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Economic, Legal, and Demographic Dimensions of Arab-Israeli Relations, edited by Ian S. Lustick. New York, Garland Publishing, 1994. 349 p. Hillel, Daniel. Rivers of Eden: The Struggle for Water and the Quest for Peace in the Middle East. New York, Oxford University Press, 1994. 355 p. Hydropolitics: Conflicts over Water as a Development Constraint, edited by Leif Ohlsson. Atlantic Highlands, NJ, Zed Books, 1995. 230 p. International Waters of the Middle East: From Euphrates-Tigris to Nile, edited by Asit K. Biswas. Bombay, India, Oxford University Press, 1994. 221 p. Kliot, Nurit. Water Resources and Conflict in the Middle East. New York, Routledge, 1994. 309 p. The Middle East and North Africa 1999. 45th ed. London, Europa, 1998. 1175 p. Murakami, Masahiro. Managing Water for Peace in the Middle East: Alternative Strategies. New York, United Nations University Press, 1995. 309 p. National Research Council (U.S.) . Committee on Sustainable Water Supplies for the Middle East. Water for the Future: The West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, and Jordan. Washington, National Academy Press, 1999. 226 p. New Frontiers in Middle East Security, edited by Lenore G. Martin. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1999. 279 p. Reluctant Neighbor: Turkey's Role in the Middle East, edited by Henri J. Barkey. Washington, United States Institute of Peace Press, 1996. 243 p. Russell, Malcolm B. The Middle East and South Asia 1999. 33rd ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post Publications, 1999. 257 p. Shapland, Greg. Rivers of Discord: International Water Disputes in the Middle East. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1997. 183 p. Sherman, Martin. The Politics of Water in the Middle East: An Israeli Perspective on the Hydro-Political Aspects of the Conflict. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1999. 160 p. Turkish Foreign Policy: Recent Developments, edited by Kemal H. Karpat. Madison, WI, 1996. Water, Peace and the Middle East: Negotiating Resources in the Jordan Basin, edited by John A. Allan. New York, St. Martin's, 1996. 250 p. Wolf, Aaron T. Hydropolitics Along the Jordan River: Scarce Water and Its Impact on the Arab-Israeli Conflict. New York, United Nations University Press, 1995. 272 p.
Water Rights in the Occupied Territories, by Jeffrey D. Dillman, pp 74-100.
The Jordan River Controversy, by Fred J. Khouri, pp 144-170.
Book call no.: 303.48 E19
Book call no.: 333.9100956 H651r
Introduction: The Role of Water and the Origins of Conflict, by Leif Ohlsson, pp 1-28.
Water and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, by Helena Lindholm, pp 55-90.
Turkey, Syria and Iraq: A Hydropolitical Security Complex, by Michael Schulz, pp 91-122.
Book call no.: 333.91 H995
Book call no.: 333.916256 I61
Book call no.: 333.91130956 K65w
Water, 'Virtual Water' and the Economies of the Middle East and North Africa, pp 21-25.
Book call no.: R 915.6 M627 45th ed. 1999
Book call no.: 333.9100956 M972m
Book call no.: 333.91 W3243
Water and Security in the Middle East: The Israeli-Syrian Water Confrontations as a Case Study, pp 183-213.
Book call no.: 956.053 N532
Water Politics as High Politics: The Case of Turkey and Syria, pp 131-146.
Book call no.: 327.561 R382
When Will the Taps Go Dry?, pp 2-7.
Book call no.: R 915 C635m 33rd ed 1999
Includes sections on Water and Politics in the Middle East, Water in the Arab-Israel Dispute, the Nile, the Tigris-Euphrates Basin, etc.
Book call no.: 341.4 S529r
Book call no.: 333.91000956 S553p
Water and Turkish-Middle East Relations, by Erol Manisah, pp 165-170.
