Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ISSUES IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  • ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ISSUES IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND PROPOSED U.S. NUCLEAR COOPERATION
  • ABSTRACT
  • THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: BACKGROUND AND U.S RELATIONS
  • THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NUCLEAR PROGRAM
  • Rationale
  • Development Plans
  • Current Infrastructure and Regulatory Regime
  • PROPOSED U.S.-UAE COOPERATION
  • Memorandum of Understanding
  • Proposed Bilateral Agreement Pursuant to Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 Nuclear Cooperation Agreements, Approval Process, and Proposed Changes
  • ISSUES FOR CONGRESS
  • Nonproliferation Concerns
  • Possible Diplomatic Implications
  • Shaping Nonproliferation Standards and Best Practices
  • Commercial Opportunities
  • Bilateral Relations and UAE Cooperation in Nonproliferation Activities
  • LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE 110TH AND 111TH CONGRESS
  • REFERENCES
  • TOWARDS POSSIBLE DYNAMIC AND FLEXIBLE LABOR MARKET: AQABA-JORDAN
  • ABSTRACT
  • 1. INTRODUCTION 2. NATIONAL CONTEXT
  • 3. MINDSETS
  • 4. STRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS OF LABOUR MARKETS
  • 5. THE SITUATION IN AQABA
  • 6. REMARKS AND CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • ISRAELI-ARAB NEGOTIATIONS: BACKGROUND, CONFLICTS, AND U.S. POLICY
  • ABSTRACT
  • MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • Israel-Palestine
  • U.S. Policy in the Obama Administration
  • Israel-Syria
  • Background
  • U.S. Role
  • Madrid Conference
  • Bilateral Talks and Developments
  • Israel-Palestinians
  • Israel-Syria
  • Israel-Lebanon
  • Israel-Jordan
  • SIGNIFICANT AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS Israel-PLO Mutual Recognition
  • Declaration of Principles
  • Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
  • Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty
  • Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement, West Bank-Gaza Strip
  • Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
  • Wye River Memorandum
  • Sharm al Shaykh Memorandum
  • A Performance-Based Road Map to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
  • Agreement on Movement and Access
  • Joint Understanding
  • ROLE OF CONGRESS
  • Aid [141]
  • Jerusalem
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