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Volume XXII Spring 2015 Number 1

Editor's Note

Editorial Spring 2015

Journal Essays

Managing, Ending and Avoiding Wars in the Middle East

Managing, Ending and Avoiding Wars in the Middle East

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Political Muslims in America: From Islamism to Exceptionalism

Political Muslims in America: From Islamism to Exceptionalism

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The Presbyterians Divest

The Presbyterians Divest

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Natural Resources in Kurdistan, Iraq: Enabling Democracy or Increasing Instability?

Natural Resources in Kurdistan, Iraq: Enabling Democracy or Increasing Instability?

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Oil, Secession and the Future of Iraqi Federalism

Oil, Secession and the Future of Iraqi Federalism

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Syrian and Iraqi Kurds: Conflict and Cooperation

Syrian and Iraqi Kurds: Conflict and Cooperation

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Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey: Temporary Marriage?

Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey: Temporary Marriage?

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Iraq, Syria, ISIS and the Kurds: Geostrategic Concerns for the U.S. and Turkey

Iraq, Syria, ISIS and the Kurds: Geostrategic Concerns for the U.S. and Turkey

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The Foreign-Policy Tools of Small Powers: Strategic Hedging in the Persian Gulf

The Foreign-Policy Tools of Small Powers: Strategic Hedging in the Persian Gulf

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Turkey's Counterrevolution: Notes from the Dark Side

Turkey's Counterrevolution: Notes from the Dark Side

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Book Reviews

Faisal I of Iraq

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Churchill's First War: Young Winston at War with the Afghans

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Conflict, Democratization, and the Kurds in the Middle East: Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria

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Shattered Dreams of Revolution: From Liberty to Violence in the Late Ottoman Empire

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Out of Nowhere: The Kurds of Syria in Peace and War

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Front Line Diplomacy: How U.S. Embassies Communicate with Foreign Publics

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Volume XXI Winter 2014 Number 4

Editor's Note

Editorial Winter 2014

Journal Essays

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Has the U.S. Failed?

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Has the U.S. Failed?

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Back to Realism for an Enduring U.S.-Saudi Relationship

Back to Realism for an Enduring U.S.-Saudi Relationship

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One Man's Terrorist...

One Man's Terrorist...

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The Collapse of Order in the Middle East

The Collapse of Order in the Middle East

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The Islamic State: From al-Qaeda Affiliate to Caliphate

The Islamic State: From al-Qaeda Affiliate to Caliphate

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Food Insecurity: The Basic Threat in an Overburdened Region

Food Insecurity: The Basic Threat in an Overburdened Region

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Iran under Rouhani: Still Alone in the World

Iran under Rouhani: Still Alone in the World

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Iran and Its Neighbors since 2003: New Dilemmas

Iran and Its Neighbors since 2003: New Dilemmas

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Turkey and Iran after the Arab Spring: Finding a Middle Ground

Turkey and Iran after the Arab Spring: Finding a Middle Ground

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Iran-Turkey Energy Cooperation: Strategic Implications

Iran-Turkey Energy Cooperation: Strategic Implications

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Islam in Egypt: The U.S. View, 1982

Islam in Egypt: The U.S. View, 1982

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Book Reviews

Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David

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Zionism and the Quest for Justice in the Holy Land

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Tribal Modern: Branding New Nations in the Arab Gulf

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Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism

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Modern Middle East Authoritarianism: Roots, Ramifications, and Crisis

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Gulf Politics and Economics in a Changing World

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Volume XXI Fall 2014 Number 3

Journal Essays

U.S. Foreign Policy and the Future of the Middle East

U.S. Foreign Policy and the Future of the Middle East

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Indispensable but Elusive: Palestinian National Reunification

Indispensable but Elusive: Palestinian National Reunification

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Interview with Noam Chomsky, 1984

Interview with Noam Chomsky, 1984

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The GCC-U.S. Relationship: A GCC Perspective

The GCC-U.S. Relationship: A GCC Perspective

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The Strategic Context of the UAE's Nuclear Project: A Model for the Region?

The Strategic Context of the UAE's Nuclear Project: A Model for the Region?

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Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood: Pragmatism or Preference?

Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood: Pragmatism or Preference?

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How U.S. Intelligence Got Iran Wrong

How U.S. Intelligence Got Iran Wrong

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Don't Turn Iran into North Korea! Re-examining Neoconservative Strategy

Don't Turn Iran into North Korea! Re-examining Neoconservative Strategy

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Energy Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean: Conflict or Cooperation?

Energy Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean: Conflict or Cooperation?

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Morsi's Failure in Egypt: The Impact of Energy-Supply Chains

Morsi's Failure in Egypt: The Impact of Energy-Supply Chains

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Opportunities in Crisis: Iraq's Steps toward Inclusion

Opportunities in Crisis: Iraq's Steps toward Inclusion

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Globalizing Jihad? North Caucasians in the Syrian Civil War

Globalizing Jihad? North Caucasians in the Syrian Civil War

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Book Reviews

Will the Middle East Implode?

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Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare

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Arik: The Life of Ariel Sharon

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My Memoirs: Half a Century of the History of Iraq and the Arab Cause

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Enemy on the Euphrates and The First World War in the Middle East

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