Table of Contents

Part 1 The Middle East in 1995 - perilous rumblings, Gideon Gera. Part 2 International regional and Palestinian affairs: the United States and the Middle East, Barry Rubin; the Arab-Israeli peace process, David Makovsky; inter-Arab relations, Bruce Maddy-Weitzman; Islamic politics - between dialogue and conflict, Esther Webman; Palestinian affairs, Elie Rekhess and Meir Litvak. Part 3 Middle East economic and demographic issues: the European Union and the Mediterranean area - emerging economic relations, Paul Rivlin; demographic developments and population policies in Kuwait, Onn Winckler and Gad G. Gilbar. Part 4 Middle East countries - social and economic indicators: Algeria, Meir Litvak; Bahrain, Joshua Teitelbaum ;Egypt, Ami Ayalon; Iran, David Menashri; Iraq, Ofra Bengio; Israel,David Horovitz and Elie Rekhess; Jordon, Asher Susser; Kuwait ,Joseph Kostiner; Lebanon, William W. Harris; Libya, Yehudit Ronen; Morocco, B. Maddy-Weitzman; Oman, Joshua Teitelbaum; Qatar, J. Teitelbaum; Saudi Arabia, J. Teitelbaum; Sudan, Yehudit Ronen; Syria, Eyal Zisser; Tunisia, Marie Miran; Turkey,Hugh Poulton; United Arab Emirates, J. Teitelbaum; Yemen,Joseph Kostiner.

About the Author

Bruce Maddy-Weitzman is senior research fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University.