Publications

The paper examines the state of the Egyptian economy before the reform era and the policies implemented as part of the country's economic reform programs. In exploring the extent and limits of these p...chevron_right

This paper explores the extent of and limits to the economic reform process in Jordan as well as the nature of reform programs implemented since 1989. In addition, it addresses the type of social and ...chevron_right

This paper provides insights into how women are beginning to play a bigger role in shaping the politics of Islamist political movements in the Middle East. Based on interviews conducted with women bel...chevron_right

This paper discusses the process of reform in Kuwait. According to the author, this process is not linear, as there are many players with competing agendas; and the pulling and pushing that characteri...chevron_right

This paper provides a conceptual outline for assessing economic reforms in the Middle East in terms of the motivation behind them as well as their nature and extent. In addition, the success and/or ef...chevron_right

This paper contends that following the end of the Cold War, the Euro-Atlantic countries failed to create a regional security system that would include Russia. Further, this failure lies at the heart of Europe’s current security problem, in which Russia is challenging...chevron_right

This report reviews the cat and mouse game the Putin regime has played with greater political freedom. In response to the domestic protests that arose in 2011 and the secessionist violence in the Donbas region of Ukraine, the Kremlin decided to permit more decentralized...chevron_right

This paper explores how Russia is reorienting its economy towards China. As Moscow sees it, such a pivot will break its diplomatic isolation, secure a new market for its energy resources, and gain greater access to Chinese credit and technology...chevron_right

This paper examines the conservative and nationalistic ideology that the Russian public has increasingly embraced since Moscow's annexation of Crimea in March 2014. More specifically, the paper's auth...chevron_right

This publication looks at the spread of radical Islam in Russia's Ural region since the 1990s. The authors' observations include 1) that Islam is expanding across Russia, particularly in the Ural Fede...chevron_right

This paper argues that the nuclear arms control regime that has existed since 1963 may indeed collapse. The reasons for this concern are that 1) nearly all negotiations on nuclear arms reduction and n...chevron_right

This paper considers the internal and external factors that led to Russia's open assault on the US-led international system in 2014. Ultimately, the assault is attributable to an overriding failure – ...chevron_right

This paper highlights six factors that could shape Turkish-Russian cooperation in the future, particularly in the zone stretching from the South Caucasus region and Levant to Central Asia and Afghanis...chevron_right

This paper looks ahead to Uzbekistan's 2015 presidential election. After handicapping who might or might not succeed President, Islam Karimov, it ultimately concedes that Karimov will decide when and ...chevron_right

This paper argues that the 2014 Ukraine crisis has led to the end of the post-Cold War status quo in Europe and to a US-Russian rivalry that reflects the competition for power between Russian and Brit...chevron_right