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The political implications of the Hamas electoral victory from Islamist, regional and Western perspectives

A Conflicts Forum conference sponsored by the European Commission, Beirut, March 2007
Conference Report, Part Two
In March of 2007, Conflicts Forum conducted a workshop on the political implications of the Hamas electoral victory from Islamist, regional and Western perspectives. The conference, held in Beirut, Lebanon, presented speakers from the region, including Islamist scholars and leaders, those […]

Dancing with wolves: the importance of talking to your enemies

By the Rt. Hon. Michael Ancram, MP, Middle East Institute, April 19, 2007
“It is often a better use of time to talk to your enemies than your friends,” so said a wise, experienced and senior Israeli to me a few weeks ago. In a similar vein last summer following the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon […]

How the Saudis stole a march on the U.S.

By Alastair Crooke and Mark Perry, Asia Times, March 5, 2007
Palestinian Authority advisers Saeb Erakat and Yasser Abed Rabbo arrived in Washington at the beginning of February confused and uncertain. Their mandate from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, aka Abu Mazen, was to talk to State Department officials about US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s upcoming […]