Tag: Israel
LDESP Middle East News Update – July 2014
LDESP MIDDLE EAST NEWS UPDATE – July 2014 The focus of the July 2014 LDESP Middle East News Update is on a “changing Middle East,” with the region’s recent volatility and turmoil. What’s inside: In Review: A Changing Middle East “The Persistent Threat: The Evolution of al Qa’ida and Other Salafi Jihadists,” RAND Corporation… Read More ›
Topic Debate: Palestine’s Bid for UN Non-Member Observer State Status
Background: On 29 November, President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority (PA) had successfully gained recognition of Palestine as a non-member observer state in the UN General Assembly in New York. This bid for formal recognition of Palestine as a state follows the failed bid for full UN membership in 2011 and Palestine’s former… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – November 2012
LDESP MIDDLE EAST NEWS UPDATE: 23 November 2012 Note: The bimonthly LDESP Iraq News Update has transitioned to the monthly LDESP News Update From the Middle East. The Middle East update will include news coverage from Iran to Egypt. As with all LDESP news briefs, the information contained within the Middle East News update is… Read More ›
Topic Debate: Iran’s Regional Influence
Background: In late September, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited New York for the annual UN General Assembly. His visit came in the midst of Israel’s sharpening rhetoric on Iran’s nuclear progress and reports that Iran is supplying Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s military equipment through Iraq’s airspace. Nonetheless, in a group interview with a dozen journalists… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – August 2012
The bimonthly LDESP Iraq News Update has transitioned to the monthly LDESP News Update From the Middle East. The Middle East update will include news coverage from Iran to Egypt. As with all LDESP news briefs, the information contained within the Middle East News update is to increase situational awareness concerning events that… Read More ›
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