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Arab Insight Fall 2008: Memo to the Next American President

22 October 2008

November's landmark election holds the potential to signify a turning point in the dynamic relationship between the United States and the Arab world. The fifth edition of Arab Insight investigates the political transition from controversial strategies employed in the Bush administration's war on terror to a new presidency, asking what actions from the next American administration would best serve Arab-American relations. In this edition, Arab Insight writers scrutinize the successes and failures of the current White House, speculating on how a new administration can learn from past policy missteps to improve troubled relations with the Arab world. While these articles speak to regional and even global trends, they also address heterogeneous attitudes within the Arab world, its disparate political, social and economic climates, and the different ways in which change could emerge in the Arab-American dynamic.

The electronic version of this issue is available for free on our website: www.arabinsight.org, or by downloading the full PDF here.

Arab Insight, Vol. 2, No. 3, Fall 2008: Memo to the Next American President

I. Arab Memo to the Next American President

"Engaging Islamist Groups: How to Talk to the Elephant in the Room"

Mustapha Khalfi, Morocco

 

"Promoting Democracy in Arab Countries: Practice Makes Perfect?"

Radwan Ziadeh, Syria

 

"Before Leaving Iraq: A Responsible Withdrawal"

Salah al-Nasrawi, Iraq

 

"Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Searching for Peace on the Roadmap"

Samir Ghattas, Palestinian Territory

 

"Improving U.S. Standing in the Arab World: Can Public Diplomacy do the Trick?

Sadiq el-Faqih, Sudan

 

"Ending the Darfur Crisis: A Sudanese Perspective"

Khaled al-Tegani al-Nour, Sudan

 

"The Future of U.S.-Arab Relations: Sinking in Oil?"

Hussein Abdallah, Egypt

 

"Arabs, Iran and Nuclear Weapons: Balancing the Equation"

Mohamed Abdel Salam, Egypt

 

"Resolving the Syrian Question: Why and How to Engage"

Burhan Ghalioun, Syria

 

II. Selected Articles

"Greasing the Presses: Money and Journalism in Egypt"

Mohamed Ezz el-Arab, Egypt

 

"Social and Political Change: In the Wake of the Oil Boom"

Hassanein Tawfiq-Ibrahim, United Arab Emirates

 

"Egyptian Public Opinion: The Role of Satellite TV Stations"

Sobhi Essaila, Egypt

 

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