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The Arab world has long been subjected to super-power rivalry for influence and control.
The area has been characterized by bloody conflict with Israel and the internal instability that …

For two centuries, Arabs have attempted to stem their retreat vis-à-vis the West and create
the conditions for their renaissance (nahda). Coming into direct and sustained contact with …

Only a couple of decades ago, the Gulf seemed a most unlikely location for a major
industrialization drive. There were limited resources, limited skills and relatively limited …

THERE is some truth in the saying that anything can happen in the Middle East, and
probably will. Certainly, few people would have predicted a year ago that within a short time …

The paper places in historical perspective the current Arab uprisings. It argues that the
reasons behind them lie in the comprehensive political, social, economic and educational …

The two papers in this memorandum analyze some of the strengths and weaknesses of Arab
states from an economic perspective. Specifically, they look at the way in which Arab …

7HE military victory of the US-led coalition against Iraq has fueled speculation in the press
and the think tanks of Washington about the possibility-perhaps the inevitability-of …

Ali Kadri examines how over the last three decades the Arab world has undergone a
process of developmental descent, or de-development. Driven by their own class proclivity …