MEF Menu
Middle East ForumSupport MEF
Middle East ForumMEQ Issue Index
Decades 2000s 2000 Spring

Middle East Quarterly

Spring 2000

Volume 7, Number 2

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

All citations in this issue: RIS BibTeX

Short summaries are written for this index from each article's text; they are not author abstracts. About the summaries.

Articles

  1. Article

    Richard Butler: Why Saddam Husayn Loves the Bomb

    Interviews Richard Butler about Saddam Husayn's pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and Iraq's obstruction of United Nations inspectors.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2000. Read on meforum.org: Richard Butler: Why Saddam Husayn Loves the Bomb

    Cite Richard Butler: Why Saddam Husayn Loves the Bomb

    Chicago, Note

    “Richard Butler: Why Saddam Husayn Loves the Bomb,” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/richard-butler-why-saddam-husayn-loves-the-bomb.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    “Richard Butler: Why Saddam Husayn Loves the Bomb.” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/richard-butler-why-saddam-husayn-loves-the-bomb.

    BibTeX

    @article{meq2000richard_b09b,
      title = {{Richard Butler: Why Saddam Husayn Loves the Bomb}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2000},
      volume = {7},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/richard-butler-why-saddam-husayn-loves-the-bomb},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
    Download .bib

    RIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)

    TY  - JOUR
    TI  - Richard Butler: Why Saddam Husayn Loves the Bomb
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 7
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2000
    DA  - 2000///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/richard-butler-why-saddam-husayn-loves-the-bomb
    PB  - Middle East Forum
    LA  - en
    ER  - 
    
    Download .ris
  2. Article

    Is Shi’ism Radical?

    Graham E. Fuller and Rend Rahim Francke

    Examines assumptions about Shiite radicalism, sectarian divisions, and the political implications of Arab Shiites' position in the Middle East.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2000. Read on meforum.org: Is Shi’ism Radical?

    Cite Is Shi’ism Radical?

    Chicago, Note

    Graham E. Fuller and Rend Rahim Francke, “Is Shi’ism Radical?” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/is-shiism-radical.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    Fuller, Graham E., and Rend Rahim Francke. “Is Shi’ism Radical?” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/is-shiism-radical.

    BibTeX

    @article{fuller2000is_2b69,
      author = {Fuller, Graham E. and Francke, Rend Rahim},
      title = {{Is Shi’ism Radical?}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2000},
      volume = {7},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/is-shiism-radical},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
    Download .bib

    RIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)

    TY  - JOUR
    AU  - Fuller, Graham E.
    AU  - Francke, Rend Rahim
    TI  - Is Shi’ism Radical?
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 7
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2000
    DA  - 2000///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/is-shiism-radical
    PB  - Middle East Forum
    LA  - en
    ER  - 
    
    Download .ris
  3. Article

    Revitalizing Arab Nationalism

    Hilal Khashan

    Argues that Arabs must understand the West, adapt Arab nationalism, pursue shared aims, respect authority, and seek representation to meet modern challenges.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2000. Read on meforum.org: Revitalizing Arab Nationalism

    Cite Revitalizing Arab Nationalism

    Chicago, Note

    Hilal Khashan, “Revitalizing Arab Nationalism,” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/revitalizing-arab-nationalism.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    Khashan, Hilal. “Revitalizing Arab Nationalism.” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/revitalizing-arab-nationalism.

    BibTeX

    @article{khashan2000revitalizing_148a,
      author = {Khashan, Hilal},
      title = {{Revitalizing Arab Nationalism}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2000},
      volume = {7},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/revitalizing-arab-nationalism},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
    Download .bib

    RIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)

    TY  - JOUR
    AU  - Khashan, Hilal
    TI  - Revitalizing Arab Nationalism
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 7
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2000
    DA  - 2000///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/revitalizing-arab-nationalism
    PB  - Middle East Forum
    LA  - en
    ER  - 
    
    Download .ris
  4. Article

    Palestinian Diplomacy - Gorbachev’s Legacy

    Gregg Rickman

    Traces how Soviet perestroika and Gorbachev’s diplomatic approach helped prompt the PLO to pursue diplomacy instead of armed struggle.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2000. Read on meforum.org: Palestinian Diplomacy - Gorbachev’s Legacy

    Cite Palestinian Diplomacy - Gorbachev’s Legacy

    Chicago, Note

    Gregg Rickman, “Palestinian Diplomacy - Gorbachev’s Legacy,” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/palestinian-diplomacy-gorbachevs-legacy.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    Rickman, Gregg. “Palestinian Diplomacy - Gorbachev’s Legacy.” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/palestinian-diplomacy-gorbachevs-legacy.

