Volume 12, No. 2 – June 2008, Total Circulation 25,000 Article 7 of 7 THE LEBANESE CIVIL WAR Tony Badran* Lebanon’s civil war was a complex, multisided battle whose implications still shape the country’s politics today. This article analyzes the forces involved domestically and the course of the war, drawing lessons that apply […]
The Iran-Syria Alliance: The Economic Dimension
Volume 12, No. 2 – June 2008, Total Circulation 25,000 Article 6 of 7 THE IRAN-SYRIA ALLIANCE: THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION Nimrod Raphaeli and Bianca Gersten* An examination of Syrian-Iranian economic relations reveals that, beyond their propaganda value, these relations are of small benefit to Syria and of negligible benefit to Iran. The alliance […]
Japan’s Gulf Policy and Response to the Iraq War
Volume 12, No. 2 – June 2008, Total Circulation 25,000 Article 5 of 7 JAPAN’S GULF POLICY AND RESPONSE TO THE IRAQ WAR Shirzad Azad* This article suggests that Japan’s staunch support for the United States over the course of the Iraq War was substantially influenced by its foreign policy toward the Persian […]
Iran’s 2008 Parliamentary Elections: A Triumph of the System
Over 24 million voters participated in the elections for the eighth Iranian parliament (Majlis), on March 14, 2008. Since the Islamic Revolution (1979), the Majlis has been one of the major pillars in Iranian politics. Under Iran’s system of clerical rule, ultimate power lies not with the Majlis or even the president, but with Supreme […]
Saudi Arabia’s Agricultural Project: From Dust to Dust
Volume 12, No. 2 – June 2008, Total Circulation 25,000 Article 3 of 7 SAUDI ARABIA’S AGRICULTURAL PROJECT: FROM DUST TO DUST Elie Elhadj* Arid conditions have always prevented the development of any sizeable settled agricultural communities in the Arabian Desert. This article examines the events that led to and the lessons that […]
Iraq’s Future: The War and Beyond
Volume 12, No. 2 – June 2008, Total Circulation 25,000 Article 2 of 7 IRAQ’S FUTURE: THE WAR AND BEYOND Panel Discussion* On March 27, 2008, the U.S. Department of State’s International Information Programs in Washington D.C., the Public Affairs Office at the U.S. Embassy in Israel, and the Global Research in International […]