Posted in Geopolitics, Hamas, Israel, Michael Reynolds, Turkey on Feb 2nd, 2009 1 Comment »
From Michael Reynolds Origins of cooperation. For the past two decades, cooperative relations between Turkey and Israel had been one of the constants of international relations in the Middle East. While it would be incorrect to describe those ties as equivalent to an alliance, they were close and multi-faceted. Turkey recognized Israel in 1949, the […]
Posted in Caucasus, Geopolitics, Iran, Mark N. Katz, Oil and Gas on Nov 3rd, 2008 Comments Off on Strategic case for U.S.-Iran rapprochement
From Mark N. Katz The recent Russian intervention in Georgia has made an American rapprochement with Iran highly desirable both for the United States and for the West as a whole. Israel has long opposed such a rapprochement, but this would also serve its interests too. Here’s why: Europe has become increasingly dependent on Russia […]
Posted in Democracy, Geopolitics, Martin Kramer, Philip Carl Salzman, Tamara Cofman Wittes on Oct 15th, 2008 5 Comments »
From Tamara Cofman Wittes There are two opposing coalitions in the Middle East today. On the one hand, there is a revisionist coalition comprised of Iran, Syria, Hamas and Hezbollah—a coalition dissatisfied with the distribution of power in the region, and dissatisfied with the current agenda-setters and frameworks for state action. These revisionists include states […]
Posted in Announcements, Geopolitics on Oct 6th, 2008 Comments Off on Open before January 20
From MESH Admin A couple of weeks ago, MESH ran an online roundtable, in five parts, on “The First 100 Days.” Fourteen of our members contributed their admonitions and advice on the Middle East to the next president, whoever he may be. The series was well-received, so we decided to assemble all the parts in […]
Posted in Geopolitics, Martin Kramer on Oct 2nd, 2008 Comments Off on America’s interests: a bedside briefing
From Martin Kramer I’ve already prepared my briefing for the next president. No point in waiting until he calls me at 3 a.m., which he certainly will. Of course, I could leak it then, but Bob Woodward is already working on his next book, so I might as well leak it now. Here we go. […]
Posted in Chuck Freilich, Egypt, Geopolitics, Israel, Jordan, Maps, Palestinians, Philip Carl Salzman on Oct 1st, 2008 5 Comments »
From MESH Admin Israeli Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Giora Eiland served as head of the Israeli National Security Council from 2004 to 2006. He is the author of a new paper, “Rethinking the Two-State Solution” (The Washington Institute for Near East Policy), in which he argues for exploration of two other alternatives: the “Jordanian option” and […]
Posted in Geopolitics, Steven A. Cook on Sep 30th, 2008 Comments Off on Interests and costs in the Middle East
From Steven A. Cook Politicians, journalists, academics, and other observers of foreign relations are hardly rigorous when it comes to defining “national interests.” Definitions tend to range from the tautological to something akin to Justice Potter Stuart’s, “I know it when I see it.” Too often scholars invoke interests to explain state or individual behavior […]
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