Posted in Announcements, Mark T. Clark on Oct 27th, 2009 Comments Off on ASMEA meets again
From Mark T. Clark On October 22-24, 2009, the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) held its second annual conference, entitled “The Middle East and Africa: Historic Connections and Strategic Bridges.” At the welcoming reception on the first night, Vice President Peter Pham announced the creation of the new, refereed […]
Posted in Adam Garfinkle, Books, Daniel Byman, Josef Joffe, Joshua Muravchik, Mark N. Katz, Mark T. Clark, Michael Doran, Michael Horowitz, Michael Mandelbaum, Michael Reynolds, Philip Carl Salzman, Raymond Tanter, Walter Laqueur on Jul 18th, 2009 Comments Off on Summer reading 2009
Summer is upon us, and MESH has asked its members to recommend books for summer reading. (For more information on a book, or to place an order with Amazon through the MESH bookstore, click on the book title or cover.) And now that you have other reading, MESH takes our first vacation since we launched […]
Posted in Iran, Mark T. Clark, Nuclear on Feb 21st, 2009 Comments Off on Iran’s methodical march
From Mark T. Clark Iran is already posing new challenges to the Obama administration. Two recent developments in its nuclear and ballistic missile programs are worth mentioning. First, The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a recent report on Iranian nuclear activities. The Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), a Washington-based think tank, analyzed […]
Posted in Books, Daniel Byman, Jon Alterman, Mark N. Katz, Mark T. Clark, Martin Kramer, Michael Mandelbaum, Michael Reynolds, Steven A. Cook, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Walter Laqueur on Dec 17th, 2008 Comments Off on Holiday reading 2008
With the holidays fast approaching, MESH has asked its members to recommend books you might give as a gift or read by the fire. (For more information on a book, or to place an order with Amazon through the MESH bookstore, click on the book title or cover.) .
Posted in Iran, Israel, Mark T. Clark, Nuclear on Nov 24th, 2008 Comments Off on Solving the Iranian dilemma
From Mark T. Clark One of the more pressing problems facing the new administration of Barack Obama will be dealing with the incipient Iranian nuclear program. During the primaries and election, Obama only said that we will need a robust international effort to stop the program. Broadly speaking, however, he seems inclined towards nuclear disarmament, […]
Posted in Jon Alterman, Mark T. Clark, Steven A. Cook on Oct 24th, 2008 Comments Off on The Bush legacy (4)
As the presidency of George W. Bush draws to a close, MESH members have been asked to assess his legacy. What did the Bush administration do right and do wrong in the Middle East? What is the proper yardstick: Administration rhetoric or the range of the possible? Finally, as the pollsters put it, are we […]
Posted in Daniel Byman, Geopolitics, Hillel Fradkin, Mark T. Clark on Sep 15th, 2008 Comments Off on The first 100 days (1)
At this very moment, the foreign policy teams of Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are planning their Middle East strategy. At this stage, it isn’t presumptuous to do so—to the contrary, it would be negligent not to. Papers are being refined, on Iraq, Iran, terrorism, Israel-Palestinians, Israel-Syria, energy, and more. With that in […]
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