Issue 7/August 2004

Editor, Prof. Barry Rubin 

Assistant Editors, Cameron Brown, Joy Pincus

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CONTENTS 

IMPORTANT NEWS

1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST

2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE

3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS

4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES

5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP

6. SCHOLARS AND AUTHOR'S ALERTS (writers report on their books, articles, and activites)

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

     GLORIA CENTER PUBLICATIONS

     The MERIA Journal Fall Issue: Volume 8, Number 3, will be published in September 2004.  The last five articles result from a conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction, recently held in Rome and cosponsored by the GLORIA Center and The Military Centre for Strategic Studies.  Following is the table of contents:

Barak A. Salmoni, “Iraq’s Unready Security Forces: An Interim Assessment”
Mark N. Katz, “Assessing Oman’s Political Stability of Oman”

     Weapons of Mass Destruction:

Eyal Zisser, “Syria and the Question of WMD”
Cameron S. Brown, “How Israel has Dealt with the WMD Threat: Lessons for
Europe”
Jonathan Spyer, “The al-Qaida Network and WMD”
Ibrahim al-Marashi, “Saddam's Iraq as a Case Study in WMD Acquisition”
Amin Tarzi, “The Role of WMD in Iranian Security Calculations."

     Now available in paperback: Barry Rubin and Judith Colp Rubin, editors, Anti-American Terrorism and the Middle East: A Documentary Reader (Oxford University, June 2004) ISBN 0195176596, $16.95.  Assembles nearly one hundred key documents, charting the evolution of radical Middle East movements, their anti-Americanism, and Western policy response. Read more: <http://gloria.idc.ac.il/publications/books/anti-american_terrorism.html>.

     HATING AMERICA: A History by Barry Rubin and Judith Colp Rubin is now available from Oxford University Press.  ISBN: 0195167732  HB  $29.95.  To order: <http://www.oup.com/us/?view=usa>.  Calls in the US:  800-451-7556 or Fax your order:  919-677-1303.  About the book:  Widespread hatred for the United States seems to be stronger now than ever before.  In the wake of our response to the 9/11 attacks and our invasion of Iraq, even our oldest allies seem ready, or at least wanting, to turn their backs on the United States. The Rubins trace the paradox that is America, a country that is both the most reviled and most envied land on earth. In the end, they demonstrate, anti-Americanism has often been a visceral response to the very idea-as well as both the ideals and policies--of America itself, its aggressive innovation, its self-confidence, and the challenge it poses to alternative ideologies.

     Reuven Paz, "Who Wants to Email al-Qaeda?," PRISM occasional papers no. 2/2 (July 2004) <http://www.e-prism.org/images/PRISM_no_2_vol_2_-_Who_Wants_to_Email_Al-Qaeda.pdf>.

     Reuven Paz, "Hamas Vs. Al-Qaeda: The Condemnation of the Khobar Attack," PRISM Special Dispatch no. 3/2 (June 2004).  <http://www.e-prism.org/images/PRISM_Special_dispatch_no_3-2.pdf

1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST

A. Books

     Mark J. Gasiorowski and Malcolm Byrne, editors, Mohammad Mosaddeq and the 1953 Coup in Iran (NY: Syracuse University Press, June 2004).  See <http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB126/index.htm> for more information.

     Arlene Kushner, Disclosed: Inside the Palestinian Authority and the PLO (Phila, PA: Pavillion Press, 2004). To order:  <http://www.israelbehindthenews.com>

     Daniel Mandel, HV Evatt and the Establishment of Israel: The Undercover Zionist (RoutledgeCurzon, April 2004).  344 pages.  HB 07146-55783, 70 pounds.  PB 07146-84619, 22.99 pounds.  <http://www.routledgecurzon.com>.

     Yoram Peri, Telepopulism (California, Stanford University Press, March 2004) PB ISBN: 0804750025, 416 pages.  This book presents a detailed and provocative analysis of two revolutions that occurred in Israel, the first in the field of mass media and the second in politics. The author introduces a new construct: Telepopulism, which took place in Israeli politics and fundamentally transformed contemporary political processes. The book also presents an original analysis of how the media has constructed in effect six “new tribes” or cultural groups forming a new Israeli social reality. <http://www.amazon.com>.

