The Middle East Journal, Volume 59, Number 2, Spring 2005; Special Issue: Changing Geopolitics

[2], 179-347, [1] pages. Footnotes. Chronology. Pencil comments and underlining noted. The Middle East Journal is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Middle East Institute (Washington, D.C.). It was established in 1947 and covers research on the modern Middle East, including political, economic, and social developments and historical events in North Africa, the Middle East, Caucasus, and Central Asia. The editor-in-chief is Michael Collins Dunn. The Middle East Institute was founded in 1946 to promote the study of the region in a modern, policy-relevant context. From its outset, one of its priorities was "[t]he editing and publishing of an authoritative journal on Middle Eastern affairs." Accordingly, the first issue of the journal appeared in January 1947. In this issue is an article by Richard Russell entitled "Iraq's Chemical Weapons Legacy: What Others Might Learn". Other topics covered in this Special Issue include: Iranian Security, Bantustans, Palestinian State, Turkish-Israeli relationship, Turkey's relationships with the European Union and the United States. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.…