the George W. Bush Administration’s Intervention Eid H. Mustafa and El-­fatih...

.... Attitudes toward the Xeno: Greece in Comparative Perspective Neovi M. Karakatsanis and Jonathan Swarts “We did not sell any tickets to Albanians, only to Greeks.” These were the words of a Greek Ministry of Public Order spokeswoman on 31 March 2005, when asked why...

...Stephen Blank Stephen Blank is professor of national security affairs at the Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College. Copyright 2008 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2008 Russia and the Black Sea’s Frozen Conflicts in Strategic Perspective...

...Petros Vamvakas Review Costas Melakopides: Russia-­Cyprus Relations: A Pragmatic Idealist Perspective. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. 211 pages. ISBN 978-­1-­137-­347145-­2. $84.00. Reviewed by Petros Vamvakas. Set...

.... Democratization and the Arab Spring: A Theoretical Perspective Abdul Gaffar State-­society relations are articulated most succinctly by Bob Jessop, who notes that the state plays the central role in political life. Further, he contends that the role of the state in relation to society cannot...

... through the perspective of Greece's half-century-long relationship with the European Union and against a backdrop of personal observations and comment, relevant public sentiments, and critical events defining each period discussed. George Bistis is an award-winning journalist and political analyst...

...Ioan Mircea Pascu Ioan Mircea Pascu is minister of defense of Romania. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2004 Perspectives of a Prospective NATO Member Ioan Mircea Pascu Every time major change occurs in the world, we wonder whether that change marks...

...Victor Roudometof © 2018 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2018 Hamalis Perry T. Karras Valerie A. , Eds.: Orthodox Christian Perspectives on War . Notre Dame, IN : University of Notre Dame Press , 2018 . 389 pages. ISBN: 978-0-268-19277-7 . $55 (hardcover). ...

...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...

...Muhammad Yaseen Gada There is a wealth of literature on the Western perspective of the Crusades. The subject has crossed academic disciplines because of the availability of the literature in the modern world. That does not necessarily mean that what has been said about the Crusades is completely...

... of the international community triggered the rise of radical Islamic actors. This result was not simply a product of diplomatic incompetence but an indirect result of the foreign community’s different perspectives and aims during the crisis. This essay attempts to draw conclusions from the political economy...

... perspective, dramatized by AQI’s use of social media, attracted thousands of foreign fighters to Iraq. The Jordanian’s struggle against Shiite apostates and 2006 martyrdom in a US airstrike continues to dazzle young militants. Second, the essay analyzes AQI’s regeneration and metamorphosis into ISIS and its...

...Thanos Catsambas This essay summarizes developments since the outbreak of the Greek economic crisis in 2010 from the perspective of various myths that dominated the public discourse from 2010 to 2016. In the author's view, the perpetuation of these myths, which was partly the result of poor...

... three different perspectives on diplomacy: statist (the state speaks with one voice), globalist (the growth of nonstate diplomacy), and postglobalist (combining both state-centric and multicentric realities). This essay falls clearly within the last of these three possibilities. It focuses on the growth...

... sufficiently explored. This essay helps fill this gap by assessing the parliamentary diplomacy activities performed by PAM vis-à-vis the Arab Spring countries between 2011 and 2016. A comparative perspective is adopted, using the literature on the European Parliament (EP) as the point of reference...

... consideration that militated against a strict application of a deflationary policy. The development of transatlantic relations with Charles de Gaulle's France posed a problem from an Allied perspective and was a factor that also militated against the strict application of a policy of monetary stability...

... to the political leadership. Most important is a policy environment open to varied perspectives rather than driven by narrow dogma. Copyright 2008 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2008 William H. Lewis is a former State Department Foreign Service officer and retired professor of international affairs, George...

... these have on Africa's development are examined. The authors argue that there are two very important perspectives—exploitation and opportunity—on China's role in Africa's development. The authors also argue that African countries must implement meaningful structural and policy changes that could enable them...

... that the patriarchate might gain extraterritorial privileges and become a Vatican. At present, the Ecumenical Patriarchate is an institution with a global reach, but one that lacks a legal personality. The essay presents the two contrasting perspectives regarding the ecumenical status of the patriarchate and documents...

... as a reckless, destabilizing power in the Middle East rather than a cautious, stabilizing power. Given that perspective, the estrangement between the two countries is unlikely to diminish in the foreseeable future. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2010 Ted Galen Carpenter is vice president for defense...