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Middle East Quarterly Winter 1996 Vol. 3, No. 1 11 articles, 1 review

Middle East Quarterly

Winter 1996

Volume 3, Number 1

13 entries. Source: Issue contents page on www.meforum.org.

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Articles

Article

On the Road: In Asad’s Damascus

Steven A. Cook

Profiles a discreet journey through Damascus to view President Hafiz al-Asad's residence, contrasting the city's austere surroundings with its entrepreneurial energy.

Posted on meforum.org December 1, 1996. Read on meforum.org: On the Road: In Asad’s Damascus
Cite On the Road: In Asad’s Damascus
Chicago, Note
Steven A. Cook, “On the Road: In Asad’s Damascus,” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/on-the-road-in-asads-damascus.

Chicago, Bibliography
Cook, Steven A. “On the Road: In Asad’s Damascus.” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/on-the-road-in-asads-damascus.
BibTeX
```
@article{cook1996road_fe53,
  author = {Cook, Steven A.},
  title = {{On the Road: In Asad’s Damascus}},
  journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
  year = {1996},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  month = {Winter},
  url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/on-the-road-in-asads-damascus},
  publisher = {Middle East Forum},
  langid = {english}
}
```
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```
TY  - JOUR
AU  - Cook, Steven A.
TI  - On the Road: In Asad’s Damascus
T2  - Middle East Quarterly
JO  - Middle East Quarterly
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
PY  - 1996
DA  - 1996///Winter
UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/on-the-road-in-asads-damascus
PB  - Middle East Forum
LA  - en
ER  - 
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Article

Target Iraq’s Republican Guard

Michael Eisenstadt

Argues that intensified containment, including efforts to remove Saddam Husayn, offers the only viable U.S. approach to Iraq and regional security.

Posted on meforum.org December 1, 1996. Read on meforum.org: Target Iraq’s Republican Guard
Cite Target Iraq’s Republican Guard
Chicago, Note
Michael Eisenstadt, “Target Iraq’s Republican Guard,” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/target-iraqs-republican-guard.

Chicago, Bibliography
Eisenstadt, Michael. “Target Iraq’s Republican Guard.” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/target-iraqs-republican-guard.
BibTeX
```
@article{eisenstadt1996target_04d5,
  author = {Eisenstadt, Michael},
  title = {{Target Iraq’s Republican Guard}},
  journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
  year = {1996},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  month = {Winter},
  url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/target-iraqs-republican-guard},
  publisher = {Middle East Forum},
  langid = {english}
}
```
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Eisenstadt, Michael
TI  - Target Iraq’s Republican Guard
T2  - Middle East Quarterly
JO  - Middle East Quarterly
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
PY  - 1996
DA  - 1996///Winter
UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/target-iraqs-republican-guard
PB  - Middle East Forum
LA  - en
ER  - 
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Article

Benjamin Gilman: The Role of Congress

Interviews Representative Benjamin Gilman about congressional policy, including conditions for Palestinian aid and the Palestinian Authority's obligations.

Posted on meforum.org December 1, 1996. Read on meforum.org: Benjamin Gilman: The Role of Congress
Cite Benjamin Gilman: The Role of Congress
Chicago, Note
“Benjamin Gilman: The Role of Congress,” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/benjamin-gilman-the-role-of-congress.

