BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 235
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: While Israel and the West are focused on the Iranian threat, another dangerous entity is emerging in the Middle East. Attempts by al-Qaeda and other radical Sunni Islamist groups to challenge …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 230
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Egypt’s new rulers are faced with a terror problem emanating from the Sinai Peninsula, with the emergence of radical jihad groups. The US and international community must support the Egyptian regime …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 226
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Yemen is on the verge of becoming a failed state. The interim Yemeni government is struggling to fight terrorist groups, such as al-Qaeda, that have made Yemen a base of operations. …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 182
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Though Egypt does not currently have a nuclear energy program, that reality could soon change. Newly elected President Mohamed Morsi made clear that Egypt wishes to create a civilian nuclear energy program. …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 175
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: As tensions rise in the Middle East over Iran’s nuclear weapons program, Tehran has upped the ante by developing an aggressive new naval strategy and sent warships to the Mediterranean for the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 34
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Not only do radical Shi’ites threaten the stability of the fragile Lebanese political system, but al-Qaeda-backed Sunnis pose a significant threat. The recent fighting between the Lebanese army and the al-Qaeda-affiliated Fatah …
