The Middle East Journal articles from March 2005

The Middle East Journal archives from March 2005

Editor's note.
March 22, 2005... We do not normally publish "theme" issues at The Middle East Journal, given the very large number of submissions we receive and the extremely varied topics which we cover, but the pace of events in the region has meant that certain themes tend...

Iraq's chemical weapons legacy: what others might learn from Saddam.
March 22, 2005... Iraq's experience with chemical weapons provides ample lessons for nation states looking to redress their conventional military shortcomings. Nation-states are likely to learn from Saddam that chemical weapons are useful for waging war against...

No one will scratch my back: Iranian security perceptions in historical context.
March 22, 2005... Iranians support a policy of deterrence because their perception of Iran's security is colored by historical experiences. For Iranians, geopolitical realities together with national psychology define national security. This article attempts to...

Independence, cantons, or Bantustans: whither the Palestinian state?
March 22, 2005... The Palestinian state remains an internationally endorsed project, yet an increasingly difficult one to implement. By analyzing the territorial legal and demographic developments that took place in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip over the past...

Clash of interest over northern Iraq drives Turkish-Israeli alliance to a crossroads.
March 22, 2005... Turkey and Israel enjoyed an almost perfect relationship throughout the 1990s that amazed their friends, yet bothered their rivals. The US war in Iraq revealed, however, that the two longstanding allies did indeed have contradictory objectives...

The Turkey-EU-US triangle in perspective: transformation or continuity?(Turkey-European Union-United States relations)
March 22, 2005... This article examines the delicate dynamics of the triangle of Turkey-EU-US relations. While acknowledging the role of the United States in promoting close links between Turkey and the EU, this study underlines the limits of American influence...

Chronology: October 16, 2004-January 15, 2005.
March 22, 2005... ABBREVIATIONS AFP, Agence France Presse Al-Jazeera, Aljazeera.net AN, ArabicNews.com AP, Associated Press BBC, www.bbc.co.uk CNN The Guardian GN, Gulf News Haaretz Human Rights Watch Interfax JT, Jordan Times MAP,...

Muslim Americans, Islam, and the "war on terrorism" at home and abroad.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Bin Laden, Islam, and America's New "War on Terrorism," by As'ad AbuKhalil. New York: Seven Stories/Open Media, 2002. 106 pages. $8.95 paper. Namaste Sharon: Hindutva and Sharonism Under U.S. Hegemony, by Vijay Prashad. New Delhi: LeftWord...

The Truth About Camp David: The Untold Story About the Collapse of the Middle East Peace Process.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... The Truth About Camp David: The Untold Story About the Collapse of the Middle East Peace Process, by Clayton E. Swisher. New York: Nation Books, 2004. xxii + 405 pages. Maps. Notes to p. 436. Index to p. 455. $14.95 paper. Any book that...

Cairo: City of Sand.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Cairo: City of Sand, by Maria Golia. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 2004. 213 pages. Photos. Refs. to p. 229. Bibl. p. 230. Acknowledgements to p. 231. $22.50. Maria Golia's goal is to "make sense of how and why, given some...

The Future of Iraq: Dictatorship, Democracy, or Division?(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... The Future of Iraq: Dictatorship, Democracy, or Division? by Liam Anderson and Gareth Stansfield. New York and Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. xii + 236 pages. Notes to p. 253. Index to p. 260. $24.95. The Kurds in Iraq: The...

Culture and Customs of the Palestinians.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Culture and Customs of the Palestinians, by Samih Farsoun. Westport, CT and London, UK: Greenwood Press, 2004. xxvii + 123 pages. Appends. to p. 133. Gloss. to p. 139. Bibl. to p. 151. Index to p. 160. $25. This volume is part of Greenwood...

Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad, by Natana J. DeLong-Bas. Oxford, UK and New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. 290 pages. Map. Notes to p. 343. Gloss. to p. 348. Bibl. to p. 359. Index to p. 370. $35. Since...

Tunisia: A Journey Through a Country that Works.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Tunisia: A Journey Through a Country That Works, by Georgie Anne Geyer. London, UK: Stacey International, Interlink Publishing Group, 2004. 191 pages. Appendix to p. 196. Bibl. to p. 198. Index to p. 206. $27.95. The author first visited...

