Middle East

Magazine articles on politics and society in the Middle East.

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BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Stanley Reed	The Sands Are Shifting Under Egypt's Mubarak Rising tensions in Egypt arrive at a time when the Bush Administration's Middle East activism is moving into a tricky phase.
Parameters Spring 2005 Christopher Henzel	The Origins of al Qaeda's Ideology: Implications for US Strategy If American strategists fail to understand and exploit the divide between the establishments and the revolutionaries within Sunni Islam, the United States will play into the radicals' hands, and turn fence-sitting Sunnis into enemies.
Smithsonian March 2005 Afshin Molavi	Letter From Iran The regime may inflame Washington, but young Iranians say they admire, of all places, America.
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 Stan Crock	Why Iran Can Thumb Its Nose At Washington With Washington long on rhetoric and short on action, it's no surprise the Bush team's threats to change Iran's regime and end its nuclear program are cowing few Iranians.
Geotimes February 2005 Laura Stafford	Earthquake Rattles Iran A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck central Iran early on the morning of Feb. 22, killing almost 400 people, injuring many more and devastating the mountainous region.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Stanley Reed	Mosque And State: Just How Close? Iraq's new government may be more influenced by Islam than the U.S. hoped.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005	The Mideast Lull: A Golden Chance The U.S. must not let Israeli security cares choke off the fine start Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has made.
Reason February 2005	Soundbite: Torture and Defeat An interview with Seymour Hersh on his new book, Chain of Command in which Hersh draws on his extensive contacts in the intelligence community to paint a disturbing picture of a war managed both immorally and ineptly.
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Stanley Reed	One Giant Step For Iraq, Smaller Steps Elsewhere Outsiders may think of the Middle East as a bleak disaster zone, but on the ground there are signs of a shift, particularly on the economic front.
National Defense February 2005 Roxana Tiron	Iraqi Special Forces Need More Training, Equipment Iraqi commando units, known as special forces, continue to be hampered by equipment and training shortcomings, a Washington think tank expert contends.
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