Suggested Background Readings for Simulex 2012

Abrams, Elliott
“Dictators Go, Monarchs Stay,” Commentary, October 2012

Ahmari, Sohrab
“How Iran Plays the U.S.,” Commentary, October 2012

Alterman, Jon B. and Haim Malka
“Shifting Eastern Mediterranean Geometry,” The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2012, Vol 35, No 3

Blas, Javier

“Corridor of Power,” Financial Times, October 5, 2012, p. 7

Farwell, James P. and Rafal Rohozinski
“The New Reality of Cyber War,” Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, vol. 54, no. 4, August–September 2012, pp. 107-120

Freilich, Chuck
“Inside Bibi’s Bunker,” Foreign Policy, October 4, 2012

Gurzel, Aylin
“Turkey’s Role in Defusing the Iranian Nuclear Issue,” The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2012, Vol 35, No 3

Inbar, Efraim
“Israel’s National Security Amidst Unrest in the Arab World,” The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2012, Vol 35, No 3

International Institute for Strategic Studies
The Military Balance 2012, London, 2012, sections on the United States and the Middle East

Joseph, Robert G. and Keith B. Payne
“On Deterring Iran,” National Review, June 25, 2012

Oğuzlu, Tarik
“Turkey’s Eroding Commitment to NATO: From Identity to Interests,” The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2012, Vol 35, No 3

Phillips, Christopher
“Syria’s Torment,” Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, vol. 54, no. 4, August–September 2012, pp. 67-82 (article is for purchase)

Rubin, Michael
“Whitewashing Islamists,” Commentary, October 2012 (article is for purchase)

Stein, Ewan
“Revolution or Coup? Egypt’s Fraught Transition,” Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, vol. 54, no. 4, August–September 2012, pp. 45-66

Taşpinar, Ömer
“Turkey’s Strategic Vision and Syria,” The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2012, Vol 35, No 3