Publication

This issue includes articles on 1) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's first year in office; 2) his ambitious attempts to reform the Egyptian economy; 3) the ongoing Islamist insurgency in the Sinai and the threat it poses to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) operating on the peninsula; 4) the threats to Israeli maritime trade stemming from a variety of regional political developments; 5) the threats to Jordan's stability; 6) Israel's decision to withdraw from the Gaza Strip in 2005 and the degree to which it can be deemed successful ten years later; 7) the use of UN compounds and premises as places of refuge during conflicts and whether they really can be considered safe; 8) some of the trends, seen in opinion polls, on how Arab Israeli's view terrorism, the state, and their own identity; and 9) the low level of priority which Israeli politics places on the issue of climate change.