Middle East (Threat Assessment)

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Maps of the Middle East Lots of maps

US Report On The Middle East USROM's political, economic and defense news is updated daily, in part. The news reported describes Washington's policies towards Middle Eastern countries, and how these countries explain their policies in Washington. Our sources include the White House, Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, the Congress, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Middle Eastern ambassadors, Arab-American organizations, think tanks, companies, the media, and many more

Limbs of no body: World's indifference to the Afghan tragedy By Mohsen Makhmalbaf, June 20, 2001; The Iranian ; If you read my article in full, It will take about an hour of your time. In this hour, 14 more people will have died in Afghanistan of war and hunger and 60 others will have become refugees in other countries. This article is intended to describe the reasons for this mortality and emigration. If this bitter subject is irrelevant to your sweet life, please don't read it..

TIME.com Primer- The Taliban and Afghanistan -- Page 1 By TONY KARON: Understanding Bin Laden's hosts, the dilemma he poses for them, and the politics of the neighborhood..

Women in the Middle East Big list of links to articles

Lewis. Race and Slavery in the Middle East In 1842 the British Consul General in Morocco, as part of his government's worldwide endeavor to bring about the abolition of slavery or at least the curtailment of the slave trade, made representations to the sultan of that country asking him what measures, if any, he had taken to accomplish this desirable objective. The sultan replied, in a letter expressing evident astonishment, that "the traffic in slaves is a matter on which all sects and nations have agreed from the time of the sons of Adam . . . up to this day." The sultan continued that he was "not aware of its being prohibited by the laws of any sect, and no one need ask this question, the same being manifest to both high and low and requires no more demonstration than the light of day.''

MEMRI: The Middle East Media Research Institute The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) explores the Middle East through the region's media. MEMRI bridges the language gap which exists between the West and the Middle East, providing timely translations of Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East. Founded in February 1998 to inform the debate over U.S. policy in the Middle East, MEMRI is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501 (c)3 organization. MEMRI's headquarters is located in Washington, DC with branch offices in Berlin, London, and Jerusalem, where MEMRI also maintains its Media Center. MEMRI research is translated to English, German, Hebrew, Italian, French, Spanish, Turkish, and Russian

MERIP - Middle East Research and Information Project MERIP is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Washington, DC. A completely independent organization, it has no links to any religious, educational or political organizations in the US or elsewhere. Middle East Report provides news and perspectives about the Middle East not available from mainstream news sources. The magazine has developed a reputation for independent analysis of events and developments in the Middle East

Middle East Network Information Center (MENIC) MENIC is an online guide to Middle East-related websites and databased that can be accessed via the World Wide Web. It is created by a staff of editors who visit and evaluate web sites, and then organize them into subject-based categories and sub-categories. Use MENIC as you would any of the popular online directories (such as Yahoo!) that are catalogued by categories and subcategories. If you are unsure where a particular subject may be found, go to the Site Map, where an alphabetical list of major categories and subcategories can be found. Alternately, you can search the site using the Google search engine from the MENIC home page. Links to both features can be found in the blue bar on the left side of every page on the site

Middle East Institute Since 1946 the Middle East Institute has been an important conduit of information between Middle Eastern nations and American policymakers, organizations and the public. We strive to increase knowledge of the Middle East among our own citizens and to promote understanding between the peoples of the Middle East and America. Today we play a vital and unique role in expanding the dialogue beyond Washington, DC, and actively with organizations in the Middle East

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: Home The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs is a 100-page magazine published 9 times per year in Washington, DC, that focuses on news and analysis from and about the Middle East and U.S. policy in that region

History in the News: Middle East History, Society, and Culture ... This is a guide to resources available on the WWW for those interested in Middle East culture and history

Middle East Forum The Middle East Forum, a think tank, works to define and promote American interests in the Middle East through research, publications, and educational outreach. The Forum's policy recommendations include fighting radical Islam (rather than terrorism), convincing the Palestinians that Israel is permanent, reducing funds going to the Middle East for energy purchases, slowing down the democratization process, and more robustly asserting U.S. interests vis-à-vis Saudi Arabia. In addition, the Forum works to improve Middle East studies in North America.

Country Profiles of WMD Capabilities, Programs, Use, and Treaty Membership

Algeria Egypt Iran Iraq Israel Libya Saudi Arabia Sudan Syria Turkey
Yemen Clickable Regional Map

CIA - The World Factbook -- Middle East

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