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This article focuses on the political conditions of the Middle East. Like a continent suffering from seismic instability, the Middle East settles down through crisis on crisis, perhaps to an eventual repose. The latest upheaval has removed the Baath Party from its dictatorial predominance in Iraq. Although The Iraqi President, aimed with supreme powers for a year, has included several officers and civilians with Baathi tendencies in his cabinet, this means little. Those included are late converts to the Baath, and with the destruction of the Baath praetorian guard the party's power in Iraq has vanished. The Baath still controls the state apparatus in Syria. But Syria has traditionally gone along with either Iraq or Egypt.

The article discusses the impact of the U.S.-instigated Iraq war from 2003 to 2011 on the fractured Middle East landscape as of 2016. Topics covered include Iraqi women's rights activist Khulood al-Zaidi's trip to Washington and hiring by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), and day laborer Wakaz Hassan's blaming of the American invaders for the Iraqi economy's ensuing collapse. Also noted is Khulood al-Zaidi's conflict with the 2004 Baghdad government.

This article looks at the possibility of genuine reform in Iraq. Like a meteor crashing into a lake, the American invasion of Iraq made a lot of waves last year. The old elites shuddered to think. But in geopolitics, as in physics, for every action there's an opposite reaction--and 10 months after the first U.S. bombs were dropped on Baghdad, what we're seeing in the Middle East is nothing like the spreading circles of American influence, reform and democratization hoped for by some of the Bush administration's idealists. In Iraq itself, U.S. troops are struggling to beat back a bloody insurgency that Washington never anticipated. A growing confrontation is underway between Iraq's Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani and the U.S. administration over the critical issues of elections, sovereignty and the conditions under which American troops will--or will not--be allowed to stay in the country. There's change, to be sure, and lots of it. But the waters are roiled and murky, the currents and countercurrents increasingly unpredictable. Last week in Iran, for instance, the hard-line leadership close to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a blatant bid to disqualify hundreds of reformists, including 85 incumbents, from next month's parliamentary elections.

Presents Middle East (ME) politics-related news in the United States as of November 2000. Talk on the status of the ME peace process hosted by the American University School of International Service; Peace activists' commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the imposition of sanctions on Iraq.

Presents news updates on Middle East political affairs as of April 2000. Includes forum on Iranian elections held by the Iranian Trade Association and the American Iranian Council; Roundtable on the impact of the Iranian elections held in Washington, D.C.; Press conference held by United States legislators and Arab Americans urging the administration to lift economic sanctions against Iraq.

Asserts that a comprehensive settlement of Middle East problems should be a U.S. foreign policy objective. Need to destroy the Iraqi offensive military capability; Resolution of the Arab-Israeli struggle; Value of fighting Iraq in the Persian Gulf War to restore the Kuwaiti emir.

This article presents information on political conditions in the Middle East. Two parallel competitions are taking place, regardless of Arab propaganda and the cold war. Two versions of Arab unity are competing, each championed by erstwhile rivals, Iraq and Egypt, each trying to use East and West as pawns. For Syria and Egypt, the dream of Arab unity lies in the direction of strong centralized rule and they have set the example in the United Arab Republic under Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.

The Middle East is a large and diverse region now in the midst of political transformation. In this article, Jennifer Lanz discusses some of the approaches and programs that the American Bar Association has developed to promote and strengthen the rule of law in a number of Middle Eastern countries, including Iraq, Jordan, and Morocco. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents letters to the editor about political conditions in the Middle East, that appeared in the June 01, 2004 issue of the periodical "Washington Report on Middle East." Photographs showing torture of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers; Escalating violence in Falluja, Iraq, resulting in the brutal killing of the four U.S. non-military "security" personnel, as part of the developing pattern of retaliatory attacks in Iraq; Censorship campaign from the ADL over an advertisement from Roger Garaudy.

Presents news updates concerning politics in the Middle East as of November 2000. Prediction of Los Angeles, California-based University of Southern California international studies professor David Andros' on the economic sanctions in Iraq; Commemoration of the death of Syria President Hafez Al-Assad; Consul General of Lebanon John Makaron's visit to Los Angeles, California.

Reports on developments concerning politics and government in the Middle East as of November 2000. Palestine President Yasir Arafat's gathering of international reactions on plans to declare the country an independent state; Indonesia President Hugo Chavez's plan to visit Iraq.