     Thomas Sanders, Ernest Tucker and Gary Hamburg, Russian-Muslim Confrontation in the Caucasus: Alternative Visions of the Conflict between Imam Shamil and the Russians, 1830-1859 (RoutledgeCurzon, May 2004).  256 pages.  HB 0415-325900, 50 pounds.  <http://www.routledgecurzon.com>.

     Erik J. Zürcher, Turkey: A Modern History (I.B.Tauris Publishers, 2004). ISBN 1860649580.  424 pages.  This substantially revised 3rd edition of this standard work builds upon and updates its twin themes of Turkey's continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization of state and society. Zürcher argues that Turkey's history between 1908 and 1950 should be seen as a unity, and offers a strongly revisionist interpretation of Turkey's "founding father", Kemal Atatürk. For more information:  <editorial@ibtauris.com>.

     The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, The 9/11 Commission Report (W.W. Norton & Company; July 22, 2004).  0393326713.  This is the final report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9-11 Commission) established in November 2002 by the United States Congress and President Bush to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks, identify lessons learned, and provide recommendations for the future.  Available for purchase at <http://www.amazon.com> or download online.  Full report: <http://www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report.pdf> and the Executive
Summary: <http://www.9-11commission.gov/report/911ReportExec.pdf>. 

     Hans Blix, "The Importance of Inspections." The Carnegie Endowment non-proliferation project has adapted this article from remarks by Hans Blix at Carnegie's recent conference. To read the full text, and for video and audio of the remarks, visit <http://www.ProliferationNews.org>.

     Larry Diamond, "Transition to Democracy in Iraq?  Averting the Slide into Civil War," Presentation to the Hoover Institution/Woodrow Wilson International Center Session on Democracy in the Middle East, April 6, 2004. 

     Dan Diker, "The Struggle of Palestinian Journalists for Freedom of the Press," Jerusalem Issue Brief, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 24, May 25, 2004. <http://www.jcpa.org/brief/breif3-24.htm>.

     Michael Eisenstadt, "The Challenges of Preventive Military Action," in Henry Sokolski and Patrick Clawson, editors, Checking Iran's Nuclear Ambitions (Strategic Studies Institute of the Army War College, January 2004).  The book may be accessed electronically at <http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi/pdffiles/00359.pdf>.  The article is on pages 113-128.

     Michael Eisenstadt, "Sitting on Bayonets: America's Postwar Challenges in Iraq," The National Interest, Number 76, Summer 2004. <http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/media/eisenstadt/eisenstadt0704.pdf>

     Hillel Frisch, "Palestinian Strategy and Attitudes," Study no. 58 in Mideast Security and Policy Studies, BESA Center for Strategic Studies, May 2004.  58 pages.  To order: <office@besacenter.org>.

     Jamie Glazov, editor, "The War on Terror. How Are We Doing?," A Symposium on the war on terrorism with Daniel Pipes, Michael Ledeen and Robert Leiken.  June 18, 2004.  <http://www.frontpagemag.com/>.

     Dore Gold, "Wartime Witch Hunt: Blaming Israel for the Iraq War," Jerusalem Issue Brief, Institute for Contemporary Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 25, June 3, 2004. <http://www.jcpa.org/brief/brief3-25.htm>.

     Dore Gold, "Who's Right on the War on Terrorism? The 9/11 Commission, the U.S. Senate Assessment of Prewar Intelligence, and the British Butler Committee," Jerusalem Issue Brief, Institute for Contemporary Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 29 – 26; July 2004.  <http://www.jcpa.org/brief/brief3-29.htm>.

     Nimrod Goren, Turkey's EU Bid Reaching a Moment of Truth: Europe and Turkey's 2002-2003 Reform Process (The Helmut Kohl Institute for European Studies, The hebrew University of Jerusalem; Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 2004), 65pp.  To order, write to Revital Goldberg at <mseuro@mscc.huji.ac.il>.