Chicago, Bibliography
“Benjamin Gilman: The Role of Congress.” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/benjamin-gilman-the-role-of-congress.
BibTeX
```
@article{meq1996benjamin_6b77,
  title = {{Benjamin Gilman: The Role of Congress}},
  journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
  year = {1996},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  month = {Winter},
  url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/benjamin-gilman-the-role-of-congress},
  publisher = {Middle East Forum},
  langid = {english}
}
```
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Benjamin Gilman: The Role of Congress
T2  - Middle East Quarterly
JO  - Middle East Quarterly
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
PY  - 1996
DA  - 1996///Winter
UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/benjamin-gilman-the-role-of-congress
PB  - Middle East Forum
LA  - en
ER  - 
```
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Article

Liberating Lebanon

Walid Phares

Argues that southern Lebanon's security zone could anchor a free Lebanon independent of Syrian domination, beyond serving as an Israeli buffer.

Posted on meforum.org December 1, 1996. Read on meforum.org: Liberating Lebanon
Cite Liberating Lebanon
Chicago, Note
Walid Phares, “Liberating Lebanon,” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/liberating-lebanon.

Chicago, Bibliography
Phares, Walid. “Liberating Lebanon.” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/liberating-lebanon.
BibTeX
```
@article{phares1996liberating_f0fd,
  author = {Phares, Walid},
  title = {{Liberating Lebanon}},
  journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
  year = {1996},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  month = {Winter},
  url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/liberating-lebanon},
  publisher = {Middle East Forum},
  langid = {english}
}
```
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Phares, Walid
TI  - Liberating Lebanon
T2  - Middle East Quarterly
JO  - Middle East Quarterly
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
PY  - 1996
DA  - 1996///Winter
UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/liberating-lebanon
PB  - Middle East Forum
LA  - en
ER  - 
```
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Article

Policy Brief: Don’t Destabilize Algiers

Peter W. Rodman

Argues that U.S. policy toward Algeria should resist destabilization, distinguishing constitutional democracy from elections that could empower totalitarian movements.

Posted on meforum.org December 1, 1996. Read on meforum.org: Policy Brief: Don’t Destabilize Algiers
Cite Policy Brief: Don’t Destabilize Algiers
Chicago, Note
Peter W. Rodman, “Policy Brief: Don’t Destabilize Algiers,” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/policy-brief-dont-destabilize-algiers.

Chicago, Bibliography
Rodman, Peter W. “Policy Brief: Don’t Destabilize Algiers.” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/policy-brief-dont-destabilize-algiers.
BibTeX
```
@article{rodman1996policy_b6b3,
  author = {Rodman, Peter W.},
  title = {{Policy Brief: Don’t Destabilize Algiers}},
  journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
  year = {1996},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  month = {Winter},
  url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/policy-brief-dont-destabilize-algiers},
  publisher = {Middle East Forum},
  langid = {english}
}
```
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Rodman, Peter W.
TI  - Policy Brief: Don’t Destabilize Algiers
T2  - Middle East Quarterly
JO  - Middle East Quarterly
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
PY  - 1996
DA  - 1996///Winter
UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/policy-brief-dont-destabilize-algiers
PB  - Middle East Forum
LA  - en
ER  - 
```
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Article

Recognizing Changes in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Barry Rubin

Argues that the Arab-Israeli conflict has declined as a central force in regional politics, despite continuing unrest and the absence of full peace.

Posted on meforum.org December 1, 1996. Read on meforum.org: Recognizing Changes in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Cite Recognizing Changes in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Chicago, Note
Barry Rubin, “Recognizing Changes in the Arab-Israeli Conflict,” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/recognizing-changes-in-the-arab-israeli-conflict.

Chicago, Bibliography
Rubin, Barry. “Recognizing Changes in the Arab-Israeli Conflict.” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/recognizing-changes-in-the-arab-israeli-conflict.
BibTeX
```
@article{rubin1996recognizing_c4b5,
  author = {Rubin, Barry},
  title = {{Recognizing Changes in the Arab-Israeli Conflict}},
  journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
  year = {1996},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  month = {Winter},
  url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/recognizing-changes-in-the-arab-israeli-conflict},
  publisher = {Middle East Forum},
  langid = {english}
}
```
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Rubin, Barry
TI  - Recognizing Changes in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
T2  - Middle East Quarterly
JO  - Middle East Quarterly
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
PY  - 1996
DA  - 1996///Winter
UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/recognizing-changes-in-the-arab-israeli-conflict
PB  - Middle East Forum
LA  - en
ER  - 
```
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Article

The Gulf Monarchies: Testing Time

Mohammad Al Rumaihi

Assesses security, demographic, political, and leadership challenges facing Gulf monarchies, warning that reform is needed to preserve stability.

Posted on meforum.org December 1, 1996. Read on meforum.org: The Gulf Monarchies: Testing Time
Cite The Gulf Monarchies: Testing Time
Chicago, Note
Mohammad Al Rumaihi, “The Gulf Monarchies: Testing Time,” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-gulf-monarchies-testing-time.