    BibTeX

    @article{rickman2000palestinian_cd0c,
      author = {Rickman, Gregg},
      title = {{Palestinian Diplomacy - Gorbachev’s Legacy}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2000},
      volume = {7},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/palestinian-diplomacy-gorbachevs-legacy},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
    Download .bib

    RIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)

    TY  - JOUR
    AU  - Rickman, Gregg
    TI  - Palestinian Diplomacy - Gorbachev’s Legacy
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 7
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2000
    DA  - 2000///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/palestinian-diplomacy-gorbachevs-legacy
    PB  - Middle East Forum
    LA  - en
    ER  - 
    
    Download .ris
  5. Article

    Iran’s “Dialogue of Civilizations” - A First-Hand Account

    Michael Rubin

    Assesses the Iran United States dialogue of civilizations through the author’s firsthand experiences during trips before and after Khatami’s election.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2000. Read on meforum.org: Iran’s “Dialogue of Civilizations” - A First-Hand Account

    Cite Iran’s “Dialogue of Civilizations” - A First-Hand Account

    Chicago, Note

    Michael Rubin, “Iran’s ‘Dialogue of Civilizations’ - A First-Hand Account,” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/irans-dialogue-of-civilizations-a-first-hand.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    Rubin, Michael. “Iran’s ‘Dialogue of Civilizations’ - A First-Hand Account.” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/irans-dialogue-of-civilizations-a-first-hand.

    BibTeX

    @article{rubin2000irans_a0e6,
      author = {Rubin, Michael},
      title = {{Iran’s “Dialogue of Civilizations” - A First-Hand Account}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2000},
      volume = {7},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/irans-dialogue-of-civilizations-a-first-hand},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
    Download .bib

    RIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)

    TY  - JOUR
    AU  - Rubin, Michael
    TI  - Iran’s “Dialogue of Civilizations” - A First-Hand Account
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 7
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2000
    DA  - 2000///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/irans-dialogue-of-civilizations-a-first-hand
    PB  - Middle East Forum
    LA  - en
    ER  - 
    
    Download .ris
  6. Article

    Can Democracy Prevail?

    Saliba Sarsar

    Examines whether democracy can take root in Arab societies and considers claims about Islam, economic development, and social structures as obstacles.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2000. Read on meforum.org: Can Democracy Prevail?

    Cite Can Democracy Prevail?

    Chicago, Note

    Saliba Sarsar, “Can Democracy Prevail?” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/can-democracy-prevail.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    Sarsar, Saliba. “Can Democracy Prevail?” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/can-democracy-prevail.

    BibTeX

    @article{sarsar2000can_3e19,
      author = {Sarsar, Saliba},
      title = {{Can Democracy Prevail?}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2000},
      volume = {7},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/can-democracy-prevail},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
    Download .bib

    RIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)

    TY  - JOUR
    AU  - Sarsar, Saliba
    TI  - Can Democracy Prevail?
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 7
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2000
    DA  - 2000///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/can-democracy-prevail
    PB  - Middle East Forum
    LA  - en
    ER  - 
    
    Download .ris
  7. Article

    How Important is Saudi Oil?

    Sarah Yizraeli

    Assesses the declining capacity of Saudi Arabia to shape oil markets, arguing its future role will mainly be to cover temporary supply shortages.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2000. Read on meforum.org: How Important is Saudi Oil?

    Cite How Important is Saudi Oil?

    Chicago, Note

    Sarah Yizraeli, “How Important is Saudi Oil?” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/how-important-is-saudi-oil.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    Yizraeli, Sarah. “How Important is Saudi Oil?” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/how-important-is-saudi-oil.

    BibTeX

    @article{yizraeli2000how_42f8,
      author = {Yizraeli, Sarah},
      title = {{How Important is Saudi Oil?}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2000},
      volume = {7},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/how-important-is-saudi-oil},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
    Download .bib

    RIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)

    TY  - JOUR
    AU  - Yizraeli, Sarah
    TI  - How Important is Saudi Oil?
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 7
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2000
    DA  - 2000///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/how-important-is-saudi-oil
    PB  - Middle East Forum
    LA  - en
    ER  - 
    
    Download .ris
  8. Article

    Israel’s founding fathers

    Comments on Israel’s founding fathers, portraying their humane universalism as misplaced and arguing that their political assumptions failed.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2000. Read on meforum.org: Israel’s founding fathers

    Cite Israel’s founding fathers

    Chicago, Note

    “Israel’s founding fathers,” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/israels-founding-fathers.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    “Israel’s founding fathers.” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/israels-founding-fathers.

