Volume 2, No. 1 – March 1998 ALGERIA’S TERRIFYING BUT UNSURPRISING AGONY By Rami G. Khouri We do not even know how many people have died in the last five years — estimates of the dead range from 80,000 to over 120,000. However sad, Algeria today may be the logical, violent consequence of […]
Watersheds and Problemsheds: Explaining the Absence of Armed Conflict over Water in the Middle East
WATERSHEDS AND PROBLEMSHEDS: EXPLAINING THE ABSENCE OF ARMED CONFLICT OVER WATER IN THE MIDDLE EAST* By Tony Allan Analysis based on watersheds has led to the misleading conclusion that water deficits will be the cause of major armed conflict in the Middle East. Yet water has not been even a minor […]
Crossing the Rubicon?: Iraq and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process
Volume 2, No. 1 – March 1998 CROSSING THE RUBICON?: IRAQ AND THE ARAB-ISRAELI PEACE PROCESS By Ofra Bengio Such reasoning sounds fanciful, but the question of Iraq’s stand on the Arab-Israeli peace process is both intriguing and more complex than it might seem. Given the crisis involving Iraq, examining this issue becomes […]
After Arafat: Succession and Stability in Palestinian Politics
Volume 2, No. 1 – March 1998 AFTER ARAFAT: SUCCESSION AND STABILITY IN PALESTINIAN POLITICS By Barry Rubin Since Arafat refuses to allow one, there is no number-two Palestinian leader. And there is certainly no natural successor to him either. Long before Arafat’s health became controversial, the West Bank’s most popular joke showed […]
Iranian Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons: Implications and Responses
Volume 2, No. 1 – March 1998 IRANIAN NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS: IMPLICATIONS AND RESPONSES* By W. Seth Carus Iran is said to possess chemical and biological weapons, and the means to deliver them, and is reportedly working to acquire nuclear weapons. Given the enmity that exists between the United States and […]
The Peace Process and Political Violence
Volume 2, No. 1 – March 1998 THE PEACE PROCESS AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE By Khalil Shikaki This research provides a basis for discussing the impact of violence in the peace process, the impact of the peace process on violence, and Palestinian public opinion on such matters. Since security in this process has been […]