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Research paper thumbnail of De las profundidades a la superficie: catalizadores de conflicto en Oriente Medio y el Magreb

No reconocer las revueltas de los países árabes de 2011 como un punto de inflexión que anuncia la... more No reconocer las revueltas de los países árabes de 2011 como un punto de inflexión que anuncia la necesidad de un cambio de régimen en la región –y la consecuente revisión de la política occidental con respecto a ella, que está pendiente desde hace tiempo– sería un error con importantes consecuencias negativas. Las fuertes réplicas a los acontecimientos de 2011 siguen presentando la posibilidad de debilitar no solo a Estados individuales, sino al sistema de Estados árabes en su conjunto.

Research paper thumbnail of Une nouvelle menace confessionnelle au Moyen-Orient ?

Une resurgence chiite en Irak a provoque une reaction brutale parmi les sunnites dans toute la re... more Une resurgence chiite en Irak a provoque une reaction brutale parmi les sunnites dans toute la region. Apres avoir examine les origines, les manifestations et les implications du schisme, l'auteur conclut que la bataille qui se livre dans la region oppose, pour l’essentiel, les Etats-Unis et l'Iran. L'action la plus efficace a long terme contre le sectarisme lui-meme viendra probablement de contraintes systemiques, en l’occurrence des loyautes diverses qui, par un effet de contrepoids, empechent toute primaute d’une allegeance unique, telle que l'appartenance religieuse. (en francais)

Research paper thumbnail of Sold Out? US Foreign Policy, Iraq, the Kurds and the Cold War by Bryan Gibson

Research paper thumbnail of Disorder on the Border

Research paper thumbnail of The 1988 Anfal Campaign in

Research paper thumbnail of Pushing for Reform in Bahrain

Research paper thumbnail of Nueva amenaza sectaria en Oriente Próximo

El resurgimiento chiita en Irak ha provocado una fuerte reaccion de los sunitas en toda la region... more El resurgimiento chiita en Irak ha provocado una fuerte reaccion de los sunitas en toda la region, despertando el temor a una incipiente brecha sectaria que tine y agrava los conflictos locales. Tras examinar los origenes, las manifestaciones y las consecuencias del cisma, el autor concluye que la lucha principal que se libra en la region no es entre sunitas y chiitas, sino entre Estados Unidos e Iran. El acercamiento entre estos dos paises reduciria en gran medida las tensiones sectarias, aunque la respuesta mas eficaz a largo plazo contra el sectarismo sin duda provendra de las restricciones sistemicas, es decir, de las diversas lealtades, cuyos efectos de contrapeso impiden la primacia de una unica filiacion, como la pertenencia religiosa.

Research paper thumbnail of Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa

Routledge Handbook on Middle East Security

Research paper thumbnail of The MENA Region's Intersecting Crises: What Next?

Global Policy

Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa have been multiplying and increasingly intersecting... more Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa have been multiplying and increasingly intersecting. This complicates and delays efforts to resolve them. Yet sooner or later they must come to an end. Once they do, it is fair to ask what comes next. Can the region recover? And if so, what shape will it take? Some patterns are already visible. National identities, which were subsumed by a series of competing sub-national identities, are rebounding as an essential glue in uncertain times, reinforcing state borders and possibly state structures. And forms of local governance are thriving in some areas where the state has dissolved and its writ disappeared; they constitute important experiments that may prevent a return of fierce authoritarian states. Some obstacles to attempts by societies to reconstitute themselves are also evident. The current conflicts' intersecting nature is one; the other is unremitting external interventions that do yet greater harm by militarizing solutions to political problems, further polarizing divided polities, and undermining local efforts at renegotiating social contracts. Policy makers should gain a more nuanced understanding of the current crises and shape policies that do no further harm but instead contribute to a more stable future.

Research paper thumbnail of Elecciones y redacción de la Constitución en Irak, 2005

Med 2006 El Ano 2005 En El Espacio Euromediterraneo 2006 Isbn 84 393 7172 1 Pags 40 43, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Human Rights and the Mass Movement: The First Year of the Intifadah

Research paper thumbnail of Israel's Strategy to Break the Uprising

J Palestine Stud, 1990

... For more on the tax revolt in the occupied territories, see George Moffett, "Arab Uprisi... more ... For more on the tax revolt in the occupied territories, see George Moffett, "Arab Uprising's Other Toll: To fight unrest, Israel makes Palestin-ians pay new and higher taxes," Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 1989. 15. Jerusalem Post, 6 September 1989. 16. ...

