... at Tabatabi University in Tehran and chief economist at the Economic Cooperation Organization headquarters. MQ 12.4-05 Afras 10/16/01 1:07 PM Page 62 The Economic Cooperation Organization: Regionalization in a Competitive Context...

...Andrea Cofelice The literature includes numerous analyses of the role played by regional organizations during the Arab Spring. However, the emerging role played by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), as the only truly intra-regional pan-Mediterranean institution, has not been...

...Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud This essay analyzes how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is likely to address the new security environment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It investigates how factors internal and external to the alliance shape the possibilities and limits...

...David Binder Talk of a “greater” this or that Balkan nation-state has subsided in recent years as the region experienced the creation of ever more minirepublics—a total of eight on the territory of former Yugoslavia. This trend toward fragmentation was initiated by petty nationalists and fostered...

... in hopes of stabilizing the it as part of the wider European and international communities and argues that actions by FYROM jeopardize its relationship with international organizations and thus pose a threat to stability in the region. Copyright 2008 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2008 Alexandros P...

... attention in the wake of two major diplomatic crises in 2010: a flotilla incident—when the ship the Mavi Marmara , owned by a Turkish nonprofit organization, was boarded by the Israeli military while on the way to Gaza with aid—and Turkey’s “no” vote at the UN Security Council on sanctions against Iran...

...Ted Galen Carpenter Washington’s policy in the Balkans has been a failure for more than two decades. Beginning with the US-led military interventions in Bosnia and Kosovo during the 1990s, the United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies have made difficult situations worse...

... 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...

... alliances. These views are refl ected in the recurring theme of multipolarity in the foreign policy dis- course, a term that sometimes appears to be a marker for anti-Americanism but that also serves to preserve a sphere for French initiative within regional organizations like the EU. At the same time...

... decisions. Above and beyond its participation in the European Union, Greece is an active member of numerous regional organizations that promote cooperation in southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean, Adriatic, and Ionian Seas. Greece is currently playing certainly a central if not the leading role...

... in Central Asia stems from the region’s energy riches and the contest for influence over access to them. The security dilemma that has emerged in the CSB has led to the emergence of regional actors who contend with NATO’s presence. It was only a matter of time before a regional organization would...

...- tion, reinforced by the African states and the regional organizations of the continent. My country’s commitment to collective security and multilateralism was rewarded by its election to a nonpermanent seat on the Security Council for 2005–6. I wish to express our deep appreciation...

... Yusuf Ahmed as the new president of Soma- lia. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by eleven heads of government from African countries and representatives from regional organizations and the UN. In November 2004, President Yusuf appointed Ali Mohamed Gedi as prime minister. The transitional...

... and local conditions becomes obvious. Working through regional organizations and local com- 10. See for example, Omprakash Mishra, ed., Forced Migration in the South Asian Region (Delhi, India: Center for Refugee Studies, Brookings-SAIS Project on Internal Displacement, Manak, 2004); Guiding...

... regional organizations and coop- eration, none have produced real results. Among the attempts at regional cooperation, the most notable is the Arab Maghreb Union, founded in 1989 but which, according to several of the authors, has had no appreciable effect in developing a regional conscious- ness...

... the countries, the authors say. Most important in their view is that all five are authoritarian in their governments and have histories of human rights abuses. These negative traits hardly define a region, however. Despite many ostensible attempts to develop positive regional organizations and coop...

.... Membership also would demonstrate that a Muslim country can be a useful, positive member of regional organizations. For all these reasons, the United States will continue to encourage the EU to act positively on Turkey’s application to join. This will include working with the members of the union...

... sought to include Iran in many regional organizations such as Regional Cooperation and Development and its successor, the Economic Cooperation Organization. Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia Russia may be the only country...

... — interests. This is especially the case in the Mediterranean region. As argued in other contributions to this special issue, China’s growing interests in this region have recently been challenged by political instability. Still, the lack of an organized military presence makes it very difficult...

... them. This is more acutely exhibited by the diminishing importance and utility of regional organizations such as the Arab League, Gulf Cooperation Coun- cil, or the much larger Organization of the Islamic Conference. These organi- zations continue to falter in resolving disputes and conflicts...