THE HISTORIC ROOTS OF TURKISH-IRANIAN RELATIONS Volume 7, No. 3 – September 2003 ESSENTIAL FRIENDS AND NATURAL ENEMIES: THE HISTORIC ROOTS OF TURKISH-IRANIAN RELATIONS By Gokhan Cetinsaya This article outlines Turkish-Iranian relations since the early 1820s from the viewpoint of the Turkish political and military elite. The author argues that Turkish-Iranian relations have basically been […]
Cyberdissident: The Internet in Revolutionary Iran
THE INTERNET IN REVOLUTIONARY IRAN Volume 7, No. 3 – September 2003 CYBERDISSENT: THE INTERNET IN REVOLUTIONARY IRAN By Babak Rahimi This paper argues that the internet, as an advancing new means of communication, has played an important role in the ongoing struggle for democracy in Iran. While outlining its history in Iran amidst an […]
Promoting Economic Liberalization in Egypt: From U.S. Foreign Aid to Trade and Investment
PROMOTING ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION IN EGYPT Volume 7, No. 3 – September 2003 PROMOTING ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION IN EGYPT: FROM U.S. FOREIGN AID TO TRADE AND INVESTMENT By Bessma Momani In the early to mid-1980s, the United States became frustrated that its financial assistance was being wasted by EgyptГ?ВЇГ?ВїГ?ВЅs inefficient, statist economy and wanted the Egyptian government […]
Israel’s Entry into Cyprus, 1959-1963: Diplomacy and Strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean
ISRAEL’S ENTRY INTO CYPRUS, 1959 – 1963 Volume 7, No. 3 – September 2003 ISRAEL’S ENTRY INTO CYPRUS, 1959 – 1963: DIPLOMACY AND STRATEGY IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN By Zach Levey Israel‘s establishment of relations with Cyprus in 1960 marked the successful culmination of the diplomatic campaign that it had commenced in early 1959. The […]
Bean Counting in Baghdad: Debt, Reparations, Reconstruction, and Resources
BEAN COUNTING IN BAGHDAD Volume 7, No. 3 – September 2003 BEAN COUNTING IN BAGHDAD: DEBT, REPARATIONS, RECONSTRUCTION, AND RESOURCES By Robert Looney The Iraqi economy is in complete shambles. Even worse, the population is burdened with up to $400 billion in debt, reparations and contractual commitments made under Saddam HusseinГ?ВЇГ?ВїГ?ВЅs regime. This article examines […]