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Middle East Notes and Comment
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Middle East Notes and Comment is the program's monthly e-newsletter. For more information, please contact Middle East Program.
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2008
Middle East Notes and Comment: What Went Wrong?
Bernard Lewis's famous question is turned on the Bush Administration.
By Jon B. Alterman
May 14, 2008
Middle East Notes and Comment: Iran's Soft Power Creates Hard Realities
Iran is exploiting an ever-widening array of instruments to build goodwill and strategic partnerships throughout the Muslim world and beyond.
By Ethan Chorin and Haim Malka
April 15, 2008
Middle East Notes and Comment: Without Enemies
The United States has fewer outright enemies in the Middle East, but that isn’t to say it has more friends.
By Jon B. Alterman
March 17, 2008
Middle East Notes and Comment: Reading Election Jitters in Iran
The upcoming parliamentary elections in Iran hint at wider dissatisfaction.
By Ethan Chorin
February 21, 2008
Middle East Notes and Comment: Freedom Agenda, Take Three
The President’s language on freedom in the Middle East is changing.
By Jon B. Alterman
January 17, 2008
2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: The Death of Political Islam?
The obituaries for political Islam have begun to be written, but they may be premature.
By Jon B. Alterman
December 12, 2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: Beyond the Silk Road
Chinese actions may be the difference between peace and war with Iran.
By Jon B. Alterman
November 27, 2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: Taking it to the Streets
Have bread riots in the Middle East become a thing of the past?
By Haim Malka and Jon B. Alterman
October 24, 2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: The Next Iraq Problem
It’s time to start thinking about Iraq’s refugees.
By Jon B. Alterman
September 17, 2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: Thinking Small
It's time to give up on the dream of a strong and unified Iraq.
By Jon B. Alterman
July 20, 2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: Muslim Networks
Some of the most dynamic organizations in the Muslim world are among the least understood in the United States.
By Jon B. Alterman
June 21, 2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: Deja vu Diplomacy
The current challenges in the Arab-Israeli conflict are reminiscent of the ones 40 years ago.
By Haim Malka
May 18, 2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: China's Unease
China seems more likely to support the United States in the Middle East than seek to displace it.
By Jon B. Alterman
April 13, 2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: The Real Shi'a-Sunni Conflict
It’s been going on for years, and it’s less religious than one might think.
By Jon B. Alterman
March 12, 2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: Managing Iraq
We need to think less about winning in the near term, and more about coping in the longer term.
By Jon B. Alterman
February 5, 2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: Red Dawn
Does Russia want peace in the Middle East, or merely to have more influence?
By Haim Malka
January 10, 2007
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2006
December, 2006 Volume 4 Number 11
The Silent Treatment
While Arab states support U.S. dialogue with Syria and Iran, they should apply the same lesson to their relations with Israel.
Jon B. Alterman
November, 2006 Volume 4 Number 10
Arab Decision 2007
U.S. elections put the onus on Arabs to chart their own destiny.
Jon B. Alterman
October, 2006 Volume 4 Number 9
Pardon Me
Amnesties in Algeria, Morocco, and possibly Iraq will not create political reconciliation, but they can be a vital part of positive political change.
Haim Malka
September, 2006 Volume 4 Number 8
Being Consequential
Americans and Europeans will have to increasingly coordinate their diplomatic strategies to remain effective in the future.
Jon B. Alterman
July/August, 2006 Volume 4 Number 7
A Different Conflict
Solving the Arab-Israeli conflict among states is hard enough, but non-state actors make it even harder.
Jon B. Alterman
June, 2006 Volume 4 Number 6
Orientalists and Bloggers
Jon B. Alterman
May, 2006 Volume 4 Number 5
The Least Bad Option
Haim Malka
April, 2006 Volume 4 Number 4
After Liberals Back Down
Jon B. Alterman
March, 2006 Volume 4 Number 3
The Great Awakening
Jon B. Alterman
February, 2006 Volume 4 Number 2
Libya's Generation Gap
Jon B. Alterman
January, 2006 Volume 4 Number 1
The Perils of Unity
Jon B. Alterman
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2005
December, 2005 Volume 3 Number 12
Should the Party Be Over?
Jon B. Alterman
November, 2005 Volume 3 Number 11
Bursting Bubbles
Jon B. Alterman
October, 2005 Volume 3 Number 10
Get Real
Haim Malka
September, 2005 Volume 3 Number 8
Universal Concern
Jon B. Alterman
July, 2005 Volume 3 Number 7
Hard Choices Ahead
Haim Malka
June, 2005 Volume 3 Number 6
Arab Spring into Long Hot Summer
Jon B. Alterman
May, 2005 Volume 3 Number 5
China Rising
Jon B. Alterman
April, 2005 Volume 3 Number 4
Anti-American Democrats
Haim Malka
March, 2005 Volume 3 Number 3
Tempering Exuberance
Jon B. Alterman
February, 2005 Volume 3 Number 2
Religious Minorities, Religious Majorities
Jon B. Alterman
January, 2005 Volume 3 Number 1
President, But Commander in Chief?
Haim Malka
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2004
December, 2004 Volume 2 Number 12
Politics Now, Diplomacy Later
Jon B. Alterman
November, 2004 Volume 2 Number 11
Iran on the Brink
Jon B. Alterman
October, 2004 Volume 2 Number 10
Political Spectacle
Jon B. Alterman
September, 2004 Volume 2 Number 9
Made for Television Events
Jon B. Alterman
July, 2004 Volume 2 Number 7
The Welcome Return of Iraqi Politics
Jon B. Alterman
June, 2004 Volume 2 Number 6
Is It Time to Give Up On Arab Liberals?
Jon B. Alterman
May, 2004 Volume 2 Number 5
The Anatomy of Facism
Jon B. Alterman
April, 2004 Volume 2 Number 4
Balancing Act
March, 2004 Volume 2 Number 3
Early Indicators
Jon B. Alterman
February, 2004 Volume 2 Number 2
Necessary but Not Sufficient
Mona Yacoubian
January, 2004 Volume 2 Number 1
Are We There Yet?
Jon B.Alterman
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2003
December, 2003 Volume 1 Number 3
Ray of Hope or False Dawn?
Jon B.Alterman
November, 2003 Volume 1 Number 2
Iraq as Metaphor
Jon B.Alterman
October, 2003 Volume 1 Number 1
Us, Them, and the Knowledge Gap
Jon B.Alterman
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