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Moving Middle East Peace Forward After the U.N. General Assembly Article
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Maliki, left, speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, September 15, 2011. The Palestinians will ask the U.N. Security Council next week to accept them as a full member of the United Nations. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)

Moving Middle East Peace Forward After the U.N. General Assembly

The Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations could trigger further violence in the region, says Ian Bomberg. The United States should work with Israelis and Palestinians now to head off conflict.

Ian Bomberg

The Role of Economic Opportunities in Middle East Uprisings Article
An Egyptian bread vender carries a tray full of his produce on his head in Cairo, Egypt. (AP/Amr Nabil)

The Role of Economic Opportunities in Middle East Uprisings

The United States should work with international and local partners in the region to create economic opportunities that can mitigate people’s frustration with the gradual process of political change, writes Ian Bomberg.

Ian Bomberg

The Arab Spring Threatens Al Qaeda Article
Antigovernment protesters chant slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP/Muhammed Muheisen)

The Arab Spring Threatens Al Qaeda

The uprisings in the Middle East ultimately pose a greater threat to Al Qaeda than bin Laden’s death, argues Ian Bomberg.

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Developing Innovative Economic Tools Article

Developing Innovative Economic Tools

Several economic projects—a loan guarantee facility, political risk insurance and supply chain management efforts aimed at creating tangible economic growth in the West Bank and Gaza—help provide important economic steps that link up with the other tracks to move the peace process forward.

Ian Bomberg