Research paper thumbnail of The 1988 Anfal Campaign in Iraqi Kurdistan

The 1988 Anfal Campaign in Iraqi Kurdistan, Feb 3, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Frontera difusa y conflicto durarero entre árabes y kurdos

Le Monde Diplomatique En Espanol, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of A Quiet Revolution: The First Palestinian Intifada and Nonviolent Resistance

J Palestine Stud, 2008

... In reevaluating the use of armed resistance, their analysis concen-trated on what the ... Pub... more ... In reevaluating the use of armed resistance, their analysis concen-trated on what the ... Publishing formally and speaking publicly in Arabic, English, and Hebrew forums and outlets ... on nonviolent movements throughout the twentieth century, translated into Arabic and summarized ...

Research paper thumbnail of Stemming the flow of arms into Africa: how African NGOs can make a difference

African Journal of Political Science, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of Human Rights and the Politics of Computer Software

MERIP Middle East Report, 1988

Research paper thumbnail of Mass Mobilization under Occupation: The Emerging Trade Union Movement in the West Bank

Research paper thumbnail of A new sectarian threat in the Middle East?

International Review of the Red Cross, 2007

A Shiite resurgence in Iraq has generated a region-wide Sunni backlash, raising fears of an emerg... more A Shiite resurgence in Iraq has generated a region-wide Sunni backlash, raising fears of an emerging sectarian rift that is colouring and aggravating local conflicts. After discussing the schism's origins, manifestations and implications, the author concludes that the primary battle in the region is not between Sunnis and Shiites but between the United States and Iran. A US–Iranian rapprochement would do much to reduce sectarian tensions, while the most effective long-term response to sectarianism itself will likely come from systemic restraints that exist in the form of countervailing loyalties that prevent any single allegiance, such as religious adherence, from becoming paramount.

Research paper thumbnail of THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR 30 YEARS LATER || Deep Traumas, Fresh Ambitions: Legacies of the Iran-Iraq War

Research paper thumbnail of De las profundidades a la superficie: catalizadores de conflicto en Oriente Medio y el Magreb

No reconocer las revueltas de los países árabes de 2011 como un punto de inflexión que anuncia la... more No reconocer las revueltas de los países árabes de 2011 como un punto de inflexión que anuncia la necesidad de un cambio de régimen en la región –y la consecuente revisión de la política occidental con respecto a ella, que está pendiente desde hace tiempo– sería un error con importantes consecuencias negativas. Las fuertes réplicas a los acontecimientos de 2011 siguen presentando la posibilidad de debilitar no solo a Estados individuales, sino al sistema de Estados árabes en su conjunto.

Research paper thumbnail of Une nouvelle menace confessionnelle au Moyen-Orient ?

Une resurgence chiite en Irak a provoque une reaction brutale parmi les sunnites dans toute la re... more Une resurgence chiite en Irak a provoque une reaction brutale parmi les sunnites dans toute la region. Apres avoir examine les origines, les manifestations et les implications du schisme, l'auteur conclut que la bataille qui se livre dans la region oppose, pour l’essentiel, les Etats-Unis et l'Iran. L'action la plus efficace a long terme contre le sectarisme lui-meme viendra probablement de contraintes systemiques, en l’occurrence des loyautes diverses qui, par un effet de contrepoids, empechent toute primaute d’une allegeance unique, telle que l'appartenance religieuse. (en francais)

Research paper thumbnail of Sold Out? US Foreign Policy, Iraq, the Kurds and the Cold War by Bryan Gibson

Research paper thumbnail of Disorder on the Border

Research paper thumbnail of The 1988 Anfal Campaign in

Research paper thumbnail of Pushing for Reform in Bahrain

Research paper thumbnail of Nueva amenaza sectaria en Oriente Próximo

El resurgimiento chiita en Irak ha provocado una fuerte reaccion de los sunitas en toda la region... more El resurgimiento chiita en Irak ha provocado una fuerte reaccion de los sunitas en toda la region, despertando el temor a una incipiente brecha sectaria que tine y agrava los conflictos locales. Tras examinar los origenes, las manifestaciones y las consecuencias del cisma, el autor concluye que la lucha principal que se libra en la region no es entre sunitas y chiitas, sino entre Estados Unidos e Iran. El acercamiento entre estos dos paises reduciria en gran medida las tensiones sectarias, aunque la respuesta mas eficaz a largo plazo contra el sectarismo sin duda provendra de las restricciones sistemicas, es decir, de las diversas lealtades, cuyos efectos de contrapeso impiden la primacia de una unica filiacion, como la pertenencia religiosa.

