SUMMER 2016 • VOLUME 23: NUMBER 3

U.S. Mideast Retreat a Boon for Moscow and Tehran by Efraim Inbar Washington’s fatigue and weakness will have world-wide ripple effects

Israel’s Socialist Dreams vs. Capitalist Realities by Steven Plaut Many Israelis prefer a bizarre mix of free markets and government controls

Send Ground Forces to Destroy ISIS by Thomas R. McCabe If not, the Islamic State threat will expand beyond the Middle East

Dateline Religious Intolerancein the Gulf States by Hilal Khashan Christians and other non-Muslims are denied freedom of religion, political rights, and equality

Brief Reviews by Bekdil, Ibrahim, Joffe, Khashan, Pavón Benito, Rabil, and Spencer Phoenicianism … Jordan’s archaeology … the Andalusian paradise … Turkey’s elections …and more

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