     Asli Gurkan and Yakup Beris, "Turkey's Push for Reforms: Moving Beyond Rhetoric," Turkey in Focus, Issue 6, June 2004.  <http://www.tusiad.us>.

     Brig.-Gen. Gershon HaCohen, "Pride and Dissent in the Israeli Military," Jerusalem Issue Brief, Institute for Contemporary Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 28, July 12, 2004.  <http://www.jcpa.org/brief/brief3-28.htm>.

     Amy Hawthorne, editor, "Women and Reform in the Arab World," a special issue of The Arab Reform Bulletin of the Carnegie Endowment, July 2004, Volume 2, Issue 7.  Full text is available at <http://www.ceip.org/files/Publications/ARB-7-19-04.asp>. 

     Barry Rubin, "After Arafat," Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2004
<http://gloria.idc.ac.il/publications/after_arafat.html>.

     Barry Rubin, "Lessons from Iran," in Alexander T. J. Lennon and Camille Eiss, editors, Reshaping Rogue States: Preemption, Regime Change and U.S. Policy towards Iran, Iraq and North Korea.  (Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2004).  PB, 392 pages, ISBN: 0262621908, $27.00.  This book is a Washington Quarterly Reader. To order:  <http://mitpress.mit.edu/>.

     Gerald M. Steinberg, "The International Atomic Energy Agency and Israel: A Realistic Agenda," Jerusalem Issue Brief, Institute for Contemporary Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 27, July 1, 2004.  <http://www.jcpa.org/brief/brief3-27.htm>.

     Dr. W. Andrew Terrill, "The United States and Iraq's Shi'ite Clergy: Partners or Adversaries?," <http://carlisle-www.army.mil/ssi/about/2004/mar/mar.htm> or <http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi/pubs/2004/clergy/clergy.pdf>.

     Global Dialogue, Volume 6, Number 1-2, Winter/Spring 2004, "Islam and Democracy." Global Dialogue is the quarterly journal published by the Cyprus-based Centre for World Dialogue <www.worlddialogue.org>.  Back issues: $20 each.  Annual rates (four issues): individuals US$60, institutions US$192.  Send subscriptions (cheque or credit card) to: Global Dialogue, P.O. Box 23992, CY-1687 Nicosia, Cyprus. Telephone: 357-22511782. Fax: 357-22311752.

     Hagar/ Hajer: International Social Science Review, Volume 4, Numbers 1-2, 2003, "Critical Reflections on Israel/Palestine.” To order: <http://www.bgu.ac.il/hagar> or call +972-8-6461113.

     The Civility Review, a quarterly overview of issues related to international support for reform and civil society development in the Middle East and published by the Civility Programme, announces its first issue. <http://www.civility.org.uk/newsletter/CivilityNewsletter-June.pdf>

     Insight Turkey announces April-June 2004 Vol.6 No. 2 - "Turkey and the Caucasus."  For more information about Insight Turkey, subscriptions rates and other details please visit <http://ww.insightturkey.com>.

     The Institute for Contemporary Affairs’ NGO Monitor, at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, "Selective Use of International Law: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and other NGO's on Israel's Rafiah Operation,"  May 27, 2004.  <http://www.ngo-monitor.org>.

     The Review of International Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 2, December 2003 is available.  For information: <http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=x4g26th4wrx1>.

     Turkish Policy Quarterly (TPQ) has released its Summer 2004 issue, Vol. 3, No. 2: "The Brave New World of Global Security."  For more information: <http://www.turkishpolicy.com>. 

2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE

     Academics of Central Asia was launched in 2003 to promote scholars from Central Asia and is now expanding. Academics can be searched for by name or by browsing a country or an academic discipline. There is an extensive entry for each scholar. There are currently 115 scholars from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in the database. Scholars from Tajikistan will be added from September 2004 onwards.  http://www.a-c-a.info.

     Access Middle East:  international news coverage in real time with over 400 sources automatically monitored. Includes sidebar links to academic institutions and think-tanks.  <http://www.accessmiddleeast.org/index.aspx>

     The Clingendael Institute in the Netherlands and the Council on Foreign Relations sponsored a trans-Atlantic dialogue on the Middle East in March
2004. The transcript is now posted at: <http://www.clingendael.nl/cli/publ/conf_proceed/pijpers_2004_06_09.pdf>.