From Empire to Republic: Turkish Nationalism and the Armenian Genocide.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... From Empire to Republic: Turkish Nationalism and the Armenian Genocide, by Taner Akcam. London, UK and New York: Zed Books, 2004. 288 pages. 288 pages. Notes. Bibl. Index. $25 paper. In 1944, the Polish Jewish international lawyer Raphael...

Britain and the Yemen Civil War, 1962-1965: Ministers, Mercenaries and Mandarins.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Britain and the Yemen Civil War, 1962-1965: Ministers, Mercenaries and Mandarins, by Clive Jones. Brighton, UK and Portland, OR: Sussex Academic Publishers, 2004. viii + 227 pages. Abbrevs. Maps. Notes to p. 260. Bibl. to p. 266. Index to p....

Doing Business in the Middle East: Politics and Economic Crisis in Jordan and Kuwait.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Doing Business in the Middle East: Politics and Economic Crisis in Jordan and Kuwait, by Pete W. Moore. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press, 2004. xii + 190 pages. Appends to p. 198. Bibl. to p. 209. Index to p. 215. $70. The private...

A Diplomat's Progress: Tales of Diplomatic Adventure in and around the Middle East.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... A Diplomat's Progress: Tales of Diplomatic Adventure in and around the Middle East, by Henry Precht. Savannah, GA" Williams and Company, 2004. 226 pages. Gloss. to p. 231. About the author. $14.95 paper. A retired Foreign Service Officer,...

The Middle East Strategic Balance 2003-2004.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... The Middle East Strategic Balance 2003-2004, ed. by Shai Feldman and Yiftah S. Shapir. Portland, OR and Brighton, UK: Sussex Academic Press, 2004. vii + 243 pages. Tables and charts to p. 261. Contribs. $34.95 paper. The Military Balance...

Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism, by Zachary Lockman. Cambridge, UK and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004. xxi + 272 pages. Maps. Notes to p. 292. Bibl. to p. 303. Index to p. 308. $65...

Israeli-Jordanian Dialogue, 1948-1953: Cooperation, Conspiracy, or Collusion?(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Israeli-Jordanian Dialogue, 1948-1953: Cooperation, Conspiracy, or Collusion? by Yoav Gelber. Brighton, UK and Portland, OR: Sussex Academic Press, 2004. ix + 294 pages. Notes to p. 346. Bibl. and sources to p. 349. $75. The relationship...

Ruling Shaikhs and Her Majesty's Government 1960-1969.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Ruling Shaikhs and Her Majesty's Government 1960-1969, by Miriam Joyce. Portland, OR, and London, UK: Frank Cass, 2003. xvii + 148 pages. Maps. Index to p. 156. $54.50. This is a brief and largely unsatisfactory diplomatic history of...

Dynamic Islam: Liberal Muslim Perspectives in a Transnational Age.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Dynamic Islam: Liberal Muslim Perspectives in a Transnational Age, by Jon Armajani. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2004. ix + 149 pages. Notes to p. 191. Bibl. to p. 225. Index to p. 235. $34 paper. This book summarizes the work...

Guests of God: Pilgrimage and Politics in the Islamic World.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Guests of God: Pilgrimage and Politics in the Islamic World, by Robert R. Bianchi. Oxford, UK and New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. xvi + 272 pages. Appends. to p. 310. Notes to p. 334. Gloss. to p. 338. Bibl. to p. 352. Index to p. 358....

The War for Muslim Minds: Islam and the West.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... The War for Muslim Minds: Islam and the West, by Gilles Kepel. Cambridge, MA and London, UK: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2004. 295 pages. Sources to p. 309. Acknowledgments to p. 312. Index to p. 327. $23.95. Gilles...

Recent publications.
March 22, 2005... ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT Sharing the Land of Canaan: Human Rights and the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle, by Mazin B. Qumsiyeh. London, UK and Ann Arbor, MI: Pluto Press and The University of Michigan Press, 2004. xix + 219 pages. Tables....

Communications.(Letter to the Editor)
March 22, 2005... The JOURNAL welcomes comments from its readers. All communications should be addressed to the Editor and bear the full name and address of the writer. A selection of those received will be published periodically in these columns. When a comment...