    BibTeX

    @article{meq2000israels_c99c,
      title = {{Israel’s founding fathers}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2000},
      volume = {7},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/israels-founding-fathers},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
    Download .bib

    RIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)

    TY  - JOUR
    TI  - Israel’s founding fathers
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 7
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2000
    DA  - 2000///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/israels-founding-fathers
    PB  - Middle East Forum
    LA  - en
    ER  - 
    
    Download .ris
  9. Article

    The Taliban Address Americans

    Presents a November 1999 message from Taliban leader Muhammad `Umar Mujahid to Americans, criticizing U.S. policy and threatening consequences.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2000. Read on meforum.org: The Taliban Address Americans

    Cite The Taliban Address Americans

    Chicago, Note

    “The Taliban Address Americans,” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-taliban-address-americans.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    “The Taliban Address Americans.” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-taliban-address-americans.

    BibTeX

    @article{meq2000taliban_1228,
      title = {{The Taliban Address Americans}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2000},
      volume = {7},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-taliban-address-americans},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
    Download .bib

    RIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)

    TY  - JOUR
    TI  - The Taliban Address Americans
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 7
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2000
    DA  - 2000///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/the-taliban-address-americans
    PB  - Middle East Forum
    LA  - en
    ER  - 
    
    Download .ris
  10. Article

    FDR Addresses the Arabs

    Daniel Pipes

    Reports on Franklin Roosevelt’s 1942 Arabic proclamation to Muslims, issued as Allied forces sought support in North Africa during World War II.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2000. Read on meforum.org: FDR Addresses the Arabs

    Cite FDR Addresses the Arabs

    Chicago, Note

    Daniel Pipes, “FDR Addresses the Arabs,” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/fdr-addresses-the-arabs.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    Pipes, Daniel. “FDR Addresses the Arabs.” Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/fdr-addresses-the-arabs.

    BibTeX

    @article{pipes2000fdr_630f,
      author = {Pipes, Daniel},
      title = {{FDR Addresses the Arabs}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2000},
      volume = {7},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/fdr-addresses-the-arabs},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
    Download .bib

    RIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)

    TY  - JOUR
    AU  - Pipes, Daniel
    TI  - FDR Addresses the Arabs
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 7
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2000
    DA  - 2000///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/fdr-addresses-the-arabs
    PB  - Middle East Forum
    LA  - en
    ER  - 
    
    Download .ris

Book Reviews

  1. Book review

    Egypt and the Defence of the Middle East, 1945-1956

    Reviewed by Michael J. Cohen

    Reviews Egypt and the Defence of the Middle East, 1945-1956 by Kent, arguing that its introduction discounts the strategic purpose of British planning.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2000. Read on meforum.org: Egypt and the Defence of the Middle East, 1945-1956

    Cite Egypt and the Defence of the Middle East, 1945-1956

    Chicago, Note

    Michael J. Cohen, “Egypt and the Defence of the Middle East, 1945-1956,” review, Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/egypt-and-the-defence-of-the-middle-east-1945-1956.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    Cohen, Michael J. “Egypt and the Defence of the Middle East, 1945-1956.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 7, no. 2 (Spring 2000). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/egypt-and-the-defence-of-the-middle-east-1945-1956.

    BibTeX

    @article{cohen2000egypt_2d8a,
      author = {Cohen, Michael J.},
      title = {{Egypt and the Defence of the Middle East, 1945-1956}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2000},
      volume = {7},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/egypt-and-the-defence-of-the-middle-east-1945-1956},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english},
      note = {Book review}
    }
    
    Download .bib

    RIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)

    TY  - JOUR
    AU  - Cohen, Michael J.
    TI  - Egypt and the Defence of the Middle East, 1945-1956
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 7
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2000
    DA  - 2000///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/egypt-and-the-defence-of-the-middle-east-1945-1956
    PB  - Middle East Forum
    LA  - en
    N1  - Book review
    ER  - 
    
    Download .ris