B. Egypt

C. Iraq

     BBC News, 'Serious flaws' in Iraq intelligence Wednesday, 14 July, 2004, 12:01 GMT 13:01 UK <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3890961.stm>.

     "HPCR Policy Brief on the end of occupation in Iraq," prepared by Sir Adam Roberts, Professor of International Law at Oxford University.  The essay addresses the set of issues raised by the assumption of full authority by the sovereign Interim Government of Iraq, and the proclaimed end of the US-led occupation.  <http://www.ihlresearch.org/iraq/feature.php?a=51>.

     The Army War College Study, "Toppling Saddam," is available at <http://www.fas.org/man/eprint/biddle.pdf>.

E. Syria

     Syria Economy:  Website on Syria and the Middle East Region.  <http://www.syriaeconomy.com/>.    

3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS

4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES

     The Canadian Journal of History, Canada's premier journal for the general study of world histories is calling for articles.  Successful submissions will be slated for publication either in December 2004 or during the 2005 calendar year. Contact: <mccannon@usask.ca> or see URL: <www.usask.ca/history/cjh>.

     The Sir William Luce Memorial Fund welcomes applications for Sir William Luce Fellow, awarded annually to a scholar at post-doctoral level, diplomat, politician, or business executive, working on the Middle East.  The fellow will be hosted by the U. of Durham for a period of three months, to begin in May 2005.  Preference will be given to applicants whose research will be on political reform in the region. Applications due by Sep. 10, 2004.  E-mail: <Luce.Fund@durham.ac.uk> and website for more details:  <http://www.dur.ac.uk/luce.fund>.

     The American Academic Research Institute in Iraq (TAARII), previously the American Association for Research in Baghdad, (AARB) announces the hiring
of Dr. Hala Fattah as the Resident Director of, and Scholar in Residence at the Baghdad facility.  Details of a Fellowship competition for research on or in Iraq will be announced in early September. A TAARII web site is in preparation.  In the meantime, information on TAARII can be addressed to the Executive Director, Dr. Stephanie Platz, at <TAARII@sbcglobal.net>.

5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP 

     The Association for Israel Studies (AIS) is currently engaged in compiling a working list of centers, institutes, programs, and chairs focussed on the study of modern Israel. They are looking only at academic programs and organizations whose primary focus is on the study of Israel (rather than Jewish studies, for example). For the current list and to send additions or corrections, write to <dowty.1@nd.edu>.

6. SCHOLAR'S AND AUTHOR'S ALERTS (writers report on their books, articles, and activities)

     Idris Bal, editor, Turkish Foreign Policy in Post Cold War Era (BrownWalker.com, 2004).  ISBN: 1581124236, 479 pages. This book analyzes Turkey's relations with the US, EU, Balkans, Middle East, Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, China and Japan as well as effects of economic crises and domestic developments on foreign policy, the Turkish model in Turkish foreign policy, the water conflict and Kurdish problem. To conclude, it is possible to argue that although Turkey lost some of her bargaining cards in Post Cold War era, new developments pushed Turkey to the center of world politics rather than to the periphery. To order: <http://www.brownwalker.com/book.php?method=ISBN&book=1581124236>.

     Ruth Margolies Beitler, The Path to Mass Rebellion: An Analysis of Two Intifadas (Lexington Books, June 2004).  ISBN 0-7391-0709-7, Cloth $62.95, 189 pages.  What incites an entire national group to violence? This book investigates the form and structure of insurgent violence through the case of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Using historical, sociological, military, and policy data the author assembles a study of Israeli government action during the Six Day War and the First, and Second Intifadas that is unparalleled in its detail. Writing within the framework of carefully organized disciplinary knowledge, Beitler produces a work that radically re-contextualizes contemporary accounts of the conflict raging in the Middle East.  To order call (800) 462-6420 or order online at <http://www.lexingtonbooks.com>.