Research paper thumbnail of Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa

Routledge Handbook on Middle East Security

Research paper thumbnail of The MENA Region's Intersecting Crises: What Next?

Global Policy

Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa have been multiplying and increasingly intersecting... more Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa have been multiplying and increasingly intersecting. This complicates and delays efforts to resolve them. Yet sooner or later they must come to an end. Once they do, it is fair to ask what comes next. Can the region recover? And if so, what shape will it take? Some patterns are already visible. National identities, which were subsumed by a series of competing sub-national identities, are rebounding as an essential glue in uncertain times, reinforcing state borders and possibly state structures. And forms of local governance are thriving in some areas where the state has dissolved and its writ disappeared; they constitute important experiments that may prevent a return of fierce authoritarian states. Some obstacles to attempts by societies to reconstitute themselves are also evident. The current conflicts' intersecting nature is one; the other is unremitting external interventions that do yet greater harm by militarizing solutions to political problems, further polarizing divided polities, and undermining local efforts at renegotiating social contracts. Policy makers should gain a more nuanced understanding of the current crises and shape policies that do no further harm but instead contribute to a more stable future.

Research paper thumbnail of Elecciones y redacción de la Constitución en Irak, 2005

Med 2006 El Ano 2005 En El Espacio Euromediterraneo 2006 Isbn 84 393 7172 1 Pags 40 43, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Human Rights and the Mass Movement: The First Year of the Intifadah

Research paper thumbnail of Israel's Strategy to Break the Uprising

J Palestine Stud, 1990

... For more on the tax revolt in the occupied territories, see George Moffett, "Arab Uprisi... more ... For more on the tax revolt in the occupied territories, see George Moffett, "Arab Uprising's Other Toll: To fight unrest, Israel makes Palestin-ians pay new and higher taxes," Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 1989. 15. Jerusalem Post, 6 September 1989. 16. ...

Research paper thumbnail of The 1988 Anfal Campaign in Iraqi Kurdistan

The 1988 Anfal Campaign in Iraqi Kurdistan, Feb 3, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Frontera difusa y conflicto durarero entre árabes y kurdos

Le Monde Diplomatique En Espanol, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of A Quiet Revolution: The First Palestinian Intifada and Nonviolent Resistance

J Palestine Stud, 2008

... In reevaluating the use of armed resistance, their analysis concen-trated on what the ... Pub... more ... In reevaluating the use of armed resistance, their analysis concen-trated on what the ... Publishing formally and speaking publicly in Arabic, English, and Hebrew forums and outlets ... on nonviolent movements throughout the twentieth century, translated into Arabic and summarized ...

Research paper thumbnail of Stemming the flow of arms into Africa: how African NGOs can make a difference

African Journal of Political Science, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of Human Rights and the Politics of Computer Software

MERIP Middle East Report, 1988

Research paper thumbnail of Mass Mobilization under Occupation: The Emerging Trade Union Movement in the West Bank

Research paper thumbnail of A new sectarian threat in the Middle East?

International Review of the Red Cross, 2007

A Shiite resurgence in Iraq has generated a region-wide Sunni backlash, raising fears of an emerg... more A Shiite resurgence in Iraq has generated a region-wide Sunni backlash, raising fears of an emerging sectarian rift that is colouring and aggravating local conflicts. After discussing the schism's origins, manifestations and implications, the author concludes that the primary battle in the region is not between Sunnis and Shiites but between the United States and Iran. A US–Iranian rapprochement would do much to reduce sectarian tensions, while the most effective long-term response to sectarianism itself will likely come from systemic restraints that exist in the form of countervailing loyalties that prevent any single allegiance, such as religious adherence, from becoming paramount.

Research paper thumbnail of THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR 30 YEARS LATER || Deep Traumas, Fresh Ambitions: Legacies of the Iran-Iraq War