Faced with an Arab world enraged by its occupation of Iraq and its blind support for Israel, the US solution is not to change these brutal policies; it is to "change the story." Brand USA's latest story was launched on January 30, the day of the Iraqi elections, complete with a catchy tag line ("purple power"), instantly iconic imagery (purple fingers) and, of course, a new narrative about America's role in the world. Terrified at the prospect of an Iraq ruled by Iraqis, former chief US Envoy Paul Bremer designed elections that gave the US-friendly Kurds 27 percent of the seats in the National Assembly even though they make up as little as 15 percent of the population. The US-Kurdish alliance has handed Washington a backdoor veto over Iraq's democracy. Freedom and democracy need to be liberated from U.S. President George W. Bush's deadly embrace and returned to the movements of the Middle East that have been struggling for these goals for decades.

Looks at the infighting between two rival Kurdish factions in the Middle East, which has hindered Kurdish dreams for statehood. Competition between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) for control of a oil-smuggling route between Turkey and Iraq; Importance of this route to Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein; Jalal Talabani, leader of the PUK; Massoud Barzani, leader of the KDP; Response from the world's major powers.

Looks at foreign policy challenges facing United States President Bill Clinton in the wake of the August 1998 bombing of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Breakdown of talks with Iraq over weapons inspections; Question about the scale of Iraq's weapons program; Illness of Jordan's King Hussein and Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, who have contributed to stability in the Middle East; The limited options for dealing with Saddam Hussein.

Presents several letters to the editor referencing articles published in the previous issues of the journal "New Republic." Information on the recent political developments in the Middle East; Information on the atrocities committed by the autocratic regime of Iraq; Regulation on the freedom of expression in mass media under the autocratic regime of Iraq.

The article examines the predicament of the Druze community in Iraq which has been attacked by terrorist groups in June 2015. The attacks on the community reportedly threatens to strengthen sectarian tensions, draw Israel into the war, and radicalize community elements. Also discussed are the reactions of Druze communities in Lebanon and Israel and the attack's impact on politics in the Middle East.

The article reports on the two-day summit of the League of Arab States held in Saudi Arabia. The Arab Leaders have agreed to advance their own initiative aimed at resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and accused the U.S. of mounting an “illegal occupation” of Iraq. Russian President deemed it necessary to support the Arab League.

Covers news briefs about peace and politics in the Middle East as of January 2001. Air embargo against Iraq; Compensation for United States citizens who were victims of Iranian-backed terrorism.

The article focuses on the terrorist group the Islamic State (IS) in 2015. Topics include IS's advancement into Syria and parts of Iraq, the rise of jihadism in the Middle East, and the U.S.'s role in preventing IS advancement. Information is provided on infighting within the Islamic State and the need for an end to the influence of caliphates.

Analyzes the feeling of Middle Easterners and people in the Arab region on the dispute between the United States and Iraq. Perception of the Middle Easterners on the situation in Iraq; Criticism and reactions of people in Jordan and Egypt; Refusal of the Turkey Coalition to support the U.S. initiative against Iraq.

The article discusses the broader implications of a Sunni Muslim insurgency in Iraq that is aligned with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) extremist organization, highlighting the possibility of a more widespread war through the Middle East. Topics addressed include comparisons of the ISIS insurgency to the Syrian civil war, as well as the potential involvement of Iran and the United States in the conflict.

The author predicts that Middle East and its conflicts will again dominate headlines in 2007. He envisions that much of the world's attention will be focused on Iraq. It will also be the year that will reveal if Iraq is doomed to chaos or if those seeking reconciliation can save their country. He forecasts that over the coming months, the conflict in Iraq will be of the same ranking with potential civil wars in Lebanon and in Gaza and the West Bank.

The article focuses on issues related to the Middle East. Death in Iraq should be equally incensed by the deaths of other aid workers there, such as Margaret Hassan, CARE International's British-born Iraqi director, and other bright young spirits in Gaza, like peace activists Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndell. The grand opening ceremony for the Arab American National Museum (AANM), located in Dearborn, Michigan across from Dearborn City Hall, will be held May 5, 2005. Festivities will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony, tours of the AANM, live music, dancing, and multi-cultural celebrations throughout the night.

This article presents recent developments in the political condition in the Middle East. U.S. President George W. Bush stated unequivocally that former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction that were an imminent threat to Iraq's neighbors and to the U.S. It didn't register with many Americans stirred up by Bush's war cry that Iraq's neighbors weren't clamoring to join the war party. In fact, no nation but Israel considered Iraq a threat. The country's closest neighbors said publicly and repeatedly that, after the first Gulf war in 1991 and years of sanctions and containment, Saddam Hussein hadn't attacked or threatened any of them.

Covers political issues in the Middle East as of February 2002. Views of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat; Reaction of Muslim states to the prospects of an attack by the United States against Iraq.

Reports developments on politics and government in the Middle East. Includes the plans of King Abdullah of Jordan to outlaw legislations that discriminates women; Campaign to repeal laws which allow the practice of honor killings in Jordan; Economic sanctions of the United States against Iraq.