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March 1, 2012
A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism
Prof. Daniel L. Byman
Recent Publications
Middle East Brief
What to do about Nuclearizing Iran? The Israeli Debate
Shai Feldman, Shlomo Brom, and Shimon Stein
Crown Essay
State and Revolution in Egypt:The Paradox of Change and Politics
Abdel Monem Said Aly
Middle East Brief
Coping with the Arab Spring: Palestinian Domestic and Regional Ramifications
Khalil Shikaki
In the News
- Shai Feldman
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January 30, 2012
Foreign Policy
A Real Debate About IranNovember 13, 2011
Washington Post
In Israel, attacking Iran “is a serious debate...and it’s a tough call.” - Nader Habibi
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January 11, 2012
Money and Business
Audio Re-Broadcast: Iranian Economy & the Effectiveness of sanctions to abandon their weapons programs
- Khalil Shikaki
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September 26, 2011
Wall Street Journal
"Increasingly, Mr. Shikaki's polling shows that young Palestinians are more impressed with what the Tahrir Square protests accomplished in Egypt and less enamored of the sort of violent struggle the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has championed."September 21, 2011
New York Times
"For three-quarters of the public, going to the United Nations is about exercising sovereignty...[Abbas] is a hero for this....The problem is that there is a disconnect between what he wants and what the public wants. And that could come back to haunt him.”
Crown Center
Middle East Brief 59
What to do about Nuclearizing Iran? The Israeli Debate
Shai Feldman, Shlomo Brom, and Shimon Stein
The closing months of 2011 saw a sharpening of the debate in Israel over the implications of Iran’s nuclear efforts as well as the relative efficacy of different means for preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. This Brief is a clarification of the at times unstructured and polemical Israeli debate on both these issues.... Read the full story
A Policy Watch by Sarah Feuer
Self-Immolations Mar Year of Reforms in Morocco
Last week, five unemployed college graduates set themselves alight in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, echoing the December 2010 act of desperation by a Tunisian street vendor that helped spark revolts throughout the Arab world...Read the full story
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
The Internal Israeli-Palestinian Conflicts: Continuity and Change in Domestic Politics
A discussion featuring Dr. Khalil Shikaki and Prof. Shai Feldman
Listen to the audio recast
Middle East Brief 58
Coping with the Arab Spring: Palestinian Domestic and Regional Ramifications
Prof. Khalil Shikaki
How has the Arab Spring affected Palestinian politics? In this Brief, Dr. Khalil Shikaki answers this question by focusing on three important issues: The regional realignment of Fatah and Hamas, their respective approaches to internal Palestinian reconciliation, and the Palestinians' future relations with Israel... Read the full story
Middle East Brief 57
Is Iran’s Economy Growing? An Assessment of IMF’s 2011 Report on Iran
Prof. Nader Habibi
In August 2011, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published an unusually controversial assessment of Iran’s economy that projected a relatively positive economic future. In this Brief, Prof. Nader Habibi critically evaluates the main factors that account for the report’s positive assessment and concludes that the IMF forecast underestimates the political and geopolitical threats facing Iran... Read the full story
Event Video Recast
The Arab Spring: Implications for Israel
Professor Shai Feldman led an interactive discussion on Israel’s security and standing in the Middle East. Participants explored how developments in Egypt and Syria impact Israeli national security interests and how the Palestinian quest for United Nations recognition of independent statehood will affect Israel.... Watch the full video
In the News
For Israel, a tough call on attacking Iran
Jackson Diehl reports on Prof. Shai Feldeman's presentation at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy... Read the full story