Volume I: Regimes, Elites, and the Roots of Instability Part 1: Overviews 1. Jonathan Spyer, ‘Failure and Longevity: The Dominant Political Order of the Middle East’, MERIA Journal, 2006, 10, 2, 121–37. 2. P. R. Kumaraswamy, ‘Who Am I? The Identity Crisis in the Middle East’, MERIA Journal, 2006, 10, 1, 63–73. 3. Barry Rubin, ‘What’s Wrong: The Arab Liberal Critique of Arab Society’, MERIA Journal, 2005, 9, 4, 72–85. 4. Elie Elhadj, ‘To Perpetuate Their Dictatorships, Arab Rulers Resort to the Islamic Creed’, MERIA Journal, 2009, 13, 4, 57–68. 5. Sean L. Yom, ‘Civil Society and Democratization in the Arab World’, MERIA Journal, 9, 4 (December 2005), 14-33 6. Hassan Hamdan al-Alkim, ‘Challenges Facing the Arab World in the Twenty-First Century: An Overview’, Contemporary Arab Affairs, 2008, 1, 3, 417–44. 7. Caroline Sevier, ‘The Costs of Relying on Aging Dictators’, Middle East Quarterly, 2008, 15, 3, 13–22. 8. P. R. Kumaraswamy, ‘The Middle East: Unbearable Status Quo Versus Unpredictable Changes’, Mediterranean Quarterly, 2006, 17, 1, 116–32. Part 2: Case Studies of States and Stability 9. Michael Wahid Hanna, ‘The Son Also Rises: Egypt’s Looming Succession Struggle’, World Policy Journal, 2009, 26, 3, 103–14. 10. Aladdin Elaasar, ‘Is Egypt Stable?’, Middle East Quarterly, 2009, 16, 3, 69–75. 11. Eva Patricia Rakel, ‘The Political Elite in the Islamic Republic of Iran: From Khomeini to Ahmadinejad’, Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, 2009, 29, 1, 105–25. 12. Grace Nasri, ‘Iran: Island of Stability or Land in Turmoil’, DOMES, 2009, 18, 1, 57–73. 13. Michael Rubin and Patrick Clawson, ‘Patterns of Discontent: Will History Repeat in Iran?’, MERIA Journal, 2006, 10, 1, 105–21. 14. Kenneth M. Pollack, ‘Iran: Three Alternative Futures’, MERIA Journal, 2006, 10, 2, 73–83. 15. Robert Looney, ‘Impediments to Stability in Iraq: The Elusive Economic Dimension’, MERIA Journal, 2008, 12, 1, 25–39. 16. Patrick Clawson, ‘Iraq’s Future: A Concept Paper’, MERIA Journal, 2006, 10, 2, 60–72. 17. Meron Medzini, ‘Israel’s Eving Security Concept’, MERIA Journal, 2010, 14, 4, 85–93. 18. Sean L. Yom and Mohammad H. Al-Momani, ‘The International Dimensions of Authoritarian Regime Stability: Jordan in the Post-Cold War Era’, Arab Studies Quarterly, 2008, 30, 1, 39–60. 19. Juan José Escobar Stemmann, ‘Jordan’s Future Challenges’, MERIA Journal, 2010, 14, 4, 47–59. 20. William Harris, ‘Crisis in the Levant: Lebanon at Risk’, Mediterranean Quarterly, 2007, 18, 2, 37–60. 21. Karim Knio, ‘Is Political Stability Sustainable in Post-Cedar Reution Lebanon?’, Mediterranean Politics, 2008, 13, 3, 445–51. 22. Mehran Kamrava, ‘Royal Factionalism and Political Liberalization in Qatar’, Middle East Journal, 2009, 63, 3, 401–21. 23. Eyal Zisser, ‘What Does the Future Hold for Syria?’, MERIA Journal, 2006, 10, 2, 84–107. 24. Shmuel Bar, ‘Bashar’s Syria: The Regime and its Strategic Worldview’, Comparative Strategy, 2006, 25, 5, 353–445. 25. Anouar Boukhars, ‘At the Crossroads: Saudi Arabia’s Dilemmas’, Journal of Conflict Studies, 2006, 26, 1, 16–34. Volume II: Regional Security Part 3: General Strategic Issues 26. Gawdat Bahgat, ‘Proliferation in the Middle East’, Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, 2006, 31, 4, 399–414. 27. Ellen Laipson, ‘Prospects for Middle East Security-Sector Reform’, Survival, 2007, 49, 2, 99–110. 28. William Wunderle and Andre Briere, ‘Uncertain Future: A Strategic Review of the Middle East and Implications for the United States’, Comparative Strategy, 2007, 26, 3, 205–14. 29. Barry Rubin, ‘The Middle East: Well-Intentioned Conciliatory Policy Meets Reutionary Islamist Threat’, MERIA Journal, 2010, 14, 1, 12–20. 30. David Rodman, ‘Israel’s National Security Doctrine: An Introductory Overview’, MERIA Journal, 2001, 5, 3, 71–86. 31. Eyal Zisser, ‘Trends in Middle East Politics and their Implications for Israel’, Israel Affairs, 2006, 12, 4, 684–97. 32. Barry Rubin, ‘Iran: The Rise of a Regional Power’, MERIA Journal, 2006, 10, 3, 142–51. 