Middle East Academic Survey Research Exposition The Middle East Academic Survey Research Exposition *MEASURE* fielded on 7/8/2005-7/13/2005 found that: 1. 58% of Middle East Academics polled believe the Bush Administration will not…
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May 10-11 Summit of South American, Arab nations aimed to boost cooperation, register displeasure with US policy
A Summit between South America and the Arab World The document signed at the event, the Declaration of Brasilia, provides insights into Latin and Arab perspectives about US foreign policy. US policymakers…
Arab American Business Magazine
IRmep Export Special Report: Volume 5 Issue 5Fundamental Shifts Underway in US-Arab World Trade “The US currently runs a $28 billion merchandise trade deficit with the 22-country Arab market, proportionally larger than…
The Middle East Hour – Radio America Network
The ‘Clean Break’ Plan TFS: So give us something tangible, that we can take from this, so we have a handle on what the book’s really driving at.IRmep:….we’ve got to have people…
Why the US Should Cancel “Bunker Busters” for Israel
Policy Research Note Release Arming an Israeli Attack on Iran: On April 28, 2005 the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the sale of 100 GBU-28 “bunker buster” guided bombs to…
Israel’s Proposed Annexation of Ma’ale Adummim:
Policy Research Note Release Rejecting a Partnership for Pandemonium April 11, 2005 witnesses another meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President George W. Bush. Like their previous meeting in April…
Neocon Middle East Policy: The Clean Break Plan Damage Assessment
A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm is a definitive Middle East Policy strategy authored and implemented by operatives in the highest levels of the US government. There is…
Restoring Rule of Law in US Middle East Policy: America’s 2005 Priorities
IRmep Policy Research Note American Values vs. US Middle East Policy The year 2004 plumbed dark new depths of America’s foreign policies in the Middle East. American citizens, usually willing to support…
Regional Diagnosis:Aged Arab Rulers on Life Support
History of Fundamentalism By Hassan Al-Husseini There is a strong rumor going around that Sheikh Zayed of Abu Dhabi, in his 80s, is on life support. It is said that the only…
Visa woes ‘cost US $5bn a year’
IRmep Policy Research as seen in The number of students heading to US universities from the Arab world is also in sharp decline, with graduate numbers falling by 14.5 per cent from…
An End to Ambiguity: US Counter-Proliferation from Tel Aviv to Tehran
IRmep Policy Brief as seen in From the Iranian government’s perspective, right-wing Likud policies targeting Iran make achieving its own arsenal of tactical and strategic nuclear weapons as quickly as possible an…
US Visa Policies: Implications for America’s Economy
Special Report National Arab-US Chamber of Commerce, September 10 2004The Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) says that over three years, the loss of international travel to the U.S has cost the…
Michigan Export Jobs Thwarted by NY and FL Legislators
Javid Hassan, Arab News RIYADH, 4 September 2004 — A study conducted by the Washington-based Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy (IRMEP) says that congressional roadblocks against Saudi Arabia’s accession to the…
It is Not Enough to have a Just Cause:
Are Members of Congress Misinformed about the Middle East? By Adib F. Farha, Special to the Daily Star The most important lesson is that Americans in general are ill-advised about the issues of…
The Muslim Vote in Election 2004
Event at the Rayburn House Bldng Broadcast Live on The Muslim Vote in Election 2004 The American Muslim vote in the coming elections may prove once again to be very significant in…
IRmep Academic Poll: Why the US is in Iraq and How to Get Out
A poll of 116 US academics with advanced degrees in Middle East studies reveals skepticism about official justifications for the ongoing US presence in Iraq. 96% of polled academics believe there were…
The Israeli Withdrawal from Gaza: Implications for US Middle East Policy
IRmep/CNI Event at the Hart Senate Office Building Broadcast Live on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will be discussing a conditional unilateral withdrawal from Gaza on April 14 with President Bush in…
IRmep Poll: US Support of Proposed Israeli Annexations could Increase Terrorism
A poll of 100 US academics with advanced degrees in Middle East studies reveals concern over proposed Israeli plans to withdraw from Gaza. Negotiations underway between the White House and an Israeli…
The Accountability Acts:Implications for US Middle East Policy
Event at the National Press Club The new Syrian and Saudi “Accountability Acts” represent unique Congressional forays into the executive branch’s traditional authority over US foreign affairs. What is the potential long-term…
Saudi Accountability or US Job Elimination Act?
IRmep Policy Brief (Forecast U.S. Service and Manufacturing Jobs tied to Saudi Imports) The Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2003 now under consideration in Congress is rife with problems. Although the bill…