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Viewpoints Special Edition: The State of the Arts in the Middle East

 

Art unlocks the imagination, compels us to think, and reveals and emphasizes non-negotiable as well as inconvenient truths. The Middle East and North Africa are bursting with artistic production in literature and the visual and performing arts. The 17 short essays comprising this volume are intended as a sampling of the rich and diverse menu of artists and artistic products in the contemporary Middle East.


Viewpoints Special Edition: The Legacy of Camp David, 1979-2009

This edition’s collection of 21 original essays explores the road to the Egyptian-Israeli peace accord and offers various perspectives on the fruits and limitations of this agreement as well as the role of the United States in fostering peace and cooperation between Egypt and Israel. This special edition of MEI's prestigious web-based Viewpoints series also includes primary documents, maps, a chronology, negotiators’ biographies, photos, and a selected bibliography.

Viewpoints Special Edition: The State of the Arts in the Middle East

 

Art unlocks the imagination, compels us to think, and reveals and emphasizes non-negotiable as well as inconvenient truths. The Middle East and North Africa are bursting with artistic production in literature and the visual and performing arts. The 17 short essays comprising this volume are intended as a sampling of the rich and diverse menu of artists and artistic products in the contemporary Middle East.


Viewpoints Special Edition: The Legacy of Camp David, 1979-2009

This edition’s collection of 21 original essays explores the road to the Egyptian-Israeli peace accord and offers various perspectives on the fruits and limitations of this agreement as well as the role of the United States in fostering peace and cooperation between Egypt and Israel. This special edition of MEI's prestigious web-based Viewpoints series also includes primary documents, maps, a chronology, negotiators’ biographies, photos, and a selected bibliography.

 
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Party Politics and Elections in Morocco

Mohamed Daadaoui

This Policy Brief examines party politics and limited elections in Morocco. Political parties in Morocco do not contest the regime’s traditional sources of power and embrace the monarchy’s religious status as an integral part of the political identity of Morocco.

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Economic Peace in the West Bank and the Fayyad Plan: Are They Working?

Adam Robert Green

This Policy Brief asks whether the muted Palestinian economic revival can be deepened and sustained in the absence of a peace agreement with Israel or a unified Palestinian leadership.



From Identity Crisis to Identity in Crisis in Afghanistan

Zaman Stanizai

In this Policy Brief, the author traces the evolution of Afghanistan’s “identity crisis” from its origins during the Soviet occupation to its present day manifestations.



Kuwait Looks towards the East: Relations with China

Khizar Niazi

This Policy Brief traces the evolution, future, and global ramifications of the growing relationship between Kuwait and China.



The Consolidation of Gulf-Asia Relations: Washington Tuned In or Out of Touch?

 

John Calabrese

To many American policymakers and opinion leaders, the term “Gulf-Asia Relations” is merely an abstraction. To some, it is synonymous with China’s rising oil import dependence on the Gulf.



 
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The Middle East Journal

The Middle East Journal, founded in 1947, is the oldest peer-reviewed scholarly journal of its kind, blending the best academic research with crucial policy analysis. Contributors have included most of the major names in both the scholarly and policy communities.

 

Viewpoints

Viewpoints are a moderated dialogue between experts expressing opposing or differing opinions on a topic of contemporary relevance.

 

Encounters

Encounters are brief profiles of business or other leaders in the Middle East; or other vignettes from the field.

 

 

The Middle East Journal

The Middle East Journal, founded in 1947, is the oldest peer-reviewed scholarly journal of its kind, blending the best academic research with crucial policy analysis. Contributors have included most of the major names in both the scholarly and policy communities.

 

Viewpoints

Viewpoints are a moderated dialogue between experts expressing opposing or differing opinions on a topic of contemporary relevance.

 

Encounters

Encounters are brief profiles of business or other leaders in the Middle East; or other vignettes from the field.

 

 
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