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Focuses on the position of the U.S. on the Israel and Palestine issue. Increasing violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip; Efforts to improve the image of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat to gain U.S. confidence; Arguments in favor of a Palestinian state; Analysis of the economically viability of a Palestinian state; Increase in the number of Arabs living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip living in "ghastly condition".

Assesses the politics and government in the Middle East. Events in Lebanon; Policies of President Camille Chamoun; Plan of Washington and London, England on Middle Eastern policy.

Presents a speech by United States President George Bush, delivered at the Middle East Peace Conference in the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain on October 30, 1991. The future of the Middle East; The need for peace, treaties, security, diplomatic relations, economic relations, trade and cultual exchange.

An interview with American government official Michele Flournoy is presented. When asked about the biggest challenge the new U.S. president can face and on key security threats including Russia, China, and terrorism. Gonzales views on how Russian president Vladimir Putin is handling threats from Middle East. It also offers her views on U.S. military role in no-fly zone or safe area.

The article discusses the issues that need to be clarified in the first national security strategy of U.S. President Donald Trump. Topics discussed include the terrorism inspired by organizations such as the Islamic State and al-Qaida, the problems created by Iran in the Middle East, and the ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs of North Korea. Also mentioned are.

The author analyzes the implications of political turmoil in the Middle East in 2011 for the foreign policy of the U.S. He points out that the issue is calling for a reevaluation of the approach of the U.S. government to the region. He partly attributes the current dilemma to the failure of the U.S. to shift toward greater support for political reform and democratization following the fall of the Soviet Union. The turmoil has reportedly emphasized the interest of the public in democracy.

The author comments on the democratization in the Arab world. He notes that many of the most deeply entrenched Arab regimes have earlier appeared to be on the verge of losing their authoritarian grip. Recently, however the strong showing of Islamists in parliamentary elections has created doubts about Arab democratization and highlighted the risks it bears for American strategic interests. The author offers some suggestion on how the U.S. can best address this issue.

The author discusses how the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 changed U.S. President George W. Bush's foreign policy into a plan for promoting democracy in foreign countries. In his second inaugural address, President Bush warned that non-democratic rule had given rise to threats to the U.S. The author suggests that the lack of freedom in the Middle East has allowed fanatic Islamist groups to recruit easily and that Bush's call for quick elections in Palestine brought Hamas to power.

Focuses on political reforms in the Middle East as of 2005. Failure of Middle Eastern states to follow the trend toward economic decentralization and integration; Manifestation of the confluence of U.S.-Saudi Arabia anti-communist interests in Afghanistan; Impact of Iraq war on old regimes in the country.

The author argues that expanding democracy to the Greater Middle East is becoming the most daring and exciting political undertaking of the next decades. He examines the resistance towards and the controversy regarding the democratization initiative of the Greater Middle East. He argues that we are going through an exceptional period of history where the global interests of the U.S. overlap with the primary rights of the peoples of the region. He concludes that the people of the Middle East will inevitably achieve freedom and democracy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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.

Explains the influence of the United States on the foreign policies of Israel and Israeli government. Details on how the special relationship between Israel and the U.S. was developed; Discussion on why Israel always support U.S. policies in the Middle East; Implications of U.S. plan to invade Iraq to the national security of Israel.

This article focuses on the political and economic conditions of the Middle East allies of the U.S. after the collapse of oil prices in 1986. The most unmanageable risk facing U.S. interests in the Persian Gulf is neither Iraqi President Saddam Hussein nor Iranian expansionism. Rather, it is the slow but sure decay of the economic and political structures of its key regional allies. They are the Gulf Cooperation Council states which include Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. The obsession of the U.S. with external threats to friendly governments and direct risks to the continued flow of oil has blinded it to the end of these countries 20-year holiday from politics and economics.

Presents the speech given by the US Secretary of State before the National Leadership Conference of the Anti-Defamation League, Washington, D.C., April 4, 1995. Efforts of the Anti-Defamation League to build tolerance and combat racism and discrimination; The Clinton administration's commitment to the Middle East peace process; Progress in resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict; Israel's relations with Palestine, Jordan, and Syria; Iraq and Iran.

Discusses the impact of the political situation in the Middle East in 1974 on the U.S. economy. Effectiveness of the oil embargo; Factors which contribute to the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Israel; Role of Russia in the Yom Kippur War.

The article presents updates on relevant political and economic issues from around the world as of February 14, 1959. After Iraqi Premier Abdul Karim Kassem's successful revolution in Baghdad in summer, the Russians have reportedly taken him into camp. An explanation is offered on why Middle East politics could change if Iraq falls into the Soviet group. The chemical industry in the U.S. is investing in foreign production facilities.

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.

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.

Focuses on civilian political movements in the Middle East and former Soviet Union that reject the rule of fear. Emboldening effect of revolutions in the Ukraine, Georgia and Lebanon, on repressive countries; Observation that Arab leaders may make symbolic gestures, similar to Syrian President Bashar Assad's agreement to withdraw troops from Lebanon, for fear of losing complete control; Need for the U.S. to forge an agreed-upon common response with Europe and Japan to violence perpetrated by a Middle Eastern government if reform goes wrong.

Looks at the tragic turn that Israel's campaign against Palestinian militants took last week. Intense hunt for the tunnels Palestinians use to smuggle weapons into Rafah in the Gaza Strip; Warning shots fired by Israeli commanders that killed seven people; International outrage at the deaths even by the United States, Israel's staunchest ally; Announcement by Israel that it wants to pull its troops out of Rafah.

Comments on political developments in the U.S. Disappearance of retired Marine Corps General Anthony Zinni on the diplomatic negotiation with the Middle East government; Criticism on the need for the President George W. Bush administration to recover from the impact of September 11, terrorist attack on economic recession; Effort of actor Leonardo DiCaprio to convince the president to attend the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development rally.

Presents the remarks made by the President of the United States and the Secretary of State at a Middle East Foreign Ministers Meeting in Washington, D.C., on February 12, 1995. The US commitment to the Middle East peace process; Introductory remarks; Statement on Israeli-Palestinian conclusions; Text of the Joint Communique issued by the US, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority on February 12, 1995; Issues discussed at the meeting.

Features the speech made by the US Secretary of State at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., on October 24, 1994 regarding the Middle East peace process. United States foreign policy objectives in the post-Cold War era; The Clinton administration's policy toward the Middle East; Goals of President Bill Clinton's trip to the Middle East in late October 1994; The Israel-PLO peace treaty; Steps toward peace between Israel and Syria; Terrorism.

The article presents updates on politics in the Middle East as of December 2011. It states that Arab revolutions that have resulted in Islamist parties and movements coming to power and U.S.'s calm reaction to these events showed that the words spoken by U.S. President Barack Obama in 2009 were not empty and that Washington's policy has changed. Leadership changed in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya and is changing in Yemen.

The article presents a discussion concerning the United State's promotion of democracy in the Middle East. In 2005, President George W. Bush states that to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture is the policy of the U. S. Thus, Bush administration believed that some Middle Eastern countries would be pressured to open up and reform. However, due to increasing oil prices reforms have languished, some experts say.

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.

The article presents information on the letters related to the Middle East affairs which have been written by the readers in various newspapers and journals. One of the letters which was written to "The Independent" on July 21, 2006, is about the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Another letter which was written to the "San Francisco Chronicle" on July 21, 2006, is about the coverage of the Middle East by most mainstream American media.