EGYPT
December 1, 2006
"Death of the Mideast Peace Process"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Chuck Freilich, Senior Fellow, International Security Program
"...we may be witnessing the death pangs of the Middle East "peace process," with significant ramifications for US policy in the region and even globally."
December 2006
Exploring e-Government Barriers in the Arab States
Policy Brief
By Fadi Salem, Former Research Associate, The Dubai Initiative, 2006-2007
The intended impact of e-government is simply better government. However, a majority of e-government initiatives around the world, including many in the Arab states, have been unsuccessful in securing positive outcomes.
November 22, 2006
Negotiating Change: The New Politics of the Middle East
Book
By Jeremy Jones, Former Joint Research Fellow, International Security Program/The Dubai Initiative, 2004–2007
As the US demand for Western-style democracy in the Middle East grows ever more strained, Harvard Middle East expert Jeremy Jones travels through the region evaluating the prospects for change. He engages with diverse political cultures, from traditional assemblies in the Persian Gulf, to sophisticated multiconfessional politics in the Levant.
November 6, 2006
Ashton Carter appointed to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice’s International Security Advisory Board
Press Release
At a November 6, 2006 swearing-in at the State Department, Preventive Defense Project Co-Director and Kennedy School of Government professor Ashton B. Carter became a member of Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice’s International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) which is charged with providing advice on a wide range of issues affecting national security.
November 2006
Will the Oil Boom Solve the Middle East Unemployment Crisis
Policy Brief
During the recent oil boom the MENA region has seen job creation accelerate' given favorable economic prospects going forward, the region could see unemployment decline to nearly 7 percent by 2010
Autumn 2006
"National Security Decision-Making in Israel: Processes, Pathologies, and Strengths"
Journal Article, Middle East Journal, issue 4, volume 60
By Chuck Freilich, Senior Fellow, International Security Program
This article presents a first of its kind typology of Israeli national security decision-making processes, focusing on five primary pathologies and a number of strengths.
August 20, 2006
"Religion's Flame Burns Brighter Than Ever"
Op-Ed, Baltimore Sun
By Timothy Samuel Shah and Monica Duffy Toft, Associate Professor of Public Policy
What happened to the world's transition to secularism?
March 14, 2006
"Disengaging from the West Bank -- An Appropriate International Quid Pro Quo"
Op-Ed, Yediot Aharonot
By Chuck Freilich, Senior Fellow, International Security Program
"...Israel should initially display maximum political openness, including a willingness to negotiate with anyone, regardless of political affiliation, who is willing to adhere to the internationally accepted conditions (recognition of Israel, renunciation of terror and honoring of PLO commitments) and should adopt a constructive economic policy."
March 12, 2006
The Nightmare This Time
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
According to a recent Gallup poll, most Americans now view Iran as our country's greatest national enemy. Indeed, a Washington Post-ABC News survey reports that 42 percent of Americans support a military strike to prevent Iran from developing nuclear technology.
February, 2006
"Egypt: The Year of the Elections and Elusive Political Reforms"
Journal Article
By Emad Shahin, Former Faculty Affiliate, The Dubai Initiative
The year 2005 was a momentous, yet turbulent one for Egypt. The country witnessed two major elections, presidential
and parliamentary, a vibrant movement towards political reform,
and a remarkable political mobility. All this came against a background of internal domestic pressures on the regime to expand the scope of pluralism,and amidst concerns that President Mubarak would run for office for a fifth term, thus ruling Egypt for 29 years.The increased interest of external actors, particularly the US and the EU, in
political reforms has also prompted the regime to introduce a series of
measures that allowed the country, for the first time since it became a republic, to have a multi-candidate presidential elections and a relativelymore contested legislative elections.
