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America’s Hamas Dilemma: Spreading Democracy or Combating Terrorism?

America’s Hamas Dilemma: Spreading Democracy or Combating Terrorism?

November 1, 2005 | Amb. Dore Gold
The Bush administration had not agreed for some time with the Israeli position that Hamas be excluded from the upcoming Palestinian parliamentary elections. At Princeton University on September 30, 2005, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was absolutely clear that Palestinian violence could not co-exist with Palestinian politics in the future. She also reiterated that Hamas was a terrorist organization.
U.S.-Saudi Relations After Hurricane Katrina: Increased Oil Dependency and the Vulnerability of Saudi Oil Installations

U.S.-Saudi Relations After Hurricane Katrina: Increased Oil Dependency and the Vulnerability of Saudi Oil Installations

September 18, 2005 | Mordechai Abir
America's trade deficit with the Saudi kingdom (due largely to the purchase of crude) is likely to amount to over $30 billion in 2005, up sharply from about $16 billion in 2004. The conservative Abdallah has managed to win the support of the majority of Saudis in his battle against the domestic militants inside the Saudi kingdom who have targeted the Saudi regime.
Empirical Hubris: How “Anonymous” Disguises the Real Threat to the West and Damages the CIA

Empirical Hubris: How “Anonymous” Disguises the Real Threat to the West and Damages the CIA

September 13, 2004 | Jeffrey Helmreich
The book, Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror, by "Anonymous," aims to spark a dramatic re-evaluation of American policy in the Middle East. Indeed, if one did not know of the author's expertise level, the facts and motivations behind the book's release, and the sources for its thesis, one might seriously entertain his central claim: that Islamists are at war with the West over its policies, not its culture or values.
Bush Erases the Clinton Parameters

Bush Erases the Clinton Parameters

April 15, 2004 | Amb. Dore Gold
The Bush Administration and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Record of the First Three Years

The Bush Administration and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Record of the First Three Years

April 1, 2004 | Dr. Robert O. Freedman
U.S. Middle East Policy and Iran’s Politico-Economic Development

U.S. Middle East Policy and Iran’s Politico-Economic Development

July 15, 2003 | Mordechai Abir
Quiet Diplomat: Max Fisher

Quiet Diplomat: Max Fisher

June 1, 1993
Changing U.S. Interests in the Middle East

Changing U.S. Interests in the Middle East

May 2, 1993
Clinton and the Middle East: Decision Making and the New Administration

Clinton and the Middle East: Decision Making and the New Administration

April 1, 1993
U.S.-Israeli Relations in the Post-Cold War Era

U.S.-Israeli Relations in the Post-Cold War Era

January 1, 1990 | Steven L. Spiegel
The 1988 U.S. Presidential Race

The 1988 U.S. Presidential Race

July 15, 1988 | Daniel J. Elazar