The Gulf and the Arab Future
January 22, 2008 | AIJAC staff
This Update features pieces on the growing power in the Arab world of the wealthy oil-rich Persian Gulf states, especially Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE, based in part on the high price of oil, but also on their entrepreneurial model of the role of the state.
The Latest Gaza Escalation/ Israeli Coalition Politics
January 18, 2008 | AIJAC staff
As readers will be aware, there has been a dramatic escalation in Israeli clashes with Palestinian terror groups around Gaza in recent days, with 130 rockets fired into Israel in 72 hours, mostly by Hamas, which had previously confined its fire to mortars.
Bush’s Broader Middle East Agenda
January 16, 2008 | AIJAC staff
While most of the coverage of US President Bush’s recent Middle East trip focused on his interest in Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, this was not his only (or, some would argue, even his main) purpose in visiting 10 Middle Eastern countries over the last week.
US President Bush in Israel: the Peace Process and Iran
January 11, 2008 | AIJAC staff
As identified in the previous Update, the two issues at the top of US President George Bush’s agenda for his visit to Israel and the Middle East are the Israel-Palestinian peace process and the Iranian threat.
Previewing US President Bush’s Middle East Visit
January 8, 2008 | AIJAC staff
US President George W. Bush will begin a 9-day Middle East tour on Wednesday, starting with his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories as president. This Update focuses on the goals and potential significance of that visit.
Looking Back and Looking Forward
January 4, 2008 | AIJAC staff
As this is the first Update for 2008, we decided to both review 2007 and look at the challenges 2008 might bring in the Middle East.
Dealing with Iran after the NIE
December 21, 2007 | AIJAC staff
Iranian President Ahmadinejad is claiming that the controversial US National Intelligence Estimate earlier this month, which asserted that Iran had stopped its nuclear weaponisation efforts in 2003, was a US “declaration of surrender.” Iran is also hailing the Russian delivery of nuclear fuel for the Bushehr reactor a “great achievement”.
Issues in Renewed Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
December 19, 2007 | AIJAC staff
This Update is devoted to analysis of issues related to the year of negotiations planned to follow Annapolis – as the first Israeli-Palestinian meeting occurred last week, and a major conference for donors to the Palestinian Authority is on in Paris this week.
NGOs, Human Rights and the Middle East/More on Iraq’s Improving Situation
December 11, 2007
This Update features a couple of pieces highlighting the problems and biases of international Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs), particularly those supposedly devoted to human rights, with respect to Middle East issues.
Sanctions and the NIE report on Iran/ Israeli settlements revisited
December 6, 2007 | AIJAC staff
This Update contains additional analysis of the new NIE report on Iran’s nuclear program, with a special emphasis on what to do now in terms of how the report affects efforts to push forward with sanctions, particularly at the UN.
