APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East articles from November 2003

APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East archives from November 2003

The US Is Shaping A New Order In The Greater Middle East - Part 2 - "Rogue" States.
November 3, 2003... The second phase in the new order envisaged for the Middle East by the US is the targeting of "rogue states". The countries originally listed in the so-called "axis of evil" by US President George W. Bush Jr were Iraq, Iran and North Korea. The...

Iran - What Lies Ahead.
November 3, 2003... Slowly, but steadily, Iran is getting dragged into the wider context of America's war on terror, which implies among other things the prospect of regime change. From the perspective of the theocratic regime, the country is already facing the...

Syria - Limited Room For Manoeuvre.
November 3, 2003... The Baathist regime of President Bashar Al Assad is finding itself being squeezed into a tightening corner with progressively less room for manoeuvre. The recent Israeli air strike on an alleged Palestinian Islamist terror camp deep inside...

Libya - The Escape Route Will Be Tricky.
November 3, 2003... Libyan diplomacy, under Col. Qadhafi's supervision, has been concentrated on one main objective since 9/11: to distance itself from the list of rogue states and to re-establish normal relations with Washington. Qadhafi hopes that moves in that...