Middle East

• Peace Process
  • A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (local copy), 30 April 2003, from the Quartet [the United States, European Union, United Nations, and Russia]

  • The Three Possible Solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Their Impact on the Achievement of U.S. Interests (local copy), by Stine, Naval Postgraduate School
• Iraq
  • See Conflict 21, Iraq page

• General
  
  • Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA)

  • INSS Strategic Assessments
    • INSS Strategic Assessment 1999: Priorities for a Turbulent World (Local Copy), with sections on our changing world, regional dynamics, dealing with key countries, and managing military affairs
    • INSS Strategic Assessment 1998: Engaging Power for Peace (Local Copy), incl regional stuff, future stuff, space threats ...
    • INSS Strategic Assessment 1997: Flashpoints and Force Structures (Local Copy), incl lots of regional items
    • INSS Strategic Assessment 1996: Elements of US Power (Local Copy), incl arms control, peace operations, and emerging military instruments
    • INSS Strategic Assessment 1995: US Security Challenges in Transition (Local Copy), incl regional studies and peace operations

  • INSS Research - Middle East/South Asia
  • SSI Regional Studies--Middle East and North Africa
  • Middle East, FMSO
  • Middle East, the Virtual Tourist, WWW servers available
  • Middle East, City.Net
  • Middle East Studies, WWW VL
  • Center for Middle Eastern Studies, U. of Texas, WWW VL
  • Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, WWW VL

  • Middle East military balance and WMD reports posted by CSIS, by Cordesman and Kipper
  • WMD in the Middle East, posted by CSIS

  • Institute for Palestine Studies
  • International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism, based in Israel
  • Middle East Institute
  • Terrorism Research Center
  • The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, about the Middle East
  • World Water Council
• Media
  
  • The Jerusalem Post, Internet Edition
  • The Star, Jordan's weekly online

  • Middle East Journal, published by the Middle East Institute
  • Middle East Policy journal of the Middle East Policy Council
  • Journal of Palestine Studies, published by the Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS)
• Congressional Research Reports
  
  • see also over 350 selected CRS reports
  • The PLO And Its Factions (PDF)
  • Egypt-United States Relations (PDF)
  • Iran: Current Developments and U.S. Policy (PDF)
  • Iraq: Compliance, Sanctions, and U.S. Policy (PDF)
  • Iraq-U.S. Confrontation (PDF)
  • Iraq: Divergent Views on Military Action (PDF)
  • Israeli-United States Relations (PDF)
  • Jordan: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues (PDF)
  • Lebanon (PDF)
  • The Middle East Peace Talks (PDF)
  • Palestinians and Middle East Peace: Issues for the United States (PDF)
  • Saudi Arabia: Current Issues and U.S. Relations (PDF)
  • Syria: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues (PDF)
  • Turkey: Issues for U.S. Policy (PDF)
  • UN Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress (PDF)

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