Chicago, Bibliography
Rumaihi, Mohammad Al. “The Gulf Monarchies: Testing Time.” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-gulf-monarchies-testing-time.
BibTeX
```
@article{rumaihi1996gulf_9710,
  author = {Rumaihi, Mohammad Al},
  title = {{The Gulf Monarchies: Testing Time}},
  journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
  year = {1996},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  month = {Winter},
  url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-gulf-monarchies-testing-time},
  publisher = {Middle East Forum},
  langid = {english}
}
```
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```
TY  - JOUR
AU  - Rumaihi, Mohammad Al
TI  - The Gulf Monarchies: Testing Time
T2  - Middle East Quarterly
JO  - Middle East Quarterly
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
PY  - 1996
DA  - 1996///Winter
UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-gulf-monarchies-testing-time
PB  - Middle East Forum
LA  - en
ER  - 
```
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Article

Is Palestine Viable?

Aaron Segal

Examines possible futures for an independent Palestinian state by assessing the political, economic, human, and external conditions needed for viability.

Posted on meforum.org December 1, 1996. Read on meforum.org: Is Palestine Viable?
Cite Is Palestine Viable?
Chicago, Note
Aaron Segal, “Is Palestine Viable?” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/is-palestine-viable.

Chicago, Bibliography
Segal, Aaron. “Is Palestine Viable?” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/is-palestine-viable.
BibTeX
```
@article{segal1996is_457c,
  author = {Segal, Aaron},
  title = {{Is Palestine Viable?}},
  journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
  year = {1996},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  month = {Winter},
  url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/is-palestine-viable},
  publisher = {Middle East Forum},
  langid = {english}
}
```
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```
TY  - JOUR
AU  - Segal, Aaron
TI  - Is Palestine Viable?
T2  - Middle East Quarterly
JO  - Middle East Quarterly
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
PY  - 1996
DA  - 1996///Winter
UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/is-palestine-viable
PB  - Middle East Forum
LA  - en
ER  - 
```
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Article“We Cannot Afford to Have Enemies”

Interview with Hamad Bin Jasim Bin Jabr Al-Thani

Interviews Qatar's foreign minister about his country's effort to maintain friendly relations with all neighbors and avoid adversaries.

Posted on meforum.org December 1, 1996. Read on meforum.org: Interview with Hamad Bin Jasim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
Cite Interview with Hamad Bin Jasim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
Chicago, Note
“Interview with Hamad Bin Jasim Bin Jabr Al-Thani,” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/interview-with-hamad-bin-jasim-bin-jabr-al-thani.

Chicago, Bibliography
“Interview with Hamad Bin Jasim Bin Jabr Al-Thani.” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/interview-with-hamad-bin-jasim-bin-jabr-al-thani.
BibTeX
```
@article{meq1996interview_ff8c,
  title = {{Interview with Hamad Bin Jasim Bin Jabr Al-Thani}},
  journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
  year = {1996},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  month = {Winter},
  url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/interview-with-hamad-bin-jasim-bin-jabr-al-thani},
  publisher = {Middle East Forum},
  langid = {english}
}
```
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Interview with Hamad Bin Jasim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
T2  - Middle East Quarterly
JO  - Middle East Quarterly
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
PY  - 1996
DA  - 1996///Winter
UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/interview-with-hamad-bin-jasim-bin-jabr-al-thani
PB  - Middle East Forum
LA  - en
ER  - 
```
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Article

The Gulf Monarchies: Kuwait’s Real Elections

Kenneth R. Timmerman

Argues that Kuwait's elections and National Assembly exercise meaningful political influence despite limited suffrage and the absence of formal parties.

Posted on meforum.org December 1, 1996. Read on meforum.org: The Gulf Monarchies: Kuwait’s Real Elections
Cite The Gulf Monarchies: Kuwait’s Real Elections
Chicago, Note
Kenneth R. Timmerman, “The Gulf Monarchies: Kuwait’s Real Elections,” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-gulf-monarchies-kuwaits-real-elections.

Chicago, Bibliography
Timmerman, Kenneth R. “The Gulf Monarchies: Kuwait’s Real Elections.” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-gulf-monarchies-kuwaits-real-elections.
BibTeX
```
@article{timmerman1996gulf_1261,
  author = {Timmerman, Kenneth R.},
  title = {{The Gulf Monarchies: Kuwait’s Real Elections}},
  journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
  year = {1996},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  month = {Winter},
  url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-gulf-monarchies-kuwaits-real-elections},
  publisher = {Middle East Forum},
  langid = {english}
}
```
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Timmerman, Kenneth R.
TI  - The Gulf Monarchies: Kuwait’s Real Elections
T2  - Middle East Quarterly
JO  - Middle East Quarterly
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
PY  - 1996
DA  - 1996///Winter
UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-gulf-monarchies-kuwaits-real-elections
PB  - Middle East Forum
LA  - en
ER  - 
```
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Article