Book call no.: 327.561 T9391
Book call no.: 333.9100956 W324
Book call no.: 333.9100956 W853h
Kirschbaum, Max E. Water Resources: Security Impacts in the Jordan River Basin. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air Command and Staff College, 1997. 47 p. Lavoie, Kenneth E. Can Water Extinguish the Flash Points of the Middle East?. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air War College, April 1996. 45 p. Myles, James R. U.S. Global Leadership: The U.S. Role in Resolving Middle East Water Issues. Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, April 1996. 26 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43122 K617w
Doc. call no.: M-U 43117 L4141c
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 M997u
Amery, Hussein A. Water Security as a Factor in Arab-Israeli Wars and Emerging Peace. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 20, no.1:95-104 1997. Beall, W. Wayne. Once Again, the Jordan River Becomes a Strategic Factor in Middle Eastern Politics. Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy 22:6-7 November-December 1994. Berman, Ilan and Wihbey, Paul Michael. The New Water Politics of the Middle East. Strategic Review 27:45-52 Summer 1999. Blanche, Ed. Mid-East Water Woe Can Only Get Worse. Jane's Intelligence Review 11:26-27 November 1999. Bleier, Ronald. Will Nile Water Go to Israel? North Sinai Pipelines and the Politics of Scarcity. Middle East Policy 5:113-124 September 1997. Butts, Kent Hughes. The Strategic Importance of Water. Parameters 27:65-83 Spring 1997. Feuilherade, Peter and George Alan. Resources: Water Pressure. The Middle East No.229:31-33 December 1993. Fisher, Franklin M. Water and Peace in the Middle East. Middle East International No.513:17 November 17, 1995. George, Alan. Can Water Tankers Solve the Middle Eastern Water Crisis? The Middle East No.258:25-26 July 1996. George, Alan. Friction Flows Over Nile Waters. The Middle East No.278:15 May 1998. Guner, Serdar. Signalling in the Turkish-Syrian Water Conflict. Conflict Management and Peace Science 16:185-206 Fall 1998. Guner, Serdar. The Turkish-Syrian War of Attrition: The Water Dispute. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 20, no.1:105-116 January-March 1997. Hamidi, Ibrahim. Water Rights and Wrongs. Middle East Insight 12:58-61 May-August 1996. Hillel, Daniel. A Water Way to Mid-East Peace. Ceres 28:10-11 January 1996. Hof, Frederic C. The Water Dimension of Golan Heights Negotiations. Middle East Policy 5:129-141 May 1997. Morris, Mary E. Water and Conflict in the Middle East: Threats and Opportunities. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 20, no.1:1-14 1997. Nachmani, Amikam. Water Jitters in the Middle East. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 20, no.1:67-94 1997. Now You See It, Now You Don't. UNESCO Courier 52:29-32 February 1999. Olson, Robert. Turkey-Syria Relations since the Gulf War: Kurds and Water. Middle East Policy 5:168-193 May 1997. Radwan, Lufti. Water Management in the Egyptian Delta: Problems of Wastage and Inefficiency. Geographical Journal 164:129-138 July 1998. Robinson, Gail. Resources: Watery Peaces? World Press Review 42:29 August 1995. Rouyer, Alwyn R. The Water Issue in the Palestinian-Israeli Peace Process. Survival 39:57-81 Summer 1997. Salmi, Ralph H. Water, the Red Line: The Interdependence of Palestinian and Israeli Water Resources. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 20:15-65 1997. Sherk, George William. The Fifth Horseman: The Coming Resource and Water Wars. Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy No.4:8-10 1999. Special Report: Water. MEED 41:7-12 January 24, 1997. Special Report: Water. MEED 42:7-12 January 30, 1998. Special Report: Water. MEED 43:31-34 February 26, 1999. Stutz, Bruce. Water & Peace. Audubon 96:64-78 September-October 1994. Venter, Al J. The Oldest Threat: Water in the Middle East. Middle East Policy 6:126-136 June 1998. Waterbury, John and Wittington, Dale. Playing Chicken on the Nile? The Implications of Microdam Development in the Ethiopian Highlands and Egypt's New Valley Project. Natural Resources 22:155-163 August 1998. Wolf, Aaron T. and Dinar, Ariel. Middle East Hydropolitics and Equity Measures for Water-Sharing Agreements. Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies 19:69-93 Spring 1994.
Also available at: http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/parameters/97spring/butts.htm
Includes a section on 'Conflict Potential in the Middle East'.
Possible project for water to be shipped from Malaysia and Turkey to Israel.
Examines the linkage between an agreement to the water conflict and Syria's support for the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party).
Examines water issues between Syria and Turkey.
Fresh water is at the core of Middle East problems. Desalination of seawater may be the answer.
Discusses the solution adopted by some Middle East countries for the low water supply. Also details the Great Man-Made River Project in Libya.
The struggles over water between Syria and Israel and Jordan and Israel are discussed.
In the Middle East, where water is as precious as oil, the Jordan River is a pawn in a complicated diplomatic game.
Reviews how Egypt and Ethiopia plan to defend or promote their interests in the Nile basin.
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