Content Type: Working Paper / Publishing Institution: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy / Political Geography: Israel / Publication Year: within 10 Years / Topic: Armed Struggle

Author:: David Pollock
Publication Date:: 01-2014
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Abstract:: The Israeli leader showed himself capable of making bold policy reversals when he felt the country's welfare as a democratic Jewish state was at stake. Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, at death's door today at age eighty-five after eight years in a stroke-induced coma, incarnated many of the contradictory dimensions of his entire country: courageous, and so unavoidably controversial; steadfast in his core convictions, yet flexible, impulsive, and even unpredictable in carrying them out; supremely self-confident, yet always acutely concerned about his country's security.
Topic:: Armed Struggle and Governance
Political Geography:: Middle East and Israel

Author:: Alon Paz
Publication Date:: 01-2014
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Abstract:: Regional circumstances point to both the possibility and the need for enhanced Arab-Israeli efforts to address challenges in the security, energy, food/water scarcity, and public-health domains.
Topic:: Regional Cooperation and Armed Struggle
Political Geography:: Iran, Middle East, Israel, Arabia, Egypt, and Maghreb

Author:: Ehud Yaari
Publication Date:: 01-2014
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Abstract:: Concerned about the possible drift of al-Qaeda affiliates to areas adjacent to the Golan Heights border, Israel finds itself obliged to increase its assistance to local rebel militias in southern Syria.
Topic:: Humanitarian Aid, Armed Struggle, and Bilateral Relations
Political Geography:: Middle East, Israel, and Syria

Author:: Ehud Yaari and Michael Morell
Publication Date:: 05-2014
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Abstract:: A CIA veteran and an Israeli security expert discuss the growing presence of al-Qaeda affiliates in Sinai and Syria.
Topic:: Terrorism, International Security, and Armed Struggle
Political Geography:: Middle East and Israel

Author:: Robert Satloff
Publication Date:: 05-2014
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Abstract:: In the coming days, the Obama administration faces key decisions on how to respond to a Palestinian government "backed by Hamas," whether to condone Hamas participation in Palestinian elections, and what strategy to adopt in response to another effort by Palestinians to enhance their status in the UN.
Topic:: Armed Struggle and Territorial Disputes
Political Geography:: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, and United Nations

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