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2012
Re-thinking Western Policies in Light of the Arab Uprisings
Author: Riccardo Alcaro, Steven Heydemann, Robert Springborg, Issandr El Amrani, Silvia Colombo, Nathalie Tocci, Ahmed Driss, Khaled Elgindy, Muriel Asseburg, Miguel Haubrich-Seco
Publisher: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
This paper examines the response of external actors to the Arab Spring, particularly the United States and the European Union. More on «Re-thinking Western Policies in Light of the Arab Uprisings»

Dec 2011
Muslim Brotherhood Organization in America
Author: Lorenzo Vidino
Publisher: Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
This lecture traces the history of the Muslim Brotherhood, founded in Egypt and spread around the globe, before focusing on the organization in the US context. More on «Muslim Brotherhood Organization in America»

Nov 2011
Advancing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Author: Allen Moore, Sarah Kornblet, Mohammad Kamali, Janet E Lord, Michael Ashley Stein, Ali Saberi, Allison deFranco, Hengameh Saberi, Ari Ne’eman, Soheil Moeini, Michael E Waterstone, Michael Ashley Stein
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
This book is the result of a Stimson Center project focusing on how the US and Iran should best implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. More on «Advancing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities»

10 Feb 2011
¿Democracia árabe? Una presencia que se abre paso más allá del espejismo
Author: Carlos Varona Narvión
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Los incipientes pasos hacia la libertad política, incluida la libertad de expresión, habidos en Túnez, y contagiados más tarde en efecto dominó al menos a Egipto, ofrecen una inesperada oportunidad para la democratización del mundo árabe. More on «¿Democracia árabe? Una presencia que se abre paso más allá del espejismo»

2010
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Vol 39, No 3 (2010)
Author: Ming-sho Ho, Anru Lee, Wen-hui Anna Tang, James W Y Wang, I-lun Tsai, Chin-shou Wang, Stephen Philion, Dong Wang, Kay Hearn
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) / National Institute of Chinese Studies (NICS)
This issue of the Journal of Chinese Affairs focuses on social movements and democratization in Taiwan, and presents a slice of the life story of contemporary social activism that has sought to reform Taiwanese society. More on «Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Vol 39, No 3 (2010)»

Jul 2009
Analyzing Social Movements
Author: Camille Goirand
Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
This paper compares Latin American with European and North American approaches to studying social movements. More on «Analyzing Social Movements»

Apr 2008
Strategic Insights, Volume VII, Issue 2
Author: Anne Marie Baylouny, Todd A Anderson, Keely M Fahoum, Eric J Gust, Mark Munson, Jason Howk, TJ O'Connell, James Spencer, Sabri Zire Al-Saadi, Barry Zellen, Jerome Conley, Mikhail Tsypkin, Daniel Moran
Publisher: Center on Contemporary Conflict (CCC)
This issue of Strategic Insights discusses a variety of international conflict issues, ranging from Chechnya to the Middle East to China. More on «Strategic Insights, Volume VII, Issue 2»

Sep 2004
The Religious Right in the United States
Author: Josef Braml
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Religious and moral attitudes will be a key factor in the Congressional and Presidential elections on November 2. More on «The Religious Right in the United States»

28 Sep 1995
A Theory of Fundamentalism
Author: Stephen C Pelletiere
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
This monograph examines the origins of Middle East fundamentalism with an eye to containment strategies for the US. More on «A Theory of Fundamentalism»