• Proliferation Analysis

Chemical and Biological Weapons in the Middle East

• April 16, 2002

Raging violence between Israelis and Palestinians has raised fears of a wider war in the region. For background on the possible use of weapons of mass destruction in future conflicts, this analysis summarizes on the chemical and biological weapon capabilities of countries in the Middle East.

• Op-Ed

The Secret Policemen’s Ball: The United States, Russia and the International Order After Sept. 11

• Anatol Lieven
• April 01, 2002
• London: International Affairs (The Royal Institute of International Affairs)

After the September 11 attacks, the global threat of radical Islamist terrorism gave the United States an opportunity to rally much of the world behind it. But by mixing up the struggle against terrorism with a very different effort at preventing nuclear proliferation, and by refusing to take the interests of other states into account, the US risks endangering itself and its closest allies.

• Event

Perpetrators and Victims: The Middle East and the Challenges of Terrorism

• Marina Ottaway
• November 19, 2001
• Washington, D.C.

Marina Ottaway was joined by Shibley Telhami, Nawaf Obaid, and Mamoun Fandy to discuss challenges in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Terrorism's deep roots in the Middle East, and the nationalities of those involved in the recent attacks, have drawn even greater attention to the region.

• Op-Ed

Coalition of the Unwilling

• Robert Kagan
• October 17, 2001
• Washington Post

It is important to have partners in the war on terrorism, Carnegie's Robert Kagan writes, but a unilateral determination to act invariably precedes a policy of effective multilateralism.

• Op-Ed

Green Light for Israel

• Robert Kagan, William Kristol
• September 03, 2001
• Carnegie

• Op-Ed

Price of a Cold Peace

• Shlomo Avineri
• October 13, 2000
• The Jerusalem Post

Mending the sad state of relations between Israel, Palestinians, and Arab countries is not merely an issue of peace-making, but rather of reconciliation. And this simply cannot be achieved without addressing the deep-rooted feelings of hatred which have become socially ingrained over the years.

• Proliferation Analysis

Assessing Arab Anger

• Miriam Rajkumar, Adrienne Weiner
• May 16, 2000
• Carnegie

At the ongoing NPT review conference, Arab states have strongly expressed their resentment over Israel's barely concealed nuclear arsenal, and have signaled their displeasure at the "discriminatory" approach of the United States towards nuclear weapons in the Middle East.

• Event

Congressional Delegation to Egypt, the Balkans, and the CIS

• Kathleen Newland
• September 23, 1999

Breakfast Briefing on refugee protection, burden sharing and resettlement.