     Ali L. Karaosmanoðlu and Seyfi Taþhan, editors, The Europeanization of Turkey's Security Policy: Prospects and Pitfalls (Ankara: Foreign Policy Institute, 2004). To order, send $30 to the account of Foreign Policy Institute with the Garanti Bankasi, Ankara Branch and fax the receipt to FPI (+90-312-266 2871). (For payments in Turkish Lira, Account No: 1299635; for payments in US Dollars, Account No: 4098601). For further information: Foreign Policy Institute, Bilkent Üniversitesi Doðu Kampüsü / Ankara, TURKEY . Tel: (90) (312) 266 28 69 - 266 28 70.  E- mail:
<fpi@foreignpolicy.org.tr. http://www.foreignpolicy.org.tr/>.

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES [This only lists new entries. For additional items, see MERIA News past issues on our homepage. We welcome submissions of events.]

     September 5-11, 2004.  Stockholm, Sweden.  The Young Israeli Forum for Cooperation along with co-sponsor the European Dialogue Lab, is calling for Israeli applicants for its 4th Israeli-Palestinian-European conference entitled: The European Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." The conference is intended for leading young professionals from diverse professional backgrounds and political beliefs. Participants will exchange views on the conflict, become aware of different perceptions of the 'other,' and build structures for future joint projects.  Participants should be not older than 35 and fluent in English.  Applications are due by August 15, and should include a motivation letter, personal essay and CV.  For full details visit the website at <http://www.yifc.org> or write to <nimrod@yifc.org>.

     September 11-14, 2004.  Herzliya, Israel. The International Policy Institute for Counter Terrorism (ICT) announces its 4th International Conference entitled “The Global Impact of International Terrorism.” Registration forms are available online at <http://www.ict.org.il/conference>.

     September 22-25, 2004.  Oxford, England.  The University of Oxford's Programme on Contemporary Turkey announces a conference entitled, "Turkey's Engagement with Modernity: The Twentieth Century."  It will take place at St. Antony's College (Nissan Theatre) from 9am to 6.30pm.  Over 30 speakers will present. To receive a complete programme, send your name, organisation and e-mail address to <pct@orinst.ox.ac.uk>.

     Oct. 8-9, 2004.  Almaty, Kasakhstan.  The Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP) announces its Fourth International Student Research Conference: "Economies and Polities in Transition: Central Asia and Beyond"
Papers reporting results of original researches on various topics in the social sciences, economics and business on Central Asian and former Soviet borderlands as well as other countries are welcome. Abstracts due by August 15, 2004.  For more information, write to: <mansiya@kimep.kz> or visit the website at <http://www.kimep.kz/research>.

     November 1, 2004, deadline.  The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) welcomes applications to its Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program for the 2005–2006 fellowship year. Enabling democracy activists, scholars, and journalists from around the world to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change, the fellowship program is based at NED’s International Forum for Democratic Studies, in Washington, D.C. For info, visit <http://www.ned.org> and follow the link to “Fellowship Programs.” email <fellowships@ned.org>.

     December 14-16, 2004. Denver, Colorado, U.S.  The Association for Israel Studies (AIS) and the Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East (ISIME) at the University of Denver are pleased to host the dissertation workshop on the DU campus. The purpose of the workshop is to provide academic advice and feedback to advanced doctoral students in social sciences, history, and cultural studies whose dissertations focus on Zionism, the Yishuv and/or Israel. Applications are due by Sep. 1, 2004.  For more info, visit <www.AISIsraelStudies.org> or write to <ais@american.edu>.

     May 14-15, 2005.  Qom, Iran.  Mofid University's Center for Human Rights Studies is calling for papers for the Third International Conference on Human Rights titled "Identity, Difference, and Human Rights." Welcomes papers from different perspectives such as political, philosophical, jurisprudential, and sociological depending on the contributor's interest or expertise.  For further information:  <CHRSMU@hotmail.com> and <http://www.Mofidu.ac.ir/conference>.

MERIA is indexed in the SOAS Library in London's Index Islamicus. Staff: Publisher and Editor: Barry Rubin; Assistant Editors: Cameron Brown, Elisheva Rosman-Stollman, Joy Pincus. Turkish representative: Ozgul Erdemli

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