The Media’s Tunnel Vision

Andrea Levin

Argues that American media coverage of Jerusalem’s tunnel opening distorted the controversy, omitted historical context, and unfairly criticized Israel’s prime minister.

Posted on meforum.org December 1, 1996. Read on meforum.org: The Media’s Tunnel Vision
Cite The Media’s Tunnel Vision
Chicago, Note
Andrea Levin, “The Media’s Tunnel Vision,” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-medias-tunnel-vision.

Chicago, Bibliography
Levin, Andrea. “The Media’s Tunnel Vision.” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-medias-tunnel-vision.
BibTeX
```
@article{levin1996medias_8cab,
  author = {Levin, Andrea},
  title = {{The Media’s Tunnel Vision}},
  journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
  year = {1996},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  month = {Winter},
  url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-medias-tunnel-vision},
  publisher = {Middle East Forum},
  langid = {english}
}
```
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Levin, Andrea
TI  - The Media’s Tunnel Vision
T2  - Middle East Quarterly
JO  - Middle East Quarterly
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
PY  - 1996
DA  - 1996///Winter
UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-medias-tunnel-vision
PB  - Middle East Forum
LA  - en
ER  - 
```
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Book Reviews

Book review

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East

Reviewed by Daniel Pipes

Reviews Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and finds it a reliable, restrained reference work, contrasting it favorably with another encyclopedia.

Posted on meforum.org December 1, 1996. Read on meforum.org: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East
Cite Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East
Chicago, Note
Daniel Pipes, “Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East,” review, Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/encyclopedia-of-the-modern-middle-east.

Chicago, Bibliography
Pipes, Daniel. “Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/encyclopedia-of-the-modern-middle-east.
BibTeX
```
@article{pipes1996encyclopedia_7c12,
  author = {Pipes, Daniel},
  title = {{Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East}},
  journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
  year = {1996},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  month = {Winter},
  url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/encyclopedia-of-the-modern-middle-east},
  publisher = {Middle East Forum},
  langid = {english},
  note = {Book review}
}
```
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Pipes, Daniel
TI  - Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East
T2  - Middle East Quarterly
JO  - Middle East Quarterly
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
PY  - 1996
DA  - 1996///Winter
UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/encyclopedia-of-the-modern-middle-east
PB  - Middle East Forum
LA  - en
N1  - Book review
ER  - 
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Brief Reviews

Brief reviews

Brief Reviews

By Pipes

Gathers short notices of several books on Middle Eastern reference works, Islamic law, religious liberty, Syria, and the Arab Israeli conflict.

Posted on meforum.org December 1, 1996. Read on meforum.org: Brief Reviews
Cite Brief Reviews
Chicago, Note
“Brief Reviews,” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews-419.

Chicago, Bibliography
“Brief Reviews.” Middle East Quarterly 3, no. 1 (Winter 1996). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews-419.
BibTeX
```
@article{meq1996brief_e210,
  title = {{Brief Reviews}},
  journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
  year = {1996},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  month = {Winter},
  url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews-419},
  publisher = {Middle East Forum},
  langid = {english}
}
```
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Brief Reviews
T2  - Middle East Quarterly
JO  - Middle East Quarterly
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
PY  - 1996
DA  - 1996///Winter
UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews-419
PB  - Middle East Forum
LA  - en
ER  - 
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