33. Abbas William Samii, ‘A Stable Structure on Shifting Sands: Assessing the Hizbullah-Iran-Syria Relationship’, Middle East Journal, 2008, 62, 1, 32–54. Part 4: The Iraq War 34. Christopher J. Fettweis, ‘On the Consequences of Failure in Iraq’, Survival, 2007, 49, 4, 83–98. 35. Jonathan Spyer, ‘The Impact of the Iraq War on Israel’s National Security Conception’, MERIA Journal, 2005, 9, 4, 34–47. 36. Ted Galen Carpenter and Malou Innocent, ‘The Iraq War and Iranian Power’, Survival, 2007, 49, 4, 67–82. 37. Eric V. Thompson, ‘The Iraqi Military Re-enters the Gulf Security Dynamic’, Middle East Policy, 2009, 16, 3, 28–40. 38. Kayhan Barzegar, ‘Iran’s Foreign Policy in Post-Invasion Iraq’, Middle East Policy, 2008, 15, 4, 47–85. Part 5: Gulf Security 39. James A Russell, ‘Searching for a Post-Saddam Regional Security Architecture’, MERIA Journal, 2003, 7, 1, 23–37. 40. Daniel L. Byman and Jerrold D. Green, ‘The Enigma of Stability in the Persian Gulf Monarchies’, MERIA Journal, 1999, 3, 3, 20–37. 41. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, ‘The Evolution of Internal and External Security in the Arab Gulf States’, Middle East Policy, 2009, 16, 2, 39–58. 42. Richard L. Russell, ‘The Persian Gulf’s Collective-Security Mirage’, Middle East Policy, 2005, 12, 4, 77–88. 43. Dalia Dassa Kaye and Frederic M. Wehrey, ‘A Nuclear Iran: The Reaction of Neighbours’, Survival, 2007, 49, 2, 111–28. 44. Paul Aarts and Joris van Duijne, ‘Saudi Arabia after U.S.-Iranian Détente: Left in the Lurch?’, Middle East Policy, 2009, 16, 3, 64–78. 45. Uzi Rabi, ‘Qatar’s Relations with Israel: Challenging Arab and Gulf Norms’, Middle East Journal, 2009, 63, 3, 443–59. Volume III: Economic and Regional Issues in Stability Part 6: Overviews 46. Naji Abi-Aad, ‘The Middle East: Petroleum Supply Security or Political Stability’, Strategic Insights, 2008, 7, 1. 47. Gil Feiler, ‘Global Oil Trends and their Effect on the Middle East’, Israel Affairs, 2006, 12, 4, 698–714. 48. Patrick Clawson, ‘Demography in the Middle East’, MERIA Journal, 2009, 13, 1, 37–44. 49. Juliane Brach and Markus Loewe, ‘The Global Financial Crisis and the Arab World: Impact, Reactions and Consequences’, Mediterranean Politics, 2010, 15, 1, 45–71. 50. Marcus Noland and Howard Pack, ‘Arab Economies at a Tipping Point’, Middle East Policy, 2008, 15, 1, 60–9. Part 7: Country Studies 51. Christopher Davidson, ‘Abu Dhabi’s New Economy: Oil, Investment and Domestic Development’, Middle East Policy, 2009, 16, 2, 59–79. 52. Davut Ates, ‘Economic Liberalization and Changes in Fundamentalism: The Case of Egypt’, Middle East Policy, 2005, 12, 4, 133–44. 53. Nicholas Gossen, ‘Does the Price of Watermelons Matter? Economic Performance and Political Legitimacy in the Islamic Republic of Iran’, Al Nakhlan, Fall 2007. 54. Patrick Clawson, ‘The Islamic Republic’s Economic Failure’, Middle East Quarterly, 2008, 15, 4, 15–26. 55. Arang Keshavarzian, ‘Regime Loyalty and Bazari Representation Under the Islamic Republic of Iran: Dilemmas of the Society of Islamic Coalition’, International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 2009, 41, 2, 225–46. 56. Jahangir Amuzegar, ‘Iran’s 20-Year Economic Perspective: Promises and Pitfalls’, Middle East Policy, 2009, 16, 3, 41–57. 57. Anne Marie Baylouny, ‘Militarizing Welfare: Neo-liberalism and Jordanian Policy’, Middle East Journal, 2008, 62, 2, 277–303. 58. Yair Minzli, ‘The Jordanian Regime Fights the War of Ideas’, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, 2007, 5, 55–69. 59. Anna Borshchevskaya, ‘Sponsored Corruption and Neglected Reform in Syria’, Middle East Quarterly, 2010, 17, 3, 41–50. 60. Nimrod Raphaeli, ‘Syria’s Fragile Economy’, MERIA Journal, 2007, 11, 2, 34–51. Part 8: Regional and Ethnic Challenges 61. Matan Chorev, ‘Iraqi Kurdistan: The Internal Dynamics and Statecraft of a Semistate’, Al Nakhlah, Fall 2007. 62. Toby Craig Jones, ‘Rebellion on the Saudi Periphery: Modernity, Marginalization, and the Shia Uprising of 1979’, International
