monthly review

The assassination of Rafiq al-Harriri (a still unresolved case) obviously gave the imperialist powers (the United States in front, France behind) the opportunity to intervene with two objectives in mind: (1) force Damascus to align itself permanently with the vassal Arab states (Egypt and..

hussein focused arms race on rockets

Israel, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates all have missiles capable of delivering explosive payloads to their neighbors, seeking to upgrade their arsenals with longer range, better guidance systems and more payload capacity. ..

appendix a: methodology

The 20 countries and territories of Middle East and North Africa are Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara and Yemen.. ..

america’s place in the world ii

Majority support increased in favor of the use of U.S. forces in two of the four cases posed — if Iraq invaded Saudi Arabia and if Arab forces invaded Israel — and remains steady in the case of North Korea invading